NO. 2039. NOCTUID MOTHS PROM TROPICAL AMERICA— SCHAUS. 505 

 YPSIA GLYCON, new species. 



Female. — Head, collar, and thorax brown-black, the patagia tinged 

 with dark steel blue; abdomen dark steel blue, the dorsal crests brown- 

 black. Wings dark reddish brown almost entirely obscured by the 

 black Imes and steel-blue shading between them; cilia fuscous tipped 

 with brown; a wavy terminal line; a more diffuse marginal line. 

 Fore wings: Indistinct basal and subbasal lines; antemedial line 

 geminate; medial line geminate, suffusing in cell, forming a black 

 shade before reniform, which is indicated by brown shading; a fine 

 wavy line beyond cell, followed by the more heavily marked post- 

 medial, which is lunular-wavy; subterminal shade black, broad 

 below costa and below vein 3. Hind wings: Costal margin light 

 brown without markings; three medial lines, followed by a fine line, 

 and heavier postmedial as on fore wings; subterminal line parallel 

 with postmedial, and a fainter line between them. Wings below 

 dull dark brown; a fuscous brown outer line, partly lunular, out- 

 wardly edged with lighter brown; a fuscous brown terminal line; a 

 dark postmedial line on hind wings. 



Expanse. — 38 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River. 



Near Ypsia lineata Druce. 



Type.— Cat. No. 16568, U.S.N.M. 



YPSIA EXAGGERATA, new species. 



Male. — Palpi mottled ochreous and fuscous brown. Head, collar, 

 and thorax brown, also dorsal tufts on abdomen; some ochreous 

 shading on collar in front; abdomen fuscous. Wings brown; cilia 

 fuscous gray, with pale line at base; a terminal dark-brown crenulate 

 line; a straight interrupted marginal line. Fore wings: Subcostal, 

 median, and veins from cell to subterminal dark-bluish slate color; 

 lines fuscous brown; basal line inbent; antemedial lunular, inter- 

 rupted; orbicular small, annular; medial line geminate, inangled 

 on subcostal, outangled at reniform, and wavily inbent; reniform 

 paler brown, inwardly edged by a fuscous brown line, containing 

 some bluish slate mottling; postmedial pale brown partly edged 

 with fuscous brown, outcurved around cell, followed by a dull slate- 

 brown shade to subterminal, which is fine, paler, and very irregular. 

 Hind wings: Antemedial line straight, fuscous brown; medial wavy 

 marked by a white point at end of cell; postmedial somewhat lunu- 

 lar, partly geminate, fine, fuscous brown, followed by a fuscous 

 shade, darkest just below vein 6. Wings below pale grayish brown; 

 a fine postmedial darker line; a faint paler subterminal indicated by 

 darker shading preceding it; discocellular pale lines, darkly edged; 

 a famt marginal and terminal line. 



Expanse.— 35 mm. 



Habitat. — Rockstone, Essequebo River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16569, U.S.N.M. 



