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Genus AresIA gen. nov. (Type Aresia parva sp. nov.). 
Antennae in ¢@ bipectinate, in @ simple; 
palpi upturned, slender, not attaining vertex of 
head, 3rd joint slightly bent outwards; proboscis 
developed; eyes naked, front smooth; thoracic 
ves‘iture flat, scaly; tibiae unarmed; primaries 
broad, subquadrate, 11 veined, Ri from just 
beyond middle of cell; R: wanting, Rs, Rs and R; 
stalked, areole wanting, M, from below angle of 
cell, M2 bent downwards towards Ms; at base, Ms 
from above lower angle of cell, Cu. from angle, 
Cu. from middle of cell; secondaries 7 veined, 
S.C. joined with median at base only, Ri and Mi 
stalked, Ms. from below middle of cell, well- 
Fig. 1. Venation of Genus developed, Ms absent, Cu: from angle of cell, 
Beets Cuz well before angle. 
The genus belongs apparently in Hampson’s subfamily Eras- 
trianae; it has certain affinities in general appearance with the 
Sarrothripinae but lacks the bar-like retinaculum and raised scales on 
primaries. 
A. PARVA sp. nov. (PI. I, Fig. 1). 
Head and thorax whitish; primaries whitish, suffused with pale green, 
and shaded with light purple; basal 1/3 of wing very pale whitish green, 
costa with dark dot at base and angulate black line about 1/5 from base of 
wing, reaching only to cell; t. a. line single, black, rather rigid, slightly out- 
wardly oblique with slight angles at costa and above inner margin; median 
space purplish, deepest along t. a. line; t. p. line single, black, irregular, angled 
inwardly below costa and outwardly below cell, in general parallel to t. a 
line; costal portion of wing beyond t. p. line pale greenish with several purple 
costal dots, sharply defined below by an oblique line proceeding from apex 
of wing to opposite cell; below this line the remainder of wing is purplish 
with the exception of a greenish tinge bordering t. p. line; a faint whitish 
waved s. t. line is evident crossing this purple color preceded by a dark dot 
opposite cell; terminal dotted dark line; fringes dusky. Secondaries pale 
smoky, darker outwardly with a diffuse discal dot. Beneath largely smoky, 
white at base of secondaries. Expanse 12.5 mm. 
Hasitat. Everglade, Fla. (Apr. 1-7). 1 ¢. Type, Coll. Barnes. 
We possess several similar specimens from Brownsville, Texas, 
slightly more contrasting in coloration and with the lines more promi- 
nent, especially the subbasal one; we consider them, however, to 
belong to the same species. 
