NO. 2039. NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA— SCHAUS. 535 



iiiie brown line and cut by a brown line in cell, one below it and the 

 grayish submedian; this band is shaded with silvery white on costa, 

 above and below submedian, being followed above submedian by a 

 similar sHvery white spot, also brown edged, in and below cell by a 

 yeUow shade, the cell shade containing a faint brownish orbicular 

 spot; reniform large, brown, edged with fuscous; a large yellow spot 

 beyond cell reaching costa, crossed by an outcurved fine postmedial 

 line, and a dentate line, the triangular spots thus formed more whitish; 

 a fuscous brown outer line curved around this spot, then inbent to 

 near middle of inner margin; a few yellowish spots beyond from vein 5 

 to costa; marginal black points on interspaces. Hind wings brown, 

 the termen shaded with dark gray; fuscous shading on discocellular; 

 a medial fuscous line; marginal black points. Fore wings below 

 brownish; the inner margin white; an outer finely wavy fuscous 

 line beyond which the outer margin is dark gray. Hind wings below 

 more whitish; a black discal point, fine medial line, and brownish 

 sub terminal line; marginal black points on both wings. 



Expanse. — 21 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16629, U.S.N.M. 



CAPNODES CERES, new species. 



Male. — Palpi brown, the third joint gray. Body above gray, the 

 collar mottled with reddish brown; some similar shading on abdo- 

 men terminally. Wings gray; faintly darker subterminal lines and 

 marginal shades; terminal black points. Fore wings: A broad ante- 

 medial, dull reddish brown fascia, vertical, marked with some grayish 

 spots; a similar postmedial spot on costa reaching vein 5, its edge 

 irregular, and also containing some gray mottling, followed and pre- 

 ceded by fine, faintly darker, gi-ayish lines which can be traced to 

 inner margin. Hind wings: Some antemedial reddish brown scaling 

 near inner margin; a similar fascia from cell and beyond it to inner 

 margin near angle, containing some gray spots. Wings below dull 

 gray with a few fuscous irrorations; a small pale centered discal spot 

 on fore wings; hind ^vings slightly paler with discal point, and fine 

 medial and outer lines; terminal points on both wings. 



Expanse. — 24 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16630, U.S.N.M. 



CAPNODES ACCUMULATA, new species. 



Female. — Palpi and thorax grayish brown. Abdomen gray with 

 fuscous segmental lines terminally. Wings bistre brown; lines 

 fuscous or fuscous brown. Fore wings: A subbasal annular line on 

 costa and broken lines below it, followed by two interrupted lines; 

 the antemedial and medial lines heavier, inversely lunular, almost 



