NO. 2132. REVISION OF THE SUBFAMILY HYPENINAE—SCHAVS. 367 



Peliala tossalis (Hypena) Scliaiis, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 30, 

 1904, p. 172. 



Peliala peruvialis (Hypena) Schaus, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 30, 

 1904, p. 173. 



Peliala demonalis {Hypena) Scliaus, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., vol. 30, 

 1904, p. 174. 



Peliala tithonalis (Hypena) Scliaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 

 vol. 11, 1913, p. 2S. 



Peliala coeruleo'picta (Hypena) Scliaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 

 8, vol. 11, 1913, p. 28. 



Hypena ametliystalis Mosclilcr, Lep. Surinam, pt. 3, 1880, p. 478, 

 possibly belongs here; the species is unlviiown to me. 



PELIALA COVITALIS, new species. 



Male. — Body and wings gra}nsli brown. Fore wings: The two 

 Ihies whitish gray fine, slightly undulating, shaded on medial side 

 with dark brown, the aiitemcdial somewhat outcurved, the postmedial 

 vertical; no cell spots; a subterminal faint whitish punctiform line; 

 a dark terminal line, semilunar toward apex, mwardly edged with 

 white. Hind wings: A darker termhial line partly finely edged with 

 whitish. Wings below dark gray; a subapical white point on fore 

 wing ; a postmedial dark line on hind wings. 



Expanse. — 33 mm. 



Habitat. — Esperanza, Sixola, Costa Rica. 



Type.— Cat. No. 19846, U.S.N.M. 



Allied to P. leuctra Druce. 



Genus AGLAONICE MSschler. 



Aglaonice Moschler, Lep. Porto Ilico, 1890, p. 22G. 



Metina Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ilet., vol. 1, 1891, p. 473. Type, Bleptina 

 hirtijyalpis Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 16, 1858, p. 24.2= Ihjpcna dcldonalis 

 Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 19, 1859, p. 840. These all reisresent one species 

 and will stand as Aglaonice Jdrtipalpis Walker. 



Male. — Palpi upcurvcd, second joint reaching above vertex, third 

 joint one-third as long as second, both moderately fringed in front, 

 heavily frmged behind. Antennae pubescent ciliate. Fore tibiae 

 with long hairy tufts; mid tibiae roughly scaled; hind tibiae smooth. 

 Fore wings: Apex acute; outer margin romided; veins 3, 4, 5 equally 

 apart; 6 from upper angle; areole narrow, 7, 8 and 9 from end of 

 areole; 10 from areole above; 11 free. Hind wings: Veins 3 and 4 

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



Type of genus. — Aglaonice snelleni MoscIiIgt = liirtip>alpis Walker. 



