NO. 2039. NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA— SCHAUS. 513 

 LEPTOCTENISTA CRINIPES, new species. 



Male. — Head, collar, thorax, and wings dark brown. Abdomen 

 fuscous. Fore wings: Lines fuscous brown; antemedial almost ver- 

 tical, slightly inset in cell, outset on inner margin, closely followed 

 by a small black orbicular spot; reniform small, round, yellow brown 

 edged with fuscous brown; postmedial outcurved beyond cell, wavy, 

 vertical below reniform; small terminal fuscous spots on interspaces. 

 Hind wings without markings. Wings below uniform fuscous brown. 

 Fore legs hairy. Hind tibia fringed above and below with long fus- 

 cous brown hairs. 



Expanse. — 26 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16586, U. S.N.M. 



ANORENA, new genus. 



Male. — Palpi short; second joint obliquely ascending, broader at 

 end; third joint smooth, very short, downturned. Antennae pu- 

 bescent, ciliate. Fore tibise hahy; hiud tarsi heavily fringed above. 

 Fore wings narrow at base, expanding terminally; outer margin 

 obliquely rounded; vein 3 from before lower angle; 4 and 5 from 

 lower angle; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 10 from areole; 9 on long stalk 

 with 8; 11 free. Hind wings: Outer margin oblique; veins 3 and 4 

 from lower angle; 5 well above angle; 6 and 7 from upper angle. 



Type of genus. — Anorena hyrtacides Schaus. 



ANORENA HYRTACIDES. new species. 



Male. — Body and wings brown faintly tinged with lilacine; two 

 small white points on abdomen towards base. Fore wings: Lines 

 dark brown, fine; antemedial line mset in cell, twice outcurved below 

 it; orbicular and reniform black points; a faint medial line out- 

 curved at end of cell, inbent from vein 3; postmedial outcurved 

 around cell, lunular dentate; a subterminal dentate shade, slightly 

 darker than ground color; a terminal dark line, interrupted by pale 

 points at veins; costa at base and medially narrowly dark yellow 

 with small black spots. Hind wings: Costal margin broadly duller 

 without markings; a dentate postmedial line on inner half of wing; 

 faint traces of subterminal shade; terminal line as on fore wing. 

 Hind wings below paler, shaded with gray; a dark discal point; a 

 medial and postmedial brown line. 



Expanse. — 25 mm. 



Habitat. — Geldersland, Surinam River. 

 .—Cat. No. 16587, U.S.N.M. 



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