NO. 2039. NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA— 8CHAUS. 521 



EROMIDIA CLOTHO, new species. 



J/aZe.— Palpi brown, the third joint darker with white ring at base 

 and white tip. Body and wings yellow brown; vertex behind shaded 

 with white. Fore wings: Costa to postmedial thickly iiTorated with 

 black; antemedial Une faintly indicated, whitish; orbicular small, 

 black, pale edged; reniform irregular, brown, edged with fuscous, and 

 then with whitish; postmedial close beyond cell, faint, whitish, 

 inwardly edged with fuscous on costa; outer space with fine fuscous 

 striae; a marginal and a terminal fine white wavy line, the former 

 partly obsolete and preceded by small fuscous spots, the latter fol- 

 lowed by fuscous points. Hind wings: A white Une on discoceUular; 

 a fine white outer fine; the space beyond with fuscous strias; a 

 terminal lunular white line, outwardly filled in with black. Fore 

 wings below brownish with darker striae, the inner and outer margins 

 grayish; traces of an outcurved medial line; orbicular and reniform 

 black spots edged with whitish. Hind wings below gi'ayish, tinged 

 with pale brown, and with some brown striae; the terminal line as 

 above. The female is browner, faintly tinged with lilacine, the lines 

 more distinct; the ciha brown tipped with white; also with dark 

 spots on fore wings. Underneath the wings are darker than in the 

 male, with a black discal spot on hind wings and a white outer line. 



Expanse. — 23 mm. 



Habitat. — St. I^aurent, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&i. No. 16601, U.S.N.M. 



BENDIS? NIGRILUNATA, new species. 



Male. — Body and wmgs above dark gray, the head and collar 

 faintly tinged with brown. Fore wings: Costa narrowly brown; 

 antemedial line brown, fine, wavy, vertical; orbicular a small brown 

 spot edged with paler gray; a narrow medial brown shade; reniform 

 large, outlined in dark brown, its outer edge inangled; postmedial 

 line brown, fine, lunular, outcurved, followed between veins 4 and 6 

 by a narrow brown shade; subterminal black points, the one above 

 vein 5 shaded wdth brown; small marginal spots and an irregular 

 terminal dark line. Hind wdngs shaded with brown to just beyond 

 postmedial line, which is fine, dark brown, lunular, and is followed 

 close to inner margin by a large velvety brown black lunule ; terminal 

 space as on fore wings. Wings below duller, paler gray; hind wings 

 from base to beyond postmedial whitish; whitish Imes on discocel- 

 lular edged with dark gray; the postmedial less lunular, especially on 

 fore wings. 



Expanse. — 35 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River. 



Somewhat like B. gentilis Schaus. 



Type.— C&i. No. 16602, U.S.N.M. 



