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MONODES AGROTINA Guen6e. 



31. Porto Bello, March, 1912 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 

 (Busck); Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, July, 

 1912 (J. Zetek). 



MONODES NIVEIPLAGA Schaus. 



2. La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck); Trinidad River, June, 1912 

 (Busck). 



MONODES EXESA TROLIA, new subspecies. 



21. exesa exesa Guenee from Florida occurs also in Mexico, State of 

 Vera Cruz [Misantla and Orizaba (Miiller), Paso San Juan (Schaus)]. 



M. exesa trolia is a smaller, slighter form with narrower wings, the 

 fore wing beneath clearer, without brown shades, the markings better 

 relieved. 



Coiyjyes. — One male, two females. No. 15842, Paraiso, Canal Zone, 

 February, 1911 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



MONODES COMMACOSTA, new species. 



Costa broadly pale clayey yellow from base of inner margin to 

 apex, where it is obliquely cut; rest of wing reddish brown, shading 

 to purple on margm; median space with black streaks; a small white 

 dot above vem 1 ; reniform lunate, fused in the costal band; outer line 

 pale, narrow, upright; fringe dark. Hind wing whitish, without 

 terminal dark shade. Expanse, 18 mm. 



Cotypes.— Two males. No. 15843, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, May, 

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



Similar to. 21. monyma Druce, which is not before me, but appar- 

 ently smaller and more distinctly marked. 



MONODES PERIGEANA Schaus, 



5. Paraiso, Canal Zone, February, 1911 (Busck); Trmidad River, 

 March, 1912 (Busck); Capima, May, 1911 (Busck); La Chorrera, 

 May, 1912 (Busck). 



The specimens are all smaller than the male type from Costa Rica 

 and the markings not quite so much obscured. 



MONODES LITHOTELA, new species. 



Fore WTXLg blackish brown; lines formed by rows of white points; 

 a long fusiform olive-ocher dash through the cell, separating two of 

 the largest white dots of the outer line; an irregular broken olive 

 subtermmal shade. Hind whig black. Expanse, 17 mm. 



r^pe.— Female, No. 15850, U.S.N.M.; Cabhna, May, 1911 (Busck). 



MONODES IPSIDOMO, new species. 



Fore wing pale IHacme gray m ground; median area extending 

 obliquely to apex brown-black, cut by a large pale whitish-washed 

 patch on costa, m the lower part of which is the reniform, narrow, 

 oblique, pale; basal area dark shaded, with a black dash below 

 median vein; another dash in the dark area beyond reniform; sub- 

 termmal line palo, excurved below. Hind wing dark fuscous to 

 blackish. Expanse, 15-lG mm. 



