DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO. 



By Harrison G. Dyar, 



Custodian of Lepidoptera, United States National Museum. 



This is the fifth paper describing new species of Lepidoptera from 

 Mexico.^ The Museum is indebted, as before, to Messrs. Roberto 

 MiiUer and WilHam Schaus for the material, also to Mi\ B. Preston 

 Clark for many fine things from a fresh region, and for one species to 

 Mr. W. D. Kearfott. 



The present paper comprises 111 new species, 3 new subspecies, 7 

 new genera, reference to the synonymy of one previously known 

 species and one synoptic table. 



Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA. 

 Family RIODINIDAE. 



Genus CARIA Hubner. 



CARIA RABATTA, new species. 



Wings with fulvous ground showing, the veins smoky-lined; basal, 

 medial and terminal areas smoky, making the ground spotted; five 

 hues of black spots across the wing between the veins, the fourth row 

 becoming elongate, the fifth submarginal and round ; a few leaden blue 

 scales in the black marks, especially on the discal cross-vein and 

 fourth row. Hind wing similar, with a hne of leaden scales margi- 

 nally beyond the last row of spots. Beneath dark fulvous, the inner 

 area of both wings fuscous; black spots distinct and marked with 

 metallic leaden, the basal rows somewhat confused. Expanse, 24 

 mm. 



Type.—^o. 18824, U.S.N.M.; Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico, No- 

 vember, 1913 (R. Muller). 



IPIDECLA, new genus. 



In SticheVs Table i^ SC dreiastig; SC 1 weit vom ZeUende ausge- 

 hend, mit C nicht verbunden. 



I The fourth paper is in the Proceedings United States National Museum, No. 2045, vol. 47, 1914, pp. 

 365-409, where references to earlier papers are given. 

 »Gen. Ins.,fasc. 112X, 1910, p. 14. 



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