344 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 50. 



LOPHOPHORA EVAN, new species. 



Male. — Palpi outwardly, head, collar, and thorax fuscous brown. 

 Abdomen light bro\\Ti; segmental white lines; a fuscous dorsal patch 

 at base. Fore wings: Base fuscous brown followed by a white shade; 

 medial space light brown, darker shaded at center and on discocellular; 

 a postmedial white shade, outanglod at vein 4, followed by a fuscous 

 shade from vein 6 to costa; a dark brown shade at tornus, outer 

 margin otherwise slate grey, interrupted by a whitish shade from 

 angle of postmedial to termen. Hind wings whitish thickly irrorated 

 witli dark brownish grey; a darker medial shade and postmedial line, 

 the latter followed by a clear white shade from vein 5 to inner margin; 

 subtorminal shade darkest from vein 3 to inner margin. Fore wings 

 below dark grey; a black line on discocellular; some orange scahng 

 above it. Hind wings below white; some brown striae and irrora- 

 tions; costa near base shaded with orange; a fine black line on disco- 

 cellular; medial and postmedial ^^ellowish shades; a subtermmal 

 dark brown line. 



Expanse. — 15 mm. 



Halitat. — St. Jean Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type—Cat No. 19818, U.S.N.M. 



PALTHISOMIS, new genus. 



Male. — Antennae pubescent ciliate. Palpi: second joint obliquely 

 ascending, four times the length of head; third joint sharply angled 

 back, long, terminating in long curly hairs. Body slender; legs 

 smoothly scaled. Fore wings: Apex acute; outer margin produced; 

 vein 3 from lower angle; 4 and 5 near together, slightly above angle; 

 6 from upper angle; areole long and naiTow, 7, 8 and 9, and 10 from 

 areole; 11 free. Hind wings: Veins 3 and 4, and 6 and 7 shortly 

 stalked; 5 above lower angle. 



Type of genus. — Herminia haresalis Walker ^ = Bleptina penicillalis 

 Walker.2 



Genus GIZAMA Walker. 



Gizama Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 16, 1858, p. 192. 



Male. — Palpi upcurved to thorax; second joint shortly and densely 

 scaled in front; third joint with long hairs on inner side. Antennae 

 pubescent ciliate, dilated toward end. Legs moderately hairy. 

 Fore wings narrow; apex acute; outer margm rounded, somewhat 

 obhque; vein 3 before lower angle; 4 and 5 from lower angle; 6 from 

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

 Veins 3 and 4 sliortly stalked; 5 well above angle; 6 and 7 very 

 shortly stalked. 



1 Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 19, 1859, p. 859. 



s Trans. Ent. Soc. London, ser. 3, vol. 1, 1802, p. 1137. 



