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NEOPHAEUS, new genus. 



Fore wing with accessory cell ; fore tibia with a large claw on in- 

 ner side; head with a corneous plate with raised edges and central 

 process, not on the front, but on the anterior part of vertex ; tongue 

 well developed; eyes large, round; thorax with rough scales; palpi 

 sharply upturned, much exceeding the vertex. 



7'ype of the genus. — Neophaeus chalcospilaTis, new species. 



NEOPHAEUS CHALCOSPILANS. new speciea. 



Fore wing with the apex pointed; outer margin concave above; 

 bronzy brown, irrorate with white; a single outer line, slender, 

 brown, bent at right angles on vein 7. Hind wing silky whitish; 

 costal half and outer border shaded with light brown. Expanse, 

 31 mm. 



Type.— Female, Cat. No. 21298, U.S.N.M.; Mexico (R. MuUer). 



Genus ANTAPLAGA Grote. 



ANTAPLAGA VARRARA, new species. 



Thorax and fore wing greenish yellow with slight fuscous tint. 

 Hind wing uniform dark fuscous. Expanse, 24 mm. 



Type.— Male, Cat. No. 21248, U.S.N.M.; Tehuacan, Mexico, Sep- 

 tember, 1913 (R. Muller). 



ANTAPLAGA ALESAEA, new species. 



Fore wing and thorax white. Hind wing sordid white; a faint 

 fuscous outer border. Below, fore wing dark fuscous, except costa. 

 Hind wing sordid white. Expanse, 20 mm. 



Type.— Female, Cat. No. 21249, U.S.N.M.; Guerrero, Mexico, 

 August, 1916 (R. Miiller). 



The following table will separate the species of Antaplaga whicli 

 have the fore wings without markings : 



Thorax orange. 



Smaller; no fuscons suffusion fTioracico Hy. Edwards. 



Larger; with fuscous suffusion suffumosa Dyar. 



Thorax concolorous with fore wing. 

 Fore wing orange or greenish. 



Hind wing pale ; disk slightly dusky. 



Cilia orange salacon Druce. 



Cilia pale compositaHy. Edwards. 



Hind wing fuscous except on costa. 



Fore wing yellow ; hind wing of male 



pale on disk dulcita Schaus. 



Fore wing greenish yellow; hind wing 



all fuscous varrara Dyar. 



Fore wing white. 



Hind wing black-brown pyronaea Druce. 



Hind wing white, the edge gray alesaea Dyar. 



