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Alar expanse. — 16-19 mm. 



Habitat. — Trinidad River and Cabima, Panama. 



Type-specimen.— Cat. No. 16686, U.S.N.M. 



Allied to P. train Butler, but easily distinguished by its win^ pat- 

 tern. In the United States National Museum are also specimens 

 from St. Jean, French Guiana, and from Sixola River, Costa Rica, 

 W. Schaus, collector. 



Genus PELEOPODA Zeller. 



Type. — Peleopoda lobitarsis Zeller. 



PELEOPODA IMPERIELLA, new species. 



Labial palpi light brick red, terminal joint light yellow. Face and 

 head yellowish white. Antennae reddish yellow. Thorax silvery 

 white. Forewings silvery white with a violet sheen and strongly over- 

 laid with light brick red, except on a broad longitudinal curve from 

 base of dorsum up to middle of costa and to termen ; base and apical 

 thu'd of costal edge light brick red; a large poorly defined dorsal area 

 covering nearly half the wing reddish yellow with the upper edge 

 broadly saffron; cilia golden yellow. Hindwings reddish yellow with 

 shghtly paler cilia. Abdomen reddish yellow. Legs reddish yellow 

 with yellowish white tibi» and tarsal tufts. 



Alar expanse. — 32 mm. 



Habitat. — La Chorrera, Panama, May. 



Type-specimen.— Cat. No. 16687, U.S.N.M. 



The largest described species of the genus, closely allied to P. regi- 



nella Busck, but yellow in general tone where the other species is 



wine red. 



ANCIPITA, ne^fv genus. 



Type. — A net pita atteria, new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi veiy long, slender, compressed with 

 slightly rough scales just before apex; terminal joint less than half 

 the length of second, slender, smooth, acute. Antemise as long as 

 the forewings, without basal pecten. Forewings elongate, ovate, 

 apex rounded; 12 veins: 7 and 8 stalked; 7 to apex; rest separate; 

 2, 3, 4, and 5, nearly equidistant. Hindwings as broad as the fore 

 wings; apex rounded; costa straight; termen and dorsum evenly 

 rounded; 8 veins: 3 and 4 connate; 6 and 7 parallel. Posterior 

 tibiae rough-haired above. 



ANCIPITA ATTERIA, new species. 



Labial palpi golden yellow, strongly shaded with black on apical 

 half of both joints. Face silvery white. Head golden yellow with a 

 large, central, dark-blue, metallic patch. Antennae yellow with nar- 

 row black anuulations. Thorax saffron yellow with two, lateral, dark- 



