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line, edged on costa by a white line, followed by a large cinnamon 

 shade; a whitish shade at apex. Hind wings: A broad medial and 

 postmedial shade, not reacliing costa, which is white to sub terminal; 

 the subterminal shade outwardly edged with whitish gray. Wings 

 below cinnamon brown; faint darker postmedial lines. Fore wings: 

 The white spots well defined. Hind wings: A darker antemedial 

 shade. 



Expanse. — 17 mm. 



Habitat. — Gelderslan d , Surin am . 



Type.— Csit. No. 19776, U.S.N.M. 



Genus LUTOGONIA Schaus. 



Lutogonia Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1913, p. 30. 



Female. — Palpi porrect twice the length of head; second joint 

 fringed below with long hairs; third joint smoothly scaled, the tips 

 blunt. Antennae minutely ciliated. Legs smooth. Fore wings: 

 Costal margin straight, outer margin rounded; vein 3 from before 

 angle; 4 and 5 from lower angle; 6 from upper angle; areole very 

 narrow; 7 from end; 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 free. Hind wings: Outer 

 margin slightly incurved opposite cell; veins 3 and 4 from a point; 

 5 from lower angle ; 6 and 7 from upper angle. 



Type of genus. — Lutogonia simplex Schaus. 



Genus TRAUAXA Walker. 

 Trauaxa Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 34, 1865, p. 1216. 

 Male. — Palpi obliquely ascending, as long as head and thorax; 

 second joint heavily fringed above; third joint short, acuminate, 

 fringed at base. Antennae bipectinate. Legs smooth. Fore wings: 

 Veins 3, 4, 5 equally apart; 6 near upper angle; 7, 8, and 9, 10 from 

 areole; 11 free. Hind wings: Veins 3 and 4 from lower angle; 5 

 above angle; 6 and 7 from upper angle. 



Type of genus. — Trauaxa ohliqualis IV alkar^Hypena lua Druce.^ 



Genus PH ALAENOSTOLA Grote. 

 Phalaenostola Grote, Trans. Amer. Eut. Soc, vol. 4, 1873, p. 302. 



Male. — Palpi upcurvcd, reaching well above head; second joint 

 coarsely scaled with longer hairs behind; third joint half the length 

 of second with longer hairs behind. Antennae pectinated. Legs 

 smoothly scaled. Fore wings: Veins 3, 4, 5 equally apart; 6 close 

 to upper angle; 7, 8, and 9, 10 from areole; 11 free. Hind wings: 

 Veins 3 and 4 from lower angle; 5 above angle; 6 and 7 from upper 

 angle. 



Type of genus. — Phalaenostola larentioides Grote. 



1 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Het., vol. 1, 1890, p. 428, pi. 34, fig. 8. 



