MOTHS OF THE GENUS RHABDATOMIS — FIELD 59 



Additional type data. — Described from holotype, male (March; 

 A. H. Fassel, collector; Dognin Collection; cf genitalia slide 

 WDF 1551; USNM Type 34859), and one male paratype (San 

 Antonio, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia; November; 

 M. G. Palmer, collector; 5,800 ft.; Dognin Collection; cf genitalia 

 slide WDF 1552). 



Location of type. — United States National Musemn. 



Distribution and material studied. — This species is known 

 solely from the holotype and paratype listed above. 



Remarks. — Species named for the collector, Mr. A. H. Fassel. 



Rhabdatomis peruviana (Schaus), new combination 



Figures 10, 31 

 Lithosia peruviana Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 239, March 6, 1894. 



Male. — Figm^e 31. Thorax yellow, tinged with pink. Head 

 missing in holotype (sole specimen available for study) but reported 

 by Schaus in his original description as "yellow, with a transverse 

 grey band." This statement undoubtedly can be interpreted to 

 mean that the specimen had a fuscous or gray frons. Abdomen 

 entirely straw yellow in color. Forewing above most like that of 

 R. extensa below with fasciae larger than in that species. In hindwing 

 peruviana differs from all other species in genus by costal margin 

 colored differently above than below, upperside yellow and underside 

 fuscous. In this species also the fuscous on the apical area is more 

 reduced than that in any other species. 



Length of forewing 10 mm. 



Male genitalia as characterized in key and as illustrated by figure 

 10. See remarks under R. fasseli. 



Female. — Unknown. 



Additional type data. — Originally described from single male 

 specimen, holotype (USNM Type 10922; collection, William Schaus; 

 d' genitaha sHde WDF 1530). 



Location of type. — United States National Museum. 



Distribution and material studied. — This species is still known 

 solely from the holotype specimen. 



Rhabdatomis pusa (Dognin), new combination 



Figures 11, 14,32,33 

 Crambidia pusa Dognin, Le Naturaliste, ser. 2, no. 130, p. 185, Aug. 1, 

 1892; L^pidoptferes de Loja et environs (Equateur), descriptions d'^speces 

 nouveUes, livr. 3, p. 88, pi. 9, fig. 7 (cf), 1894. 



Male. — Figure 32. Head, thorax, and wings entirely like R. 

 fasseli. R. jpusa differs from that species in coloration by having the 

 abdomen straw yellow above and fuscous below. 



Length of forewing 11 mm. 



