308 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM: vol.50. 



Type of genus. — Tetanolita lixalis Grote = Bleptina mynesalis 

 Walker.i 



The following are also included in this genus : 



Tetanolita nisosalis {Ilerminia) Walker, Cat, Brit. Mus., vol. 16, 



1858, p. 111. 



Tetanolita horgesalis {Renial) Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 19, 



1859, p. 881 =inostentalis (Herminia) Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond., 1862, p. 112 =diruptalis {Bleptina) Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., 

 vol. 34, 1865, p. 1161. 



Tetanolita nolualis (Megachyta) Schaus, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 30, 1906, p. 123. 



TETANOLITA HERMES, new species. 



Male. — Head, collar, and thorax brov/nish gray. Abdomen and 

 fore wings ochreous. Fore wings: lines fine, dark gray bro-svn, also 

 the terminal third of wing; a basal line; antemedial outcurved, wavy, 

 followed by the round whitish orbicular; medial less curved, broadly 

 dark shaded on inner margin; postmedial inbent opposite cell, 

 slightly outcurved and wavy below vein 5, followed by a whitish 

 ochreous shade; subterminal fine, whitish, preceded by fuseous shad- 

 ing; a terminal dark brown line, expanding on interspaces. Hind 

 wings brownish gray; postmedial dark line outwardly shaded with 

 whitish; a whitish subterminal line, minutely wavy; a terminal dark 

 line. Fore wings below grayish brown; indistinct postmedial and 

 subterminal lines outwardly pale shaded. Hind wings below white 

 irrorated with brown; a discal point; postmedial line and subterm- 

 inal shade outwardly pale shaded; a terminal dark line on both 

 wings interrupted by pale veins. 



Expanse. — 24 mm. 



Habitat. — Paraguay. 



Type.—CU. No. 19750, U.S.N.M. 



Genus DIASTREPTONEURA Warren. 



Diaslreptoneum Wahken, Traus. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1889, p. 279. 



Male. — Palpi upcurved to frons, smooth; third joint short. An- 

 tennae pubescent. Legs moderately hairy. Fore wings broad; 

 inner margin rounded; veins 3, 4, 5 from lower angle; 6 near upper 

 angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked from upper angle; 11 from before middle 

 of ceU, free. Hind wings: Veins 3 and 4 stalked; 5 above middle of 

 discocellular ; 6 and 7 from upper angle. 



Type of genus. — Diastreptoneura distorta Warren. 



DOGNINADES, ne^jv genus. 



Male. — Palpi upcurved, shortly fringed, the third joint longer than 

 second, reaching middle of thorax. Antennae pubesc^pnt with long 



> Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 19, 1859, p. 860. 



