Dec. 1897.] SCHAUS : NeW SpECIES OF GEOMETRlDiB. 161 



NEW SPECIES OF GEOMETRID^ FROM TROPICAL 



AMERICA. 



By William Schaus. 



Hypnochlora olvidaria, sp. nov. 



Body white. Wings white, covered with transverse strite of a dull green, thicker 

 in places and forming two transverse shades from the costal margin of the primaries 

 to the inner margin of the secondaries. Expanse, 9 mm. 



Habitat'. Castro, Parana. 



Comostola pallidaria, sp. nov. 



Body yellowish white. Wings above white, thicky flecked with light green 

 scales; fringes white, costal margin of the primaries white. A black discal point on 

 primaries and secondaries. Underneath the wings are white. Expanse, 13 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 

 Racheospila arpata, sp. nov. 



Head reddish. Thorax bright green. Abdomen whitish green, with a sub- 

 dorsal row of reddish tufts. Wings bright green, with a reddish point, in the cells. 

 The primaries with the outer margin purplish, wide at the inner angle, very narrow 

 between 3 and 4, then widening slightly, and not continuing beyond 6, the fringe 

 purplish. Secondaries with a large purplish spot, inwardly shaded with yellow at 

 the apex ; the anal angle also purplish and the fringe of the same color. Underneath 

 greenish white, showing the markings of the upper surface. Expanse, 22 mm. 



Habitat : Rio Janeiro. 



Named after my friend, M. J. Arp, of Rio Janeiro. 



Nemora masonaria, sp. nov. 



Head brown. Thorax green. Abdomen dorsally brownish, laterally white. 

 Wings white, thick irrorated with dark green striae and scales ; two indistinct very 

 fine, wavy green lines cross both wings. Primaries with a small dark green discal 

 spot. Underneath greenish white, the costal margin of the primaries finely brown. 

 Expanse, 17 mm. 



Habitat: Jalapa, Mexico. 



I take pleasure in naiiiing this species after J. T. Mason, Esq., who 

 has kindly given me a specimen. 



Aplodes fringillata, sp. nov. 



Head thorax and abdomen white. Wings above bright green, the outer margins 

 and fringes pearly white. A basal white spot on the primaries. An inner and a sub- 

 marginal white line on both wings, between the latter and the extreme margm the 

 veins are white. A white discal point on each wing. Two white spots on the inner 

 margin of the primaries contiguous to the white lines. Underneath greenish white. 

 Expanse, 15 mm. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 



