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olive brown. Forewings long and narrow with costa and dor- 

 sum nearly parallel and termen straight, but the wing is broad- 

 ened in both sexes on basal half by a large flat triangular tuft 

 of scales projecting from dorsal edge ; dark olive brown nearly 

 black with a minute light ochreous dot at the base and a simi- 

 lar one within the costal edge at basal third, there is also an 

 indistinct slight ochreous streak on outer part of the fold. 

 Cilia dark brown with a thin basal ochreous line. Hindwings 

 very broad triangular, in the male further broadened by a flat 

 tuft of scales on basal half of costa ; dark fuscous. Underside 

 of both wings white on lower basal half in the males, uniform 

 dark fuscous in the females. Abdomen dark fuscous with 

 underside narrowly yellowish white. Legs white shaded above 

 with dark fuscous. 



Alar expanse : 24-26 mm. 



Habitat: Cayuga, Guatemala (W. Schaus). 



U. S. N. M., Type No. 22311. 



Nearest and quite similar to S. vanis Busck in form but a 

 much darker species. 



Stenoma graphica, new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi dark brown exteriorly, inner side 

 and apical joint yellowish white. Face, head and thorax light 

 ochreous. Forewings dark olive brown with costal edge and 

 apical part of terminal edge broadly light ochreous nearly 

 white, strongly contrasting with the dark wing; a small tornal 

 area ochreous white with concolorous cilia ; middle part of 

 terminal cilia dark brown concolorous with the wing. Hind- 

 wing light brown with extreme apex ochreous white ; at apical 

 fourth is a flat projecting costal scale tuft. Abdomen dark 

 brown with ochreous anal tuft. Legs light ochreous. 



Alar expanse : 23 mm. 



Habitat: Sixola River, Costa Rica (W. Schaus). 



U. S. N. M., Type No. 22312. 



Stenoma laetifica, new species. 



Labial palpi ochreous white mottled with fuscous; terminal 

 joint with base and extreme tip dark fuscous. Face, head and 



