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the end, 4-5 shortly stalked, 6-7 stalked, 8 anastomosing with the 

 cell for over the basal third. Palpi reaching the front. 



Type of the genus. — Mannina hagnoleuca, new species. 



Falls with Phryganopteryx Saalmiiller in the table, but the palpi 

 are shorter and hairy below, while vein 7 of fore wmgs arises beyond 9. 



MANNINA HAGNOLEUCA, new species. 



Head, legs, venter of abdomen and anal tuft dark ocher; tibiae 

 and tarsi black. Thorax and fore wmg silvery white; a black costal 

 edge on basal thu-d; a dot on vein 1 beyond base; a row of dots at 

 outer third parallel to outer margin, on the veins, heavy toward the 

 inner margin, becommg weaker toward costa. Hind wmg dull white 

 with faint discal dot by transparency. Below, fore wing shaded with 

 blackish except costa and inner margin; hind wmg with discal dot 

 and outer gray broken band. Expanse, 44 mm. 



Type.— Femsiie, No. 18834, U.S.N.M.; Guerrero MiU, Hidalgo, 

 Mexico, 9,000 feet (Mami and Skewes, gift of B. Preston Clark). 



Genus TURUPTIANA Walker. 



TURUPTIANA PANOEZYS. new species. 



Creamy white, marked with black; broad stripe on collar, patagia 

 and center of thorax ; abdomen gray black. Fore wing with the vems 

 and broad bands on discal and submedian folds creamy white, the 

 rest black; the black forms a band on costa, broken at the origin of 

 vein 8; a dash in upper part of cell; bands between veins from apex 

 to vein 2, the one between veins 5-6 broken; a wedge-shaped spot 

 below the cell; a streak above and below vein 1, not reaching the 

 base. Hind wing creamy white with a few faint dark specks near the 

 margin. Expanse, 34 mm. 



Type.— M&le, No. 18835, U.S.N.M.; Guerrero Mill, Hidalgo, Mexico, 

 9,000 feet (Mann and Skewes, gift of B. Preston Clark). 



METACRISIODES, new genus. 



Characters of Metacrisia Hampson, but head and thorax with much 

 longer hair; vem 8 of hmd wing arising before middle of ceU, long and 

 distinct and attaining costa; a high tuft of hair on vertex of head. 



Type of the genus. — Metacrisiodes pua, new species. 



METACRISIODES PUA. new species. 



Antennae lengthily bipectinate, testaceous ; thorax and abdomen 

 soft mouse-gray. Fore wing mouse-gray, but in obhque light with 

 an ocher cast. Hind wing darker gray. Below as hind wing above. 

 Expanse, 45 mm. 



Tyj^e.—Male, No. 18836, U.S.N.M. ; Guerrero Mill, Hidalgo, Mexico, 

 9,000 feet (Mann and Skewes, gift of B. Preston Clark). 



