NO. 2043. NEW MICROLEPIDOPTERA FROM PANAMA— BU8CK. 45 



STENOMA FUMIPENNIS, new species. 



Labial palpi dark gray; inner side of second joint, base and extreme 

 tip of terminal joint white. Lower face white; upper face, head, 

 and thorax dark gray with a greenish and violet metallic sheen. 

 Forewings dark gray; a small, triangular, whitish ochreous spot 

 just before the middle of costa is bordered by two ill-defined, dark 

 green, metallic spots; dorsal part of the wing below the fold strongly 

 suffused with dark green metallic scales; at the end of the cell is a 

 whitish ochreous, ill-defined cloud Avith a small green center, from 

 which a metallic green spur runs down to the end of the fold; at 

 apical third and just before terminal edge are two faint, whitish 

 lines across the wing; the dark space between these lines is strongly 

 suffused with green metallic scales; the entire wing when looked 

 at toward the light is brilliant iridescent green, while away from 

 the light the gray appears dull and the green appears blackish; 

 cilia dark gray. Hindwing blackish fuscous. Abdomen blackish 

 fuscous with two, lateral, whitish, longitudinal streaks. Legs silvery 

 white on their inner sides; dark gray exteriorly. 



Alar expanse. — 22-25 mm. 



Habitat. — Alhajuela and Trinidad Kiver, Panama, March. 



In the United States National Museum are specimens also from 

 St. Jean, French Guiana, Sixola River, Costa Rica, and Aroa, Vene- 

 zuela, W. Schaus, collector. 



Type-specimen. — Cat. No. 16725, U.S.N.M. 



A brilhant iridescent form allied to the foregoing species. 



STENOMA BASILARIS, new species. 



Labial palpi dark olive brown with apex of second joint and a 

 thin streak on inner side of both joints white. Lower face white, 

 upper face and head dark gray. Thorax dark gray with blacldsh 

 patagina. Forewings white, overlaid with dark and light gray on 

 dorsal half, costal half mostly white; base of costal edge and a short 

 streak at costal fourth black; a small black streak on costa at apical 

 third; a prominent, oval, black spot at the end of the cell, followed 

 by a very irregular and inconspicuous, blackish, zigzag line across 

 the wing; at apical fourth is a narrow white transverse fascia; around 

 apical and terminal edges a marginal series of blackish brown dots; 

 cilia dirty white. Hindwings light fuscous with the apical cilia 

 white. Abdomen light fuscous with the white underside and light 

 yellow anal tuft. Legs white sprinkled exteriorly with light brown 

 scales. 



Alar expanse. — 16-18 mm. 



Hahitat. — Alhajuela, Porto Bello, and Trinidad River, Panama, 

 March, April. 



