KEW SPECIES OF MOTHS— SCHAUS 549 



MALOCAMPA EDNANA, new species 



Alale.—Kend, thorax, and abdomen above blackish brown, the 

 abdomen with slightly paler transverse lines; the meta thorax 'with 

 two white spots; abdomen below light buff with darker transverse 

 lines. Fore wing dark buffy brown, the inner margin white with 

 some faint darker irrorations, narrow at base, then upturi]ed to near 

 cell, then slightly downbent toward torniis and upturned to termen 

 to vein 4 enclosing a small buffy brown spot; a short whitish streak 

 to apex. Hind wing buffy brown the cilia faintly pale drab-gray. 

 Fore wing below light purple-drab; inner margin and termen to vein 

 4 above tornus whitish; a fine darker postmedial line and similar sub- 

 terminal shading. Hind wing below lilacine white; a fine dark post- 

 medial line and still fainter subterminal shading. 



Expanse, 37 mm. 



Habitat. — Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



Type—V.S.'NM. no. 34707. 



Allied to M. sida Schaus. 



MALOCAMPA GRIFFINI. new species 



Male. — Palpi fuscous fringed with vinaceous-fawn ; head vinaceous- 

 faw^n with a small fuscous spot ; collar russet in front, posteriorly fus- 

 cous; thorax fuscous with a dorsal white line, the patagia light grayish 

 olive; abdomen dorsally fuscous, narrowly at base, then expandmg 

 laterally, underneath and laterally at base light ochraceous-salmon. 

 Fore wing largely olive-gray, a chamois spot at base of inner margin 

 limited by a curved fuscous line; followed by very fine darker lines; 

 an almost medial black point on costa, and one below" it in cell, also a 

 dark inbent streak from vein 2 to submedian; fine darker lines on post- 

 medial space, which extends to termen from vein 5 to vein 7 with 

 black subcostal spots at and before apex; a broad terminal fuscous 

 space from vein 4 to tornus; termen partly crenulate with black 

 points at tips of veins. Hind wing partly hyaline with fine dark fines 

 on veins expanding at the narrow dark termen; inner margin broadly 

 light ochraceous-salmon, preceded by a dark streak and white point 

 above anal angle. Fore wing below dark grayish brown; the base 

 pale ochraceous-buff; costal edge before apex white with four black 

 points. Hind wing below whitish sufl'used with light ochraceous- 

 salmon at base and along inner margin; termen faintly light drab. 



Expanse, 58 mm. 



Habitat. — Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



Type.— V.S.'N.M. no. 34706. 



Three paratypes in collection. 



