274 PROiJEEDlNG^ OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxix. 



RIFARGIA INDECORA, new species. 



Head reddish fawn color; collar darker. Thorax grey. Abdomen 

 dark grey above, whitish underneath. Primaries grey, irrorated with 

 darker grey on basal half; a reddish fawn spot at base between median 

 and submedian A^eins; some brown irrorations on costa medially and in 

 cell; a black streak on discocellular, followed by a large diffuse black 

 spot, followed by a blackish l)rown shade to apex; traces of a black 

 wavy postmedial line; an indistinct marginal brown line; fringe grey 

 spotted with brown at ends of veins. Secondaries dull blackish grey. 



Exjparise. — 32 nnu. 



i7fl;52'to?f. — Geldersland, Surinam River, Dutch Guiana. 



Type.—(^2X. No. 8740, U.S.N.M. 



RIFARGIA LITURA, new species. 



Head and thorax dark reddish brown; the patagia mottled with 

 dark buff'. Abdomen dull brown above, yellow underneath; some 

 luteous tufts at base laterally. Primaries light brown irrorated with 

 dark brown; a black basal line, followed below cell by a broad black- 

 ish shade; a lunular, irregular black antemedial line; traces of a wavy 

 medial line; an oblique blackish shade in cell and between base of 

 veins 2 and 8; a velvety dark linear streak at end of cell; the post- 

 medial consisting of black lunular marks between the veins, followed 

 by a dark spot between 3 and 4, and above vein 6 to the submarginal 

 line, also by black and grey spots on the veins; the submarginal 

 appearing paler owing to the absence of irrorations; round black 

 marginal spots between the veins; terminal black paired spots at 

 veins; fringe spotted with black between the veins. Secondaries 

 violaceous brown, darkest on outer margin; a black and white spot at 

 anal angle; fringe luteous, except at angles. Underneath dull black- 

 ish brown; the outer margins narrowly buff'; the secondaries with 

 luteous hairs below cell and along iimer margin. 



Expanse. — 51 mm. 



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



Type.—C2.t. No. 8741, U.S.N.M. 



Genus LOBEZA Herrieh-Schaeffer. 

 LOBEZA MINOR, new species. 



Head and thorax dark grey. Abdomen golden ochreous above; 

 laterally gre}'; ventrall}^ whitish. Primaries: grayish white, irro- 

 rated with broAvn, ver}^ thickly at base and submarginally; the basal 

 third of costa to middle of inner margin darkest, crossed and limited 

 by a darker wav}^ line; an irregular postmedial line to middle of inner 

 margin, leaving i triangular medial space the palest; a broad submar- 

 ginal dark space separated from the postmedial line by a grey shade; 



