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Habitat. — Cayamas, Cuba. 



Tyfe.—Q^t. No. 26315, U.S.N.M. 



In appearance like the lithosid genus Torycus of Herricli-Schaef- 

 fer. My new species of Boenasa show the ocelli distinctly and 

 should be removed to tlie Arctiinae; they are both allied to B. mgro- 

 rosea Walker. 



BOENASA ANGELICA, new species. 



Male. — Antennae with shaft white crossed by dark brown lines. 

 Palpi, frons, and thorax dark olive brown; vertex, collar, and a 

 line on outer edge of patagia shell pink with fine brown irrorations. 

 Abdomen and hind wing grenadine pink. Fore wing silky olive 

 brown; inner margin broadly white, more narrowly at tornus, irro- 

 rated with olive brown and partly suffused with shell pink, and a 

 dark oblique line at its base ; space above to cell darker shaded with 

 a similar narrow shade extending from it to costa close to apex : 

 some white irrorations on apical half of termen and at tornus. Fore 

 wing below light drab, the inner margin shell pink; a shell pink 

 streak in end of cell. 



Expense.— 18 mm. 



Habitat. — Santo Domingo, West Indies. 



Type.—Q^t. No. 26316, U.S.N.M. 



Collected by A. Busck. 



Closely allied to B. toryca Schaus. 



Subfamily Arctiinae. 



NERITOS CUCUFAS. new species. 



Male. — Palpi light buff: a streak behind and small spots at tips 

 of second and third joints brownish; a fine reddish lateral streak. 

 Frons brownish dral> with a small white spot below behind palpi: 

 vertex light orange yellow. Collar and thorax deep brownish drab. 

 Abdomen above brownish drab, underneath white, legs white with 

 light buff tufts. Fore wing deep brownish drab, the markings maize 

 yellow ; a large spot from costa medially, slightly constricted to sub- 

 costal vein, then irregularly rounded to below cell at vein 2 and 

 across veins 3-5; a small spot at apex; a terminal spot from below 

 vein 5 becoming narrower to vein 2; cilia above vein 5 yellow. 

 Hind wing buff' yellow. F'ore wing below with the dark portion 

 fuscous. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



Habitat. — Tumatumari, Potaro EiA^er, British Guiana. 



7'?/;^e.— Cat. No. 26317, U.S.N.M. 



Looks like a large Farancrita decliim Schaus with more extended 

 yellow markings. 



