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fold; outer line angled between veins 6 and 7 and running out in a 

 point nearly to outer margin; orbicular and reniform large slender 

 rings. Hind wing whitish, or a little shaded with fuscous. Expanse, 

 24-25 mm. 



Cotypes. — Two males, No. 18196, U.S.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, 

 September, 1913 (R. Muller). 



STIRIA ARGYROPOLIA, new species. 



Head and thorax ocher-whitish, shading to blackish gray posteri- 

 orly. Fore wing silver-gray; lines ohve brown edged with pale 

 yellow away from the center; inner line angled on submedian fold; 

 outer Une starting from near center of inner margin straight toward 

 apex below vein 6, where it is sharply bent, rumiing straight inward, 

 then curved to costa; fringe mixed with brown. Hind wing ocher 

 whitish. Expanse, 32 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 16489, U.S.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, July, 1913 

 (R. MiiUer). 



Genus STIRIODES Hampson. 



STIRIODES NYDAR, new species. 



Dark ohve brown; fore wing with traces of imier and outer dark 

 lines, smooth, strongly excurved; subterminal line shown as a dark 

 patch on costa; terminal areas paler. Hind wing fuscous, yellow- 

 ish toward base and fringe yellow; a small dark discal spot. Expanse, 

 22 mm. 



Tijpe.—Uale, No. 16490, U.S.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico, July, 1913 

 (R. MuUer). 



Like S. umhria Druce, larger, hind wing paler, the lines of fore wing 

 less distinct, more curved, the median not as distinct as the others. 



STIRIODES SUBSERVIENS, new species. 



Wings longer; body more robust than usu&l. Ocherous yellow, 

 color of S. procida Druce, marked with brown; imier and outer lines 

 brown, shaded, diffused, the inner curved, the outer incurved below; 

 a broad diffused shade spreading over most of median space, but not 

 completely continuous; orbicular and reniform indicated; a brown 

 costo-subapical spot. Hind wing fuscous, the fringe yellow. Ex- 

 panse, 22 mm. 



Type.—FemBle, No. 16491, U.S.N.M.; Orizaba, Mexico (Schaus 



collection). 



CACOFOTA, new genus. 



Tongue well developed; palpi uptm*ned to near middle of front; 

 front with low rounded prominence, transversely cut below by a deep 

 groove, below which is a large plate; eyes large, rounded, smooth; 

 tibisB unarmed. Hind wing with vein 5 weak, from near middle of 

 cross vein. 



Type of the genus.— Cacofota inermis, new species. 



