NO. 2050. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PASAMA CASAL ZOXE—DYAR. 299 



GEPHYRELLA, new genus. 



Palpi porrect, straight, somewhat shaggy iii the male, exceeding 

 the head by its own length, smooth and gently downcurved in the 

 female, rather longer than in the male; a long frontal tuft; costa 

 convex beyond the middle; male with tympanic vesicle. Fore wing 

 with veins 3, 4 from the cell, 4-5 stalked, distorted and appressed in 

 the male; 6 from below the end of cell; 8 absent in the male, present 

 in the female; 7-9 stalked, 10 and 11 on the cell; veins 7-11 distorted 

 in the male. Hind wing with vein 2 from before the end of the cell, 

 4 absent, 3 and 5 from the drawn-out lower angle of the cell; 6 from 

 the apex of cell; 7 anastomosmg with 8. 



Type of the genus. — Oephyrella parsimonalis, new species. 



GEPHYRELLA PARSIMONALIS, new species. 



Dark purple-brown, shining; fore wing with two very pale viola- 

 ceous filiform lines, the inner curved, the outer wavily oblique; a 

 minute white speck on costa in the emargmation before apex; fringe 

 touched with yellow. Hind wmg black, the fringe touched with 

 yellow; a short oblique obscure whitish streak before center of 

 margm. Expanse, 8 mm. 



Coty pes. —Male and female. No. 16273, U.S.N.M.; Alhajuelo, April, 



1911 (Busck). Also 67 others from the same place and Corozal, 

 Canal Zone, March, 1911, and May, 1912 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 



1912 (Busck); Porto Bello, February, 1912 (Busck); Taboga Island, 

 February, 1912 (Busck); Paraiso, Canal Zone, January, 1911 (Busck). 



The long series shows considerable variation. Some are a little 

 larger or smaller, the range of expanse being 7-10 mm. In color 

 the darkest are uniform purple-blackish without the yellow tint in 

 the fringe; the lightest are red-brown, the color deepest at base and 

 lighter in the discal field, sometimes resembling a patch of light 

 color; these also without the yellow fringe. 



CASUARLA PURPXIREA Schaus. 



1. Trinidad River, March, 1912 (Busck). 



SAMCOVA DAMLA Ragonot. 



5. Chuiquicito, April, 1907 (W. Schaus) ; Taboga Island, June, 1911 

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

 July, 1912 (Busck). 



RESTIDIA, new genus. 



Palpi and wing-shape of GepJiyrella, but different in venation. 

 Fore wing with veins 3-5 from the cell, straight, not distorted in the 

 male; 6 from the end of the cell; 7-9 stalked, not distorted in the 

 male; 10 and 11 from the cell, straight in both sexes. Hind wmg 

 with 2 to 5 from the cell, 4 present, 6 from the apex of the cell, 7 

 anastomosing with 8. 



Type of the genus. — Eestidia ruha, new species. 



