LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE—DYAR. 185 



Allied to A. elam Schaus, described in Acidaliodes, but having 

 vein 7 of fore wing stalked, and therefore an Arxoptera. 



ACIDALIODES ENONA Druce. 



7. Alhajuelo, April, 1911 (Busck); Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck); 

 Porto Bello, May, 1911 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



ACIDALIODES MELA, new species. 



Palpi rather short and shaggy in front, with the fi'ont black; tongue 

 yellow. Fore mng with veins 4 and 5 stalked, narrow, entire, apex 

 pointed; gray, the costa black, with three interruptions; an elongate 

 black discal mark and row of terminal dots; three red dots for inner 

 Hnc; four outer faint brownish transverse lines of scales, more or less 

 complete. Hind wing with a subbasal black hne; a brown line 

 beyond the middle and two close to margin. Basal segment of 

 abdomen black, the rest gray. Expanse, 9 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 15S65, U.S.N.M.; Trinidad River, March, 1912 

 (Busck). 



ACIDALIODES UMBER, new species. 



Thorax light brown, the scales wliite-tipped. Fore wing excavate 

 below apex, brown, the scales white-tipped except over disk; marks 

 nearly obsolete; some dark central streaks and blackish dots, indis- 

 tinctly connected by luteous in positions of the ordinary Hnes; a 

 row of terminal black dashes, preceded by a white line; fringe with 

 black scales at apex and center of margin. Hind wing with broken 

 row of black scales beyond base, middle orange shaded band, two 

 blackish hnes in outer field where the scales are gray-tipped and ter- 

 minal white line. Expanse, 10 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 15860, U.S.N.M.; Trinidad River, May, 1911 

 (Busck). 



Allied to A. truncata Hampson. 



ACIDALIODES FLAVIPARS, new species. 



Body shaded with purple dorsally. Fore wing narrow, long, 

 broadly purple gray on costal half, with undulating lower edge; inner 

 area pale yellow, with orange scales next the purple. Hind wing 

 small, pale yellow, narrowly purple at base, followed by red and 

 orange irrorations outwardly. Anal tuft pale yellow, preceded by 

 red. Expanse, 11 mm. 



r^2>e.— Male, No. 15861, U.S.N.M.; Alhajuelo, April, 1911 (Busck). 



Alhed to A. enona Druce. 



DYMBA, new genus. 

 Palpi upturned, second joint expanded with scales slightly at tip, 

 third moderate, smooth; tongue moderate; front smooth, without 

 prominence; vestiture without crests, scaly. Fore wing with vein 3 

 from angle of cell, 4-5 stalked, 6 below upper angle of cell, 7-10 

 stalked, 7 before 10, 11 free, oblique. Hind wing with 3-4 stalked. 



