NEW SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA IN THE UNITED STATES 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



By William Schaus, 



Assistant Curator of Insects, United States National Museum. 



The species described from Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, 

 British, and French Guiana were collected by Mr. John T. Barnes and 

 myself during our visits to those countries; those described from 

 Argentina were received from Don Pedro Jorgensen and some very 

 interesting new species have recently been received from Mr. Julius 

 Arp, of Rio de Janeiro. My description is made from a single speci- 

 men marked "type". Where specimens from different localities 

 are mentioned the first locality is that of the type. 



Family ARCTIIDAE. 



Subfamily Lithosiinae. 



AGYLLA ARTHONA, new species. 



Male. — Antennae brown. Palpi, throat, and legs orange, the mid- 

 tarsi black in front. Frons black. Vertex white, between antennae 

 orange. Tegulae whitish gray. Thorax white. Abdomen pale ocher- 

 ous gray, terminally and laterally yellow. Fore wings silvery white, 

 the costa orange. Hind wings thinly scaled, whitish gray. Fore 

 wings below silky gray, the costa orange. Hind wings below white. 

 Venation normal. 



Expanse. — 35 mm. 



Habitat. — Purulha, Guatemala. 



Type.— Cat. No. 23350, U.S.N.M. 



Close to Agylla nivea Walker. 



C1STHENE LOCCEA, new species. 



Male. — Antennae black. Head and body deep yellow. Legs 

 black. Fore wings fuscous gray; medial and sub terminal broad yel- 

 low lines, the medial line almost vertical expanding slightly on costal 

 and inner margins, the subterminal widest on costa, outcurved, close 

 to margin from vein 5 to inner margin; the apical dark space rather 



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