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curved series of black dots at apical fifth parallel with the apical and 

 terminal edges, which are narrowly rose-colored ; ciha golden. Hind- 

 wings dull fuscous with cilia concolorous and with the extreme edge 

 whitish. Abdomen dark fuscous above, light ochreous below; anal 

 tuft orange. Legs hght oclireous, shaded on the outer sides with 

 dark brown. 



Alar expanse. — 19-20 mm. 



Habitat'. — La Chorrera, Panama. 



Type-specimen.— Cat. No. 16751, U.S.N.M. 



CRYPTOLECHIA ANALIS, new species. 



Labial palpi reddish oclixeous, dusted ^\dth black and with basal 

 third of second joint blackish brown on the outer side. Antennae 

 blacldsh fuscous with bright reddish ochreous basal joints. Face and 

 head light oclireous, the latter sUghtly reddish. Thorax brown. 

 Forewings deer-brown with the edges and cilia brick red; a small 

 black dot at the base of costa; an indistinct black dot at the end of 

 the cell and one on the fold; an indistinct row of black dots across 

 the wings parallel with the outer edge at apical fifth. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous above, whitish on the under- 

 side. Legs whitish, shaded with dark brown exteriorly 



Alar expanse. — 14-15 mm. 



Halitat. — Porto Bello, Panama, April. 



Type-specimen. ~C&i. No. 16752, U.S.N.M. 



Close to C. chorrera, but smaller and distinguished by the bright 

 reddish edges of the forewings. 



CRYPTOLECmA KOTELLA, new species. 



Labial palpi light ochreous, base of second jomt shaded with 

 black. Antennae ochreous with narrow black annulations. Face 

 light ochreous. Head slightly mixed with reddish ochreous. Thorax 

 reddish ochreous. Forewings reddish ochreous with extreme base 

 of costa black; a small black dot at base of wing; a large round black 

 spot on middle of cell and a black ill-defined spot obliquely above 

 this on the costal edge just before the middle; an indistinct, strongly 

 outwardly curved series of black dots parallel with apical and terminal 

 edges at apical fifth; a small black dot on the fold. Hindwings 

 reddish ochreous with a strong sheen and with golden yellow cilia. 

 Abdomen and legs wliitish ochreous. 



Alar expanse. — 14-16 mm. 



Habitat. — Trinidad River, Panama, March. 



Type-specimen.— Qsii. No. 16753, U.S.N.M. 



Allied to the same group as the foregoing species, but smaller and 

 at once distinguished by the conspicuous, black wing spots. 



