NO. 2050. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE—DYAR. 217 



HERMINIODES LATRIS Schaus(?). 



3. U Chorrera, May, 1912 (Biisck). 



The si>eciinens (male and female) are near the female type of latris, 

 but not identical. 



HERMINIODES l,ONGISTRIATA Schaus. 



3. LaChorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



PTERHEMIA EXCISSJ^ Schaus. 



1. Cabima, May^ 1911 (Busck). 



ANOBA TRIGONOIDES Walker. 



1. Taboga Island, June, 1912 (Busck). 



POESULA TINCTICOLLIS Walkei. 



2. Cabmia, May, 1911 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



TRAUAXA LUA Druce. 



4. Taboga Island, February, 1912 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 

 1912 (Busck). 



POGOPUS, new genus. 



Proboscis well developed; palpi porrect, extending about the length 

 of the head in the male, fringed with long hair beneath to the tip, in 

 the female the second joint thickened with scales, the thu'd long, 

 smooth ; front smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennse of male with bristles 

 and cilia, of female with the bristles somewhat smaller; abdomen with 

 a small tuft at base; metathorax with small high posterior crest; tibiae 

 of male with abundant long hair, of female with slight hair without. 

 Fore wing with apex slightly produced, square; areole present, vein 

 7 from its apex, 8-9 long-stalked, 10 from upper side of aerole. Hind 

 wing with vein 5 strong, from well below middle of discoceUulars ; 

 3-4 shortly stalked. 



Type of the genus. — Pogopus midochroma, new species. 



POGOPUS MICTOCHROMA, new species. 



Ocher-brown, mixed with mottlings of lighter ocher, shaded and 

 lined with dark brown. A dot at base; inner line straight across 

 wing, coarsely waved; outer line excurved over cell, wavy below; a 

 brown shade in upper haK of median space, often absent; orbicular 

 a black dot; reniform a white speck; subterminal shade irregular, 

 inbent opposite cell, edged without with ocherous; margin dark- 

 shaded. Hind wing blackish fuscous. Expanse, male 29 mm., female 

 25 mm. 



Type. — Male, selected from three males, 15 females, No. 16440, 

 U.S.N.M.; Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 

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



A rather large frail species, lookhig like Poena, but with squarer, 

 broader wings. 



POENA PORRECTALIS Guenee. 



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

 (Busck); Trinidad River, June, 1912 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, 

 July, 1912 (J. Zetek and C. P. Crafts). 



