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ATENERIA, new genus. 



Male. — Palpi obliquely ascending; second joint broad, thickly scaled; 

 thiid joint short, smooth, downbent. Antennae pubescent. Fore 

 legs hair}^. Fore wings : Apex acute ; outer margin obliquely rounded ; 

 vein 3 well before lower angle of cell; 4 and 5 from lower angle; 6 

 from upper angle; 7 from areole; 8, 9, 10 on long stalk from areole; 11 

 free. Hind wings: Outer margin rounded; cell short, narrow, 

 upcurved; vein 3 much closer to vein 2 than to vein 4; 5 equally dis- 

 tant from 4; 6 and 7 from upper angle; 8 anostomosing with 7 to 

 beyond middle of cell. 



Type of genus. — Ateneria crinipuncta Schaus. 



ATENERIA CRINIPUNCTA, new species. 



Male. — Body buff irrorated with light brown; second joint of 

 palpi terminally dark brown. Fore wings buff thinly irrorated with 

 fuscous brown; a small tuft on costa near base; some dark brown 

 scaling forming an indistinct fine antemedial line; orbicular round, 

 covered with long black hairs; a black point at end of cell; post- 

 medial line fine, vertical on costa above discocellular, deeply out- 

 curved around cell, fuscous brown, slightly lunular; sub terminal 

 fuscous scaling forming an irregular shade; marginal black points on 

 interspaces. Hind wings shaded with smoky brown, the cell and 

 costa whitish; terminal dark points; the subcostal from near base to 

 end of cell fringed with long downturned yellow buff hairs. Wings 

 below whiter; a postmedial dark line on costal margin of fore wings, 

 and a faint sub terminal shade; a black discocellular spot and post- 

 medial line on hind wings; terminal spots on both wings. 



Expanse. — 23 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Type.— Cat. No. 16588, U.S.N.M. 



SINOSIA, new genus. 



Male. — Palpi obliquely ascending, less than twice the length of 

 head; second joint thickly scaled with curved fringe above; third 

 joint fringed below. Antennae pubescent. Tibiae hah-y. Fore 

 wings narrow; outer margin smuous; vein 3 before lower angle; 4 

 and 5 apart from lower angle; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, and 9 stalked; 

 10 from areole; 11 free. Hind wings: Veins 3, 4, and 6 and 7 shortly 

 stalked, 5 from near lower angle. 



Type of genus. — Sinosia inomata Schaus. 



SINOSIA INORNATA, new species. 



Male. — Palpi fuscous brown tipped with roseate brown. Head 

 roseate buff. Collar, thorax, and fore wings roseate buff thinly irro- 

 rated with brown. Abdomen fuscous brown with pale segmental 



