NO. 1420. NEW iSO UTII AMERICAN MOTHSSCHA US. 227 



Genus HYPOMOLIS Hampson. 

 HYPOMOLIS MINCA, new species. 



Veins 7 and 8 ot^ tore wino-s coincident; otherwise falls in llypomolU. 

 Black, the body and hind wings with a dark blue reflection. Fore 

 win^s grey black. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



Ilahitat. — Oaxaca, Mexico. 



7)/^>tf.— Cat. No. 8625, LJ.S.N.M. 



Genvis TESSELLOTA Hampson. 

 TESSELLOTA APOSTATA, new species. 



Veins 8 and 9 of fore wings coincident; prol)oscis aborted but visi- 

 ble, once coiled^ — in these characters differing generically from Ti'-sxel- 

 lota; a new genus may be proposed later. Black; two spots on back of 

 head, collar, last abdominal segment and slight lateral spots on the 

 two preceding segments orange yellow. Legs and the lengthily ])ipec- 

 tinated antennae black. Fore wings semidiaphanous l)lack, thinly 

 scaled, brownish tinted; hind wings black, nearly opaque. 



Expanse. — 2!j mm. 



Ilahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Type.—C^t. No. 8(526, U.S.N.M. 



Genus PARANERITA Hampson. 

 PARANERITA CARMINATA, new species. 



Body crimson above; yellowish white underneath; a subdorsal yel- 

 low spot at l)ase of al)domen. Primaries crimson; a yellow streak at 

 base of inner margin; an oblique, narrow yellow l)and from middle of 

 costa to outer margin at vein 2; above this the fringe is yellow. Sec- 

 ondaries roseate. 



Expanse. — 26 mm. 



Hahltat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.—C^t. No. 8627, U.S.N.M 



PARANERITA COMPLICATA, new species. 



Palpi red, dark grey in front. Frons butt' and brown. Vertex 

 red with a yellow spot. Collar red with two yellow spots. Thorax 

 lilacine grey; a red streak on patagia. Abdomen crimson abov?, 3'el- 

 lowish underneath; anal hairs yellow. Primaries dark grey; three 

 yellow spots at base broadly edged with ci'imson; a similar small spot 

 medially on inner margin; a large semihyaline spot medially from 

 costal margin, extending to vein 3, irregular, edged with crimson, and 

 containing a crimson point at origin of vein 6; a postmedial row of 



