NO. 1420. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 245 



Genus PEROARA, new genus. 



Fiilpi hairy, third joint minute. Antenntv fascicuhite. Primaries: 

 outer margin obli(juel3^ rounded; veins 3 and 4 apart; 5 from above 

 middle of diseocelhdar; 6 from near end of accessory cell; 7 and 8 

 stalked; 10 from end of accessory cell. Secondaries: 3 and 4 from 

 lower angle of cell; (i and T stalked; 8 close to 7 to end of cell. 



PEROARA SYLVESTRIS, new species. 



Palpi dark l^rown. Head and thorax mottled brown and fawn 

 coloi-; the patag-ia with silvery white haii-s. Abdomen golden brown, 

 the basal segment dark velvety brown. Primaries grey, irrorated 

 with brown; the basal third darkest; a whitish space at end of cell cut 

 by a brown line; a postmedial white line, inwardly edged by a brown 

 line and followed by brownish scales; a large dark patch on costa 

 before apex; a broad subterminal white shade, inwardly shaded with 

 brown below vein 4; a marginal l)rown shade; a brown terminal line, 

 interrupted l)y veins and inwardly edged with white; fringe grey. 

 Secondaries smoky brown, palest on l)asal half; fringe tipped with 

 whitish. 



Exjxinse. — Male, 33 mm.; female, -44 mm. 



Ilahitat. — St. Jean, Maroni liiver, French Guiana. 



Ty2Je.—C?ii. No. 8609, U.S.N. M. 



Genus GOPHA Walker. 

 GOPHA NIVEIGUTTA, new species 



Palpi l)lackish, irrorated with white scales. Head and collar mottled 

 reddish browm and fawn color. Thorax dark brown. Patagia and 

 abdomen l)lackish. Primaries l)lackish, mottled with dark moss green, 

 in cell, b(>low cell and vein 2, and at apex; two rows of submarginal 

 dark moss green spots, interrupted by a deep black shade beyond cell 

 to ])elow apex; the outer row of green spots inwardly with small 

 velvety black spots; some white irrorations on veins; a silvery white 

 spot close beyond cell, toothed towards apex; fringe black with tine 

 butt' streaks at end of veins. Secondaries ])lack brown; fringe as on 

 primaries. 



Krpan><c. — 30 mm. 



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



Allied to, but much darker than GopJui aJhlpuncta Schaus. 



Ti/pe.— Cat No. 8670, U.S.N. M. 



Genus MALUPA, new genus. 



Palpi porrect, third joint short. Antenna^ fasciculate. Legs hairy. 

 Primaries long and narrow. Costal margin convex before apex; 

 outer margin very oblique; veins 3 and 4 from lower angle of cell; 



