232 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi.viii. 



Habitat : Oaxaca, Mexico. Possibly a West Coast race of C. siiry- 

 norta. 



Carthara pamina, sp. nov. 



$ pale reddish brown ; the lines as in C. drepanoides Wlk.; the dark spot be- 

 yond the cell connected with costal spot by a dark line. Secondaries reddish mottled 

 with gray and white on inner margin. The J is darker reddish brown ; the gemi- 

 nate lines being filled in with a still darker shade. Expanse $ 26 mm., J 35 iniri. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 

 Carthara orizava, sp. nov. 



Differs from C. drepanoides Wlk. in being gray instead of reddish brown, and is 

 possibly only a variety of that species. Expanse $ 35 mm., 9 43 mm. 



Habitat : Orizaba, Mexico. 

 Thelosia meldola, sp. nov. 



9 palpi and vertex reddish brown ; thorax gray ; abdomen above reddish brown 

 with transverse white lines, underneath gray. Primaries : base to inner line, and 

 outer margin light gray, otherwise reddish brown crossed by a whitish outer line ; the 

 veins paler on the brown portion of wing ; discal spot dark, oval, edged with grayish 

 white ; a minute diaphanous spot between veins 5 and 6 on gray marginal space. 

 Secondaries light brown with an indistinct darker geminate outer line. Expanse 

 30 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 

 Olceclostera bilinea, sp. nov. 



Head and abdomen brown, collar and thorax grayish. Primaries light brown 

 irrrorated with dark brown scales ; a median space, fawn color, limited by two dark 

 brown lines, further apart on costal than on inner margin ; a faint transparent spot be- 

 tween veins 5 and 6 ; an outer wavy pale shade. .Secondaries dull brown, showing 

 the median and outer dark lines of underside. Expanse t,2, mm. 



Habitat : Aroa, Venezuela. 

 Olceclostera mediana, sp. nov. 



Body violaceous gray. Primaries : basal half dark reddish brown, outwardly 

 crenulate, and crossed by a broad inner band. Irregular, gray mott'ed with black ; 

 some gray scales at base, outer half violaceous gray ; a blackish crenulate outer line 

 below vein 4 ; a brownish subterminal shade ; a large and a small transparent subap- 

 ical spot. Secondaries reddish brown, mottled with gray at anal angle. Expanse 

 36 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 

 Zanola narda, sp. nov. 



Antennte white with brown pectinations. Body brown, the abdomen somewhat 

 paler than the thorax. Primaries brown ; an inner fine white line angled on costa, then 



