NO. 1420. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTHS—SCHAUS. 235 



basal and medial lines; the postmedial line fine, geminate, dark brown, 

 tilled in with light l)rovvn; a large grey spot at apex; a large grey 

 marginal space between veins 2 and 4; a minute grey spot at inner 

 angle; a submarginal black line on the brown portions. Secondaries 

 pale at base, shading to dark violaceous brown on outer margin; fringe 

 3^ellowish. 



Expan ae. — 4 T mm. 



Tldfy'itat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, Frencli Guiana. 



7]/7A^— Cat. No. 8646, U.S.N.M. 



Genus PSEUDANTIORA Kirby. 

 PSEUDANTIORA RUFESCENS, new species. 



Head and collar reddish brown. Thorax light grey". Abdomen 

 dark grey above, fawn color below. Primaries: the apical half of 

 costa and outer margin light grey, otherwise light reddish ))rown, the 

 inner margin shaded with gre}'; a whitish line from cell along and 

 below vein 5 separates the two colors. A black point at end of cell; a 

 dark median spot below cell; indistinct traces of reddish brown basal, 

 medial, postmedial, and outer lines, the latter preceded on costa by a 

 large reddish brown spot; a whitish submarginal wavy line; a reddish 

 brown marginal spot a])ove vein 3. Secondaries brown, the fringe 

 whitish. Underneath reddish brown with broad whitish margins. 



Expanse. — 48 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French (luiana. 



Type.— Csit. No. 8647, U.S.N.M. 



Genus MARTHULA Walker. 

 MARTHULA GRISESCENS, new species. 



Head and palpi reddish brown. Thorax and tegulaj dark velvety 

 brown; patagia pale grey. Abdomen blackish grey above, becoming- 

 paler on last segments; underneath gre}", the last two segments dark 

 brown. Primaries lilacine grey, irrorated with black and shaded with 

 brown on costal half of wing; a basal pale line on costa, not entering 

 cell, shaded with dark brown, followed closely by a geminate brown 

 line from subcostal to submedian; an antemedial V-shaped line in and 

 below cell, surmounted by some pale reddish brown spots on costa, 

 and followed b} a pale line outwardly, edged with brown from just 

 below subcostal to inner margin; a large indistinct brown spot at end 

 of cell, preceded by a black point on subcostal; a velvet}^ blackish 

 space medialh^ on inner margin; the postmedial pale line inwardly 

 edged with dark brown from subcostal to inner margin, surmounted 

 on costa by some light reddish brown spots; a pale submarginal line 

 from vein 8 to inner margin;- two marginal rows of black lunular 



