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Type.— Female, No. 16277, U.S.N.M.; Trinidad River, May, 1912 

 (Biisck). Also five others, three from the same place, one May, 1911 

 (Busck), and one Corozal, Canal Zone, Angiist, 1912 (C. P. Crafts). 

 Also one male in poor condition, the fore wmg apparently lighter 

 purplish, the lines more contrasted, the hind wing deep black above. 



A specimen from Aroa, Venezuela, is labeled " Salohrena exdsana 

 Walk, fide B. M.," but Hampson figures and describes vein 10 from 

 the cell in that species.^ 



EOBRENA, new genus. 



General characters of Salohrena Walker, but veins 10 and 11 of 

 fore wing stalked. 



Type of ill e genus. — Eobrena melopoalis, new species. 



EOBRENA MELOPOALIS, new species. 



Fore wing of the male with a tympanic vesicle at base of costa, 

 the costa lobed and excavate beyond at middle. Purplish brown, 

 the costa and a broad band beyond basal vesicle more or less dis- 

 tinctly orange-ocher; a white mark at costal incision and dots 

 beyond; a white patch in the fringe below apex and above tornus; 

 center of wing darker shaded. Hind wmg with traces of a pale 

 outer line. Expanse, 12 mm. 



Female with the costa with a slight emargination at the middle; 

 apex pointed; purple-brown; no orange markings; a white dash at 

 costal incision and dots beyond; wing faintly transversely shaded. 

 Expanse, 14 mm. 



Cotypes.— Male and female. No. 16276, U.S.N.M.; Taboga Island, 

 February, 1912 (Busck). Also 20 males and 31 females from the 

 same place and Porto Bello, May, 1912 (Busck); Tabogilla Island, 

 February, 1912 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck); Corozal, 

 Canal Zone, March, 1911 (Busck); Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck); 

 Trinidad River, March and June, 1912 (Busck). 



In the series the size varies for males from 9-13 mm.; for females, 

 10-14 mm. The males vary in color, the orange markmgs bemg 

 more or less distinct, sometimes absent; the females are quite uni- 

 form in color. 



TOSALE OVIPLAGALIS Walker. 



46. Trinidad River, March, 1912 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, 

 April, 1911 (Busck); Alhajuelo, April, 1911 (Busck); Porto Bello, 

 April, 1912 (Busck); Chiriquicito, April, 1907 (W. Schaus); Taber- 

 nilla, Canal Zone May, 1907 (Busck); Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck); 

 La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



iProc. Zool. Soe. Lond., 1890, p. 649. 



