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Type.—lMe, No. 16418, U.S.N.M.; Porto Bello, March, 1911 

 (Biisck). A worn female, Taboga Island, February-, 1912 (Busck), 

 apparently belongs here, but shows small differences in venation. 

 A trace of vem 8 is visible at apex of fore wing and vems 4 and 5 of 

 fore wing are separate at origin. 



STRYMAX, new genus. 



Fore wing with veins 2 and 3 close to the end of the cell, parallel, 

 4 and 5 coincident, 6 below the apex of the cell, 8-9 coincident, 10 

 and 11 on the cell. Hind wing with vein 2 before the angle of the 

 cell, bent a little at base, 4 absent, 3 and 5 separate, 6 from the apex 

 of the cell, 7 anastomosing with 8 nearly to the tip. Labial palpi 

 slender, upturned above vertex; maxillary palpi small, filiform. 

 Antennae of male simple, with a constriction at base of the fiagellum. 



Type of the genus. — Strymax dorae, new species. 



STRYMAX DORAE, new species. 



Whitish gray; inner line represented by two or thi'ee black patches 

 in a line or triangle; discal dots small, black, narrow, separate; outer 

 Ime defuied by two dark shades, itself of the gi'ound color. Hmd 

 wing translucent whitish, a little fuscous along the costa. Expanse, 

 10 mm. 



Type.—lMe, No. 16419, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, April, 1912 

 (Busck). Also 8 males and 9 females with additional localities, 

 Corozal, Canal Zone, March, 1911, and May, 1912 (Busck); Trinidad 

 River, March, 1912, and May, 1911 (Busck); Taboga Island, June, 



1911 (Busck); Paraiso, Canal Zone, April, 1911 (Busck). 



STRYMAX PYLLIS, new species. 



Whitish gray, markmgs obsolete; discal dots distinct though 

 minute, only traces of the inner dots; outer Ime a pale trace. Hmd 

 wing clear yellowish white in the male. Expanse, 11 mm. 



Type.—Male, No. 16420, U.S.N.M.; Porto Bello, February, 1911 

 (Busck). Also four females tentatively referred here, Taboga 

 Island, February, 1912 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, April, 1912 

 (Busck); Trinidad River, March, 1912 (Busck). 



EPHESTIODES PLORELLA, new species. 



Fore whig rather dark gray, finely peppered with black, of the same 

 color thi^oughout; inner line whitish, broad, rather diffused, straight, 

 followed by a broad black shade; discal dots conjomed; outer Ime 

 whitish, parallel to and near the margm, narrow, a little UTegular, 

 with slight black definmg shade; a dark termmal shade-lme. Hind 

 wing translucent soiled whitish with fuscous termhial luie. Expanse, 

 13 mm. 



TyjJe.— Female, No. 16413, U.S.N.M.; Corozal, Canal Zone, March, 

 1011 (Busck), also five females with additional data, April, 1911 

 (Busck), and additional localities. La Chorrera, April and May, 



1912 (Busck). 



