No. 1742. VEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO— DYAR. 235 



HALESIDOTA VANGETTA, new species. 



Head and collar ocherous brown, the patagia lighter toward the 

 tips, with two black spots on each; abdomen ocherous brown above, 

 lighter beneath. Fore wing rather thickly irrorated with brown; an 

 indistinct clouded brown line from apex to lower end of cell, cut 

 into by crescentic marks of the ground color, which are parts of 

 the usual spots, elsewhere nearly obsolete. A large triangular area 

 on the middle of the inner margin and the base of the wine; are less 

 heavily irrorated with brown and appear lighter than the rest. 

 Hind wing suffused with brown below the median vein, a dark 

 brown discal mark and two spots at the apex. Expanse, 47 mm. 



One male, Misantla, Mexico, January, 100!) (R. Midler). 



Type.— Cat. No. 12830, U.S.N.M. 



The species falls next to Halesidota pulverea and //. coniota in 

 Hampson's tables." 



Genus HYPOMOLIS Hampson. 



HYPOMOLIS LITHOSIAPHILA, new species. 



Black, the fore wings with a bluish luster; a large orange yellow 

 spot at the base, not attaining costa or inner margin, its outer edge 

 oblique. Hind wing with an elliptical patch on basal half of costa. 

 Beneath the markings repeated. Expanse, 26 mm. 



One female, Tehuacan, Mexico, July, 1909 (R. Mtiller). 



Type.— Cat. Xo. 12831, U.S.N.M. 



ZAMOLIS, new genus. 



Fore wing with vein 2 toward middle of cell, 3 from before angle, 

 4 and 5 separated, 6 from upper angle of cell, 7 and 8 stalked. 

 and 10 stalked, no accessory cell, 11 from the cell; hind wing with 

 vein 4 absent, 3 and 5 separate at origin, and 7 stalked, 8 joined to 

 cell for basal third. Palpi short, porrect; tongue small; front with a 

 rounded conical projection. Hind tibia' with four small spurs. The 

 ocelli are large and distinct. 



Type of the genus. Zamolis noctella, new species. 



ZAMOLIS NOCTELLA, new species. 



Black, unmarked, the fore wing with a brownish metallic luster, the 

 hind wing with a blue luster, changing to green on the inner margin. 

 Beneath fore wing black, hind wing with greenish luster. Expanse, 

 26 mm. 



One male, Oucrnavaca, Mexico, July, 1909 (R. Midler). 



Type.— Cat. Xo. 12832, U.S.N.M. 



a Cat. Lep. Ptml. Brit. Mus., vol.;;, L901, p. L64. 



