NO. 1420. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 267 



ondaries brown, rather thinly scaled; some ^'ellowish white at base and 

 along' inner margin; fringe whitish. 



Expanse. — 33 mm. 



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



Type.— C^t. No. 8723, U.S.N.M. 



MERAGISA SUBMARGINATA, new species. 



Head and throax greenish grey, with dark mottlings. Abdomen 

 above ochreous at base, then greyish black; the anal segments fawn 

 mottled with dark scales; underneath ochreous. Primaries greenish 

 grey irrorated with dark brown; base of inner margin broadly clearer 

 grey; a basal dark geminate line very indistinct below costa; the ante- 

 medial geminate, oblique from costa to median below which it starts 

 again from nearer base and is lunular, oblique, to middle of inner mar- 

 gin; the postmedial lunular geminate, followed hx grey shades, the 

 lunule between veins 3 and -i closer to outer margin; terminal grev 

 patches, inwardly edged with dark velvety brown; terminal geminate 

 points at veins; fringe ochreous mottled with dark scales. Secondar- 

 ies black, the inner margin and fringe ochreous. Underneath black; 

 the primaries with the margin yellowish butf ; the secondaries with 

 the cell and inner area broadly, the costa and outer margin narrowly, 

 also the fringe yellowish bufi'. 



Expanse. — 54 mm, 



Hahitat. — Carabava, Peru. 



Type.—Qvii. No. 8724, U.S.N.M. 



Genus PHASTIA Walker. 

 PHASTIA OCHREATA, new species. 



Head and collar bright yellow, also an anterior space on thorax, 

 which is otherwise dark lilacine. Abdomen dark gre}^ above, whitish 

 underneath; the terminal segments reddish brown; anal tuft3^ellowish. 

 Primaries above median and vein 4 bright ochreous, below them viola- 

 ceous brown, with a lilacine grey shade above the submedian; base 

 of cell, extreme costal margin, and veins 5 and 6 violaceous brown. 

 Secondaries smoky grey, darkest on inner margin; the ends of veins 

 and a terminal shade light reddish brown. The female has the sec- 

 ondaries light reddish brown shaded with grey at base and on inner 

 margin. On the primaries the posterior half of wing is duller and 

 the lilacine shade above submedian is absent. 



Expanse. — Male, 32 mm.; female, 36 mm. 



Hahitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— Coit. No. 8725, U.S.N.M. 



