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median vein white irrorated with black; a fine fuscous interrupted 

 line from vein 2 oblique to termen between veins 4 and 5; a sub ter- 

 minal small black spot above vein 2; inner margin shaded with very 

 pale brown except at base which is white; some terminal dark 

 shadings on interspaces. Hind wings white, the veins fuscous; the 

 outer margin broadly fuscous. Wings below v\^hite; the forewings 

 with fuscous shading from cell obliquely to apex. 



Expanse. — 38 mm. 



Habitat. — -Venadio, Sinaloa, Mexico. 



Type.— Cat. No. 22472, U.S.N.M. 



DASYLOPHIA GORAXA, new species. 



Male. — Palpi and frons grayish brown, some dark brown shading 

 toward vertex. Collar dark brown. Thorax gray; fine dark streaks 

 on patagia. Abdomen above dark gray, the three basal segments 

 with dark brown hairs. Fore wings grayish brown with black 

 dotted streaks between the veins from medial to postmedial lines; a 

 fine brown medial line, very indistinct preceded below cell by a 

 large black spot, oblique and narrowing toward base and submedian; 

 a distinct brown, wa,vy, postmedial line followed by a whitish shade, 

 divided by a parallel fuscous line, and this white shade is followed by 

 a black shade wide on costa, narrowing to vein 4, slightl}^ v/ider 

 below vein 4, and extending to vein 2, below which the shade is only 

 faintly indicated to inner margin; a sub terminal black spot above 

 vein 2; marginal small angled brown spots on interspaces; a terminal 

 interrupted black line. Hind wings whitish, the veins ])rown, the 

 inner and outer margins smoky brown. 



Expanse. — 38 mm. 



Habitat. — Venadio, Sinaloa, Mexico. 



Type.—Csit. No. 22473 U.S.N.M. 



This species comes nearest D. nigrescens Schaus, which has the 

 entire base black. 



DICENTUU QUIROSIA, new species. 



Male. — Head, palpi, collar and thorax buff shaded with lilacine; 

 tips of patagia and shoulders shaded with black. Abdomen dark 

 grayish brown; reddish brown tufts at base, the anal segments buff. 

 Forewings pale buff; base of costa shaded with brown; a fuscous 

 gray streak in cell at base; a faint grayish medialline barely curved 

 in cell; a velvety black point on discocellular; postmedial line fine, 

 outcurved around cell, then parallel with medial line to inner margin; 

 dark brown streaks between veins 4 and 5, and 5 and 6 from cell to 

 near termen; a faint grayish streak above vein 6; an outer series 

 of short brown streaks on veins and sub terminal spots on interspaces; 

 lunular smaller terminal spots and streaks on veins expanding into 

 spots on cilia. Hind wings white; the inner margin pale buff; a 



