﻿MOTHS OF GENUS EPEIROMULONA — FIELD 463 



Male genitalia as illustrated (pi. 42, figs. 3, Jia, 3b; pi. 45, figs. 13, 

 14). This subspecies differs from the others in having the distal end 

 of harpe narrower and more elongate, with costa not greatly expanded 

 at apex. In this subspecies the downward-projecting, hooklike struc- 

 ture from middle of costa is usually greatly recurved and elongated 

 at tip and the ampullalike spiny knob is located much closer to the 

 ventral margin than in the other subspecies. 



Female (pi. 46, fig. 24). — Habitus like that of the male. 



Length of f orewing 7.2-8 mm. 



Female genitalia as illustrated (pi. 44, fig. 10), differing from E. 

 hamata hrafiiliensis in having the apex of ductus bursae slightly 

 broader and with broad lobes along posterior edge of seventh sternum 

 above shallow cuplike depressions that lie on either side of the central 

 raised transverse ridge. 



Type locality. — Cayenne, French Guiana. 



Additional type data. — Described from the holotype, male (locality 

 as given above ; "William Schaus ; U.S.N.M. type No. 34818 ; $ genitalia 

 preparation W. D. F. No. 1667, 1941); allotype, female (Trinidad, 

 West Indies; August Busck; 9 genitalia preparation W. D. F. No. 

 1677, 1941) and from two male and three female paratypes (various 

 localities: Cayenne, French Guiana; Trinidad, West Indies and 

 Caparo, west-central Trinidad, West Indies. Genitalia preparations 

 as follows : Paratype No. 1, $ , W. D. F. No. 3208, 1949 ; paratype No. 

 2, 5 , W. D. F. No. 3215, 1949 ; paratype No. 3, 9 , W. D. F. No. 3216, 

 1949; paratype No. 4, 9 , W. D. F. No. 3221, 1949 and paratype No. 5, 

 5 , W. D. F. No. 3227, 1949 ) . 



Location of types. — Holotype, allotype, and paratypes Nos. 1-3 in 

 the United States National Museum. Paratypes Nos. 4 and 5 in the 

 British Museum (Natural History). 



Distribution. — French Guiana: Cayenne. Trinidad: Capara in 

 west-central Trinidad; several specimens are labeled simply "Trini- 

 dad."' 



Remarks. — Six specimens (including their genitalia preparations) 

 were studied. 



EPEIROMULONA HAMATA VENEZUELENSIS, new subspecies 



Plate 45, Figukes 15, 16 ; Plate 46, Figure 25 



Male (pi. 46, fig. 25). — Palpus, head, thorax, abdomen, and wings 

 not different from typical E. hamata. 



Length of forewing 6.5-7.2 mm. 



Male genitalia as illustrated (pi. 45, figs. 15, 16). This subspecies 

 differs from typical hamata in having the distal end of harpe elongate 

 at ventral margin and with costa expanded at apex. The downward- 

 projecting hooklike structure originates from just before middle of 

 costa and is recurved and elongate at the tip but not as recurved and 



