MOTHS OF THE GENUS RUPELA HEINRICH 381 



Tyfe and -paratypes. — U.S.N.M. no. 51898. Paratypes also in 

 British Museum. 



Type locality. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Remarks. — Described from six females, the paratypes distributed 

 as follows: Brazil, Castro, three; Argentina, one; Paraguay, 

 Villarrica (November), one. 



RUPELA HERIE, new species 



Plate 30, Figitee 27 



White wings. Fore wing with veins 11 and 12 sejDarate; 4 and 5 

 connate. Hind wing with 4 and 5 connate. Anal tuft j^ellow. 



Alar expanse, 30-33 mm. 



Genitalia with pigmented (yellow) and sclerotized genital plate; 

 the plate rugose, especially tovrard margins and with caudal part 

 acutely angulate. Genital opening semicircular, the lateral edges of 

 its lower margin fusing into the plate. 



ry/;^?.— U.S.N.M. no. 51899. Paratype in Cornell University 

 collection. 



Type locality. — Georgetown, British Guiana (April). 



Remarks. — Described from two females, the paratype from Zan- 

 derij (Para District), Surinam (April). 



RUPELA JANA, new species 



Plate 31, Figuke 38 



Wings white. Fore wing with veins 11 and 12 closely approxi- 

 mate (rarely anastomosing) ; 4 and 5 connate or shortly stalked. 

 Hind wing with 4 and 5 connate or shortly stalked. Anal tuft 

 yellow. 



xVlar expanse, 29-47 mm. 



Genitalia with large sclerotized plate completely surrounding gen- 

 ital opening ; its lateral areas partially detached from central portion 

 of the plate; near its caudal margin a strongly sclerotized, brown, 

 external pocket. Ductus unsclerotized at genital opening and the 

 lower margin of genital opening unpigmented. Genital opening 

 nearly circular. 



Type and paratypes. — U.S.N.M. no. 51900. Paratypes also in Brit- 

 ish Museum and Cornell University collections. 



Type locality. — Chaco, Argentina. 



Remarks. — Described from 28 females, the paratypes distributed as 

 follows: Panama, Porto Bello (May), four; Sueinam (no other local- 

 ity, Zeller collection of British Museum), one; British Guiana, Ber- 

 bice, one; Brazil. Obydos (Para), one, Rio Madeira, three, Rio 

 Cuminae, one. Parti, two. Breves (January), one: Peru, Iquitos, one; 



