NO. 2039. XOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA— SCHAUS. 547 

 FOCILLA? MASGABA, new species. 



Male. — Head, and collar dull grey brown. Thorax and wings 

 greyish brown, tinged with lilacine and thinly irrorated with black. 

 Abdomen dark greyish. Fore wings: A small darker orbicular 

 spot; reniform large, outbent from subcostal to between veins 2 

 and 3, faintly outlined in olive brown, and containing behind some 

 yellow brown shading; a geminate dark olive brown line, out- 

 angled at vein 7 near apex, with a paler brown line between, fol- 

 lowed on costa by some whitish scaling, and at angle a fuscous 

 shade to apex. Hind wings: The outer line straight to inner margin 

 above angle. Termen of both wings crenulate and angled at vein 

 4. Wings below buff brown irrorated with black; traces of a post- 

 medial line on hind wings. 



Expanse. — 37 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River. 



Type.— Cat. No. 16655, U.S.N.M. 



ELOCUSSA FUSCATA, new species. 



Female. — Head and collar dark reddish brown. Thorax and 

 abdomen purplish, the patagia faintly paler mottled. Wings fuscous 

 brown; postmedial line rust brown; some subterminal velvety 

 black spots, the largest between veins 3 and 4; a faint brownish 

 streak on interspaces of outer margins; a fine darker terminal line. 

 Fore wings: An antemedial rust brown vertical line, darker edged; 

 orbicular and reniform buff brown, the latter containing two fine 

 dark brown annuli. Wings below brown-grey, the hind wings with 

 paler mottlings; dark discal points; a postmedial line and subter- 

 minal shade. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



Habitat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 16656, U.S.N.M. 



GONURIS LEONNATUS, new species. 



Male. — Palpi and head grey brown, the head mottled with crim- 

 son. Body greyish, the collar darkest; a crimson line on shoulders; 

 some black scales on thorax; abdomen irrorated with pale brown. 

 Fore wings: Basal half pale brownish grey, with a few darker irro- 

 rations; a fine, brown, wavy antermedial line; postmedial line 

 almost straight, lilacine, broadly edged with fuscous brown, inwardly 

 still broader from vein 2 to inner margin; outer space reddish brown 

 with some darker striae; a subterminal black point near costa, and 

 traces of a fuscous shade on inner margin. Hind wings: Basal 

 half brownish tuiged with lilacine and irrorated with a few darker 

 scales; a small dark spot on discocellular ; postmedial line straight 

 to anal angle, inwardly edged with fuscous brown, outwardly by » 



