NO. 2043. XEW MICROLEPIDOPTERA FROM PANAMA— BUSCK. 59 



Genus PORPE Hlibner. 

 Type. — Porpe hjerkandreUa Thimberg. 



PORPE LAMELLA, new species. 



Tuft on second joint of labial palpi black with base and a ring near 

 apex light ochreous; terminal joint light oclireous with a broad, 

 longitudmal, black streak in front. Face light oclireous. Head 

 blackish brown with a central and two lateral, longitudinal, light red 

 stripes. Forewings blackish brown on basal half, light reddish brown 

 on outer half; in the black basal half are tliree longitudinal red lines, 

 one on the middle of the wing from base to basal third, one above 

 and one below tliis, beginnmg a little farther out and reaching to the 

 reddish brown apical area; there are, besides, in the reddish black 

 area one red, outwardly oblique, costal streak near base and two 

 bluish metallic, outwardly oblique, costal streaks farther out, ^dth a 

 small red dash between them; also one large, outwardly oblique, 

 bluish metallic dorsal streak reaching from the middle of dorsum to 

 the end of the cell, where it is edged exteriorly by a deep black spot 

 in the reddish apical area; in the apical part of the wing are three 

 dorsal and tliree costal bluish metallic streaks, all more or less bor- 

 dered wdth black; a black line along the termmal margin; cilia red- 

 dish brown. Hindwings blackish brown. Abdomen dark fuscous 

 with broad, transverse bands on the underside. Underside of body 

 and legs broadly, transversely banded with light reddish ochreous 

 and black. 



Alar expanse. — 12-15 mm. 



Habitat. — Porto Bello, Panama, March. 



Type-specimen.— Cat. No. 16761, U.S.N.M. 



Differs in the longitudinal markings from other species of the genus, 

 of which it is otherwise typical, though rather narrow winged. 



Genus USSARA Walker. 

 Type. — Ussara decoratella Walker. 



USSARA EURYTHMIELLA. new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi light yellow; terminal joint darker 

 golden yellow. Face and head light yellow. Thorax light yellow 

 with two broad, longitudinal, brown stripes uniting at the posterior 

 end; patagma brown with a light yellow basal stripe. Forewuigs 

 reddish brown with two prominent, light yellow, basal streaks; one 

 on the middle of the wing from base, slightly upwardly curved, ter- 

 mmatmg abruptly at basal third; the other, broader, on base of dorsal 

 edge also termmatmg abruptly at basal thhd; the two streaks are 

 nowhere connected; just before the middle of the wing is a straight, 

 perpendicular, bluish metallic fascia, followed by a short costal and a 



