﻿MOTHS OF GENUS EPEIROMULONA — FIELD 465 



EPEIROMULONA HAMATA BRASILIENSIS, new subspecies 



Plate 44, Figure 9; Pxate 46, Figure 27 



Male. — Unknown. 



Female (pi. 46, fig. 27). — Palpus, head, thorax, abdomen, and 

 wings not different from typical hamata. 



Length of forewing 7 mm. 



Female genitalia as illustrated (pi. 44, fig. 9) with apex of ductus 

 bursae slightly narrower than in E. hamata hamata and with narrow 

 lobes projecting from posterior edge of seventh sternum above shallow 

 cuplike depressions that lie on each side of the central raised trans- 

 verse ridge. 



Type locality and distribution. — Melguina, 10 miles south of Dia- 

 mantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil. 



Additional type data. — Described from a single specimen, the holo- 

 type, female (locality as given above; 2,000 feet; C. L. Collenette; 9 

 genitalia preparation W. D. F. No. 3222, 1949). 



Location of type. — In the British Museum of Natural History. 



EPEIROMULONA ROSEATA, new species 

 Plate 43, Figures 5, 5a, 5b; Plate 46, Figure 28 



Male (pi. 46, fig. 28). — Palpus, head, base of antenna, patagium, 

 tegula, pronotum and mesonotum white. A black spot in middle of 

 thorax and another on base of tegula. Metanotum pale yellowish 

 white. Legs pale orange or yellow, sometimes whitish yellow. Fore- 

 leg with black on apical half of femur and basal half of tibia and the 

 last four subsegments of tarsus. Midlegs and hindlegs with apex 

 of tibia and last four subsegments of tarsus black. Abdomen yellow 

 with slightly pinkish tinge above and pale whitish yellow below. 

 Forewing above and below very similar to phelina. Fringe very pale 

 yellow. Hindwing above and below salmon-pink, usually without 

 apical black spot. 



Length of forewing 5.5-7 mm. 



Male genitalia as illustrated (pi. 43, fig. 5, 5a, 5b). 



Femole. — ^Unknown. 



Type locality. — Between La Gloria and Cardel, state of Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. 



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

 as given above; U.S.N.M. type No. 34836; J. Camelo C; 1938; 

 $ genitalia preparation W. D. F. No. 1674, 1941) ; paratypes Nos. 1-8, 

 males (Rio Temas, Honduras; $ genitalia preparations as follows: 

 paratype No. 1, W. D. F. No. 3199, 1949 ; paratype No. 2, W. D. F. 

 No. 3200, 1949 ; paratype No. 3, W. D. F. No. 3201, 1949 ; paratype 

 No. 4, W. D. F. No. 3202, 1949; paratype No. 5, W. D. F. No. 3204, 



