46 AMERICAN LKPIDOPTEKA. 



Pi'oteopteryx niaracana sp. nov. 



Expanse 14-16.5 mm. 



Head and palpi grayish-fuscous; antenna bla<rkisli ; thorax black, patagia gray- 

 ish-fuscous; abdomen blackish-fuscous; legs yellowish-white, heavily banded 

 with blackish. 



Forewing: without costal fold in the male, whitish-gray, with a well-defined 

 basal area, outer fascia and spot in apex of black and brown. The basal patch is 

 to inner fourth on costa and dorsum, and to inner third below middle of wing, 

 above the middle the edge is lightly indented and irregular. There is a trans- 

 verse shade of gray in the middle of the patch, defining a strong dentate dark 

 process from middle of base. The dark fascia crosses wing between middle and 

 outer third, its outer edge to anal angle, it is inwardly shaded with gray on ui)per 

 fourth, with a black line on costa between the edges, a shade of brown crosses it 

 at middle. The apical spot is an extension of the large costal spot before apex, it 

 extends nearly to middle of wing in the shape of flattened triangle, with the long 

 angle horizontal. Between the dark basal area and dark fascia is a grayish fas- 

 cia, marked with two brown dashes on costa and a brownish fuscous streak run- 

 ning through its middle to termen, enlarging into a brownish-yellow spot on 

 lower half. The ocellus is yellowish-gray, containing a few black dots, the inner 

 vertical bar is shining leaden, broad and large, the outer bar of the same color 

 is narrower and shorter. Beyond the dark fascia the costa is marked with three 

 large geminate grayish-white spots; that before apex sends a few whitish scales 

 to termen below apex. Cilia gray inwardly, blackish outwardly. 



Hindwing: light smoky brown, whitish above cell, cilia pale, with dark basal 

 line; underside the same. 



Underside forewing: smoky brown, costal spots repeated. 



Seven specimens: Cincinnati, Ohio, March 26th to April 10th ; all 

 collected by Miss Annette F. Braun. 



Proleopteryx liaracaua sp. nov. 



Expanse 14-17 mm. 



Head, palpi, antenna and thorax hoary, speckled blackish-brown; abdomen 

 shining gray; legs whitish, banded and dusted with blackish. 



Forewing: without costal fold in male ; gray, with a smoky black streak from 

 dorsum at base to apex, obliquely across wing. The inner part of this shade is 

 the basal patch, which is only defined on lower half of wing, it is continued above 

 middle by narrow angulated streak to apex. In one very dark specimen the 

 black shade covers all of the lower two-thirds of wing, before the ocellus, with a 

 few whitish scales, outwardly defining the basal patch. The costal third is gray, 

 evenly spotted with blackish-brown, there are seven or eight large dashes and 

 about as many fine lines. The ocellus is large, atomized white on dark ground, 

 with four short horizontal short lines superimposed and a few dots of black below, 

 the side bars are shining. Before the ocellus and in the apex are olivaceous 

 shades. The apical spot is rounded, of an olivaceous shade, edged with black 

 above, the black edging turning over and continuing as a black subterminal line 

 as far as the incission. Cilia fuscous, speckled with black and white. 



Hindwing: very light smoky gray, darker around termen, cilia paler, with 

 darker basal line; underside shining light gray, dotted with fuscous on costa. 



Underside forewing : smoky black, costal dots repeated. 



Six specimens : Hunter's Range, Pike Co., Pa., May 1st ; collected 

 hv Alfred E. Lister. 



