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spots. Hindwing dark brown. Abdomen above dark purplish 

 brown, with gray anal tuft and silvery white underside. Legs silvery 

 white. 



Alar expanse. — 8 mm. 



Habitat. — ^Trinidad River and Porto BeUo, Panama, ^larch and 

 May. 



Type-specimen.— Csii. No. 16730, U.S.N.M. 



Reminding superficially very much of our North American species 

 of Menesta. The type of this species has vem 2 and 3 in the forewing 

 short stalked. 



STENOMA LEUCOTHEA, new species. 



Labial palpi pale rosy ochreous on the inner side, brown on the 

 outer side. Face and head rosy ochreous. Thorax rosy ochreous, 

 with a central and posterior ridge of raised reddish brown scales. 

 Forewings pale ochreous gray; costal edge narrowly bright terra 

 cotta; dorsal edge narrowly bright ochreous brown; a large, oval, 

 light yellow spot at the end of the cell, edged posteriorly with dark 

 ochreous; an outwardly curved transverse row of small blackish 

 brown dots from apical third of costa across the wing; a similar, 

 parallel, but fainter and not so complete, row of dark-bro^vn scales 

 from the middle of costa touches the yellow spot; a still fainter and 

 less complete line of dots at basal third; cilia rosy ochreous. Hind- 

 wings light ochreous fuscous. Abdomen light fuscous above, pale 

 yellow on the underside. Legs light ochreous, with dusky tarsi. 



Alar expanse. — 20 mm. 



Habitat. — ^Trinidad River, Panama, March. 



Type-specimen.— C&t. No. 16735, U.S.N.:M. 



A very delicately tinted species, readily recognized by the darker, 

 bright-colored edges of the forewings. 



STENOMA BOVINELLA, new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi light rose colored on the inner side, 

 ochreous brown exteriorly; terminal joint light ochreous brown. 

 Lower face white; upper face light ochreous brown. Head reddish 

 brown. Thorax light brown. Forewings light brown with costal 

 edge narrowly vivid brick red; from the middle of costa to basal 

 angle of dorsum runs a darker, blackish brown, nearly straight line; 

 from apical fourth of costa to apical fourth of dorsum runs an out- 

 wardly evenly curved, blackish brown line; at the end of the cell is a 

 circlet of blackish brown scales, enclosing a brown area, which is 

 slightly lighter than the rest of the wing; a few scattered blackish 

 brown scales on all parts of the wing; cilia light rose colored. Hind- 

 wings light ochreous with the cilia touched with rose at the apex. 

 Abdomen light brown above; light ochreous on the underside. Legs 

 light ochreous with tarsi light brown externally. 



