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giiially. Hind wing with a somewhat diffuse white line from costa to 

 above anal angle, inclosing near its outer border brown spots of the 

 gi-omid, also between veins 5-6 and 7-8. Expanse, 40 mm. 



Type. — No. 19255, U.S.N.M.; Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico, July, 



1913 (R. Miiller). 



Genus THORYBES Scudder. 



THORYBES PAUCIPUNCTA, new species. 



Brownish black, the costal fold containing pale brownish scales; 

 white dots small, punctiform; one in cell, one above vein 2 and 

 costo-subapical row of three. Frmge of hind wing white except at 

 apex. Below, hind wing dusted with gray with two submacular 

 darker curved bands, stopping at anal area. Expanse, 38 mm. 



Type. — Male, No. 19256, U.S.N.M.; Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico, 

 July, 1913 (R. Muller). 



Genus AMBLYSCIRTES Scudder. 



AMBLYSCIRTES CATAHORMA, new species. 



Brown-black, a little bronzy; an oblique black stigma from lower 

 end of cell, to vein 1 ; nine small yellowish white spots, one in end of 

 cell, one above vein 1, above vein 2, between veins 3-4, two farther 

 out beyond end of cell and three costo-subapical. Hind wing Yrith 

 five small spots in a curved row beyond middle and a faint ouo in 

 end of cell; fringe whitish. Below, fore wing with costa yellow for 

 two-thirds, center of v/ing blackish, the rest olivaceous brownish. 

 Hind wing olivaceous brownish, the spots repeated, white, and some- 

 what enlarged. Expanse, 30 mm. 



Type. — Male, No. 19257, U.S.N.M.; Sierra de Guen-ero, Mexico, 

 July, 1913 (R. Muller). 



Superfamily SATURNOIDEA. 

 Family SATURNIIDAE. 

 Genus HYLESIA Hubner. 



HYLESIA OMEYA, new species. 



Thorax dark brownish, abdomen banded with ocher tufts; wings 

 pinkish gray; fore wing with two lines, brown, bordered with pinkish 

 inwardly, straight, the outer a little incurved; discal mark a dark 

 brown, somewhat annular shade; subterminal lino faint, pale, ex- 

 curved below and dentate on vein 2. Hind wing with discal ocellus, 

 dull rosy with broad black ring, thinner on the inner side; an outer 

 straight dark brown line; a submarginal broad gray shade, indented 

 at vein 2 and submedian fold. Expanse, 48 mm. 



Type. — ^Malo, No. 19258, U.S.N.M.; Zacualpan, Mexico. January, 



1914 (R. Muller). 



