NO. 2043. NEW MICROLEPIDOPTERA FROM PAl^AMA—BUSCK. 39 



Genus ZETESIMA Waisingham. 

 Type. — Zetesima lasia Walsiiigham. 



ZETESIMA PORTENTOSA, new species. 



il/aZe.— Labial palpi light reddish oclireous; second joint dusted 

 with dark brown exteriorly; brush on the middle of termmal jomt 

 blackish brown. Face silvery white. Head light brown. Antennae 

 reddish brown. Thorax blackish brown. Forewings dark brown 

 with obscure, blackish brown markmgs and with light ochreous costal 

 and terminal edges; a strong costal fold reachmg nearly to the middle 

 of the wmg contains a cluster of long, broad, iridescent scales; a 

 round black dot at the end of the cilia, edged by ochreous scales; a 

 black, ill-defined streak on the outer and upper edge of the cell; a 

 series of ill-defined, black, marginal spots around the costal, apical, 

 and terminal edges; upper part of ciUa ochreous, lower part dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings blackish brown with light ochreous costal space 

 covered by the forewings. Abdomen blackish fuscous, with light 

 ochreous underside. Legs light ocln^eous brown. 



Alar expanse. — 16 mm. 



Habitat. — Porto BeUo, Panama, March. 



Type-specimen.— C2it. No. 16709, U.S.N.M. 



Identical in structure of palpi and wings with the type of the genus, 

 but larger and much darker brown. 



Genus STENOMA Zeller. 



Type. — Stenoma litura, Zeller. 



STENOMA CLARIPENNIS, new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi white with a dark brown annulation 

 just before its apex; termmal joint strongly suffused with dark 

 fuscous and with dark brown base. Face silvery white. Antennae 

 dark brown. Head and thorax dark oUve brown. Forewing dark 

 olive brown with the veins outlined in light greenish yeUow; costal, 

 apical and terminal edge narrowly light ochreous; cilia light brown, 

 Hindwdngs dark greenish fuscous with costal area, covered by the 

 forewings, white. Abdomen dark olive brown above, underside 

 silvery. Legs silvery white, tarsi dusky. 



Alar expanse. — 16 mm. 



Habitat. — Porto Bello, Alhajuela, and Taboga Island, Panama. 

 March, April and June. 



Type-specimen.— Csit. No. 16710, U.S.N.M. 



The wing form and pattern places this species near S. venataim 

 Busck. 



