NO. 2054. NEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO— DYAB. 395 



Type.— Female, No. 16506, U.S.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, May, 

 1913 (R. MiiUer). Also two worn females, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 

 April, 1912 (R. Muller). 



This species seems nearest to Liopasia, though there is no scale- 

 tuft at anal angle of fore wing. 



Genus PHLYCTAENODES Guenee. 

 PHLYCTAENODES PHRIXALIS, new species. 



Pale straw yeUow, dusted with brown; lines very slender, brown; 

 inner line oblique across ceU, angled across submedian fold; outer line 

 sharply dentate between the veins, excurved above, forming a sinus 

 at vein 2 and a tooth outward on submedian fold; marginal brown 

 shade dentate on the veins \\'ith shght preceding intervenular streaks ; 

 orbicular and renif orm brown, solid ; some brown powdering below 

 reniform. Hind wing with a faint shaded discal dot; mesial line 

 similar to outer line of fore wing, not attaining the costa; termen as 

 on fore wing, the subterminal streaks shaded, forming a faint zigzag 

 line. Expanse, 29 mm. 



TVpe.— Female, No. 16510, U.S.N .M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, July, 

 1913 (R. Muller). 



Genus PIONEA Guenee. 



PIONEA DISCORDALIS, new species. 



Dark brown, a shght yellow under tint showing especially about 

 outer line; lines blackish, slender; inner line not reaching costa, 

 wavy, upright; outer line broadly excurved, dentate between veins, 

 forming a sinus at vein 2 and an angle on submedian fold ; orbicular a 

 dot; reniform lunate, black, solid; terminal Hne black, followed by a 

 light line in base of fringe. Hing wing slightly bronzy, nearly as dark 

 as fore wing; veins dark; a black point in center of cell; a smooth 

 mesial line, nearly parallel to outer margin, excurved sHghtly over the 

 discal venules; termen as on fore wing. Expanse, 28 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 16511, U.vS.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, July, 

 1913 (R. Muller). 



Genus PYRAUSTA Schrank. 



PYRAUSTA STENIALIS, new species. 



Slender; fore wing pointed at apex, rather thinly scaled; vein 10 

 touching 9 at several points after origin but not actually anastomosing; 

 straw yeUow, brown irrorate; lines brown, rather thick; inner line 

 arcuate; outer Une straight above to vein 2, running in thence to 

 below cell and again straight to margin; orbicular a dot; reniform a 

 double bar. Hind wing with a single line hke the outer on fore wing. 

 Expanse, 18 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 16507, U.S.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, May, 

 1913 (R. MiiUer). 



