NO. 1J2D. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTHS— SCIIA US. 298 



paler, slightly curved be3'ond cell, then nearly .straioht to inner mar- 

 gin, followed by black points and preceded ))y short black streaks on 

 veins; a large blackish spot on this line below vein 2; an irregular 

 marginal black line, preceded by silver at apex. Secondaries dark 

 smok}^ gi'ey; at l^ase dirty white. 



Expanse. — 54 nmi. 



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



Type.—G^t. No. 8787, U.S.N. M. 



Genus CHLIARA \A^alker. 

 CHLIARA NOVICIA, new species. 



Differs from typical ('hJiura in having the male antennsv fasciculate. 

 Head and thorax reddish lilacine brown; palpi tipped with black; 

 black streaks on frons. Abdomen light reddish above, paler under- 

 neath. Primaries light i-eddish brown, faintly shaded with lilacine; 

 an irregular basal row of l)lack points; antemedial black points on 

 costa; faint striolate darker shadings below cell; two small black 

 annular spots in cell; at end of cell a cross-shaped spot outlined in 

 black, the posterior portion tilled in with l)lack in the female; a tine 

 dark postmedial line, with black points on veins; the line is single in 

 female, geminate in the male; an irregular Hne Idack marginal line 

 terminating in a small black spot on costa; a black shade on apex in 

 female. Secondaries light reddish brown. 



Expanse. — Male, -iiJ mm.; female, 56 mm. 



Hahltat. — Maroni River, French (luiana, 



Type.—OAi. No. 8788, U.S.N.M. 



Genus ANT^^A Hubner. 

 ANT./EA OMANA, new species. 



Palpi dark greyish brown. Head and collar brown, thorax lilacine 

 brown. Abdomen l)rown-gre3\ Primaries lilacine brown, irrorated 

 with reddish brown; lines buff', outwardly edged with darker brown; 

 basal line straight; antemedial straight to submedian, slightly curved 

 below it; a large oval line across cell; a line from median before end 

 of cell, straight up to subcostal, then curving around end of cell to 

 postmedial at vein 3; })Ostmedial slightly incurved at vein 3, then 

 straight to innei' margin; a tine median indistinct line from cell; a 

 submarginal line, incurved from costa near apex to vein 4, then broken, 

 wavy, irregulai'. shaded partly with reddish brown; some black below 

 veins 4 and 3; a blackish brown shade on outer margin from vein 2 

 to above vein 3; the outer margin crenulate; a dark terminal line. 

 Secondaries blackish brown, paler at base and along inner margin. 



Expanse. — ^71 mm. 



