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Cotypes.—MsL\e and female, No. 16324, U.S.N .M.; Porto Bello, 

 February, 1911 (Biisck); Trinidad River, May, 1911(Busck). Also 

 seven others, Corozal, Canal Zone, April, 1911, May and June, 1912 

 (Busck), November, 1912 (C. P. Crafts). 



Very much like gaga, but whereas gaga looks like a minute lineolata, 

 the present species resembles a minute saccharalis. 



lESTA CANCELLALIS, new species. 



Palo straw color, the two lines faint, powdery, approximate, 

 slightly oblique; discal dot round, prominent; terminal dots dis- 

 tinct; a brown shade on costa at base and a patch at apex. Hind 

 wing nearly white, unmarked. Expanse, 11 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 16322, U.S.N.M.; Corozal, Canal Zone, May, 



1911 (Busck). Also 13 others with the same data except one, July, 



1912 (J. Zetek); Paraiso, Canal Zone, January, 1911 (Busck). 



DORATOPERAS ATROSPARSELLUS Walker. 



5. Alhajuelo, April, 1911 (Busck); Porto Bello, April, 1912 (Busck). 



ERUPA INCOLORALIS, new species. 



Fore wing pale lilacine straw-color with a few dark specks that form 

 indistinctly a subterminal line. Hind wing pale straw-color. Ex- 

 panse, 43 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 16320, U.vS.N.M.; Trmidad River, March, 1912 

 (Busck). 



Allied to E. evanidella Schaus. 



Subfamily SCOFARIIT>rjE:. 

 SCOPARIA PUSILLA, new species. 



Fore wmg light gray powdered with black; inner line very oblique, 

 straight, pale withm, dark-powdered without; discal mark an agglom- 

 eration of dark scales in two opposed cusps ; outer line with central 

 outcurve, whitish, dark-powdered within; a row of terminal black 

 dots. Hind wing sordid milky whitish. Expanse, 11 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 16334, U.S.N.M.; Cab una. May, 1911 (Busck). 

 Also 11 males and 62 females that I take to be the same species (all in 

 poor condition) with additional localities, Alhajuelo, April, 1911 

 (Busck); Trinidad River, June, 1912 (Busck); Tabernilla, Canal 

 Zone, May, 1907 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, April, 1911 (Busck), 

 August, 1912 (C. P. Crafts); Paraiso, Canal Zone, January, 1911 

 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck); Porto Bello, March, 1911, 

 and February, 1912 (Busck); Taboga Island, June, 1911 (Busck). 



Subfamily FYRALIN-^E. 

 PYRALIS MANIHOTALIS Guenree. 



1. Paraiso, Canal Zone, January, 1911 (Busck). 



TEGULIFERA RESECTALIS Lederer. 



30. Alhajuelo, April, 1911 (Busck); Porto Bello, April, 1912 

 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, April, 1911 (Busck), August and 



