NO. 2239. NEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO— DYAR. 353 



a black subapical spot in the purple border, with a little light color 

 above it. Hind wing sordid whitish at base, with broad purple 

 outer border; traces of an outer dark line; black terminal dots be- 

 tween the veins on both wings. Expanse, 22 mm. 



ry;?^.— Female, Cat. No. 21256, U.S.N.M. ; Coatepec, Mexico, May, 

 1914 (R. Miiller). 



MARZIGETTA, new genus. 



Fore wing without accessory cell; veins 8-10 stalked, 11 free; apex 

 of fore wing acute; palpi of female obliquely ascending, the end 

 joint porrect, about two times the length of head. 



Type of the genus. — Marzigetta ohliqua, new species. 



MARZIGETTA OBLIQUA. new species. 



Fore wing brown, irrorate Avith black; a red shade in median 

 space; lines pale, followed by blackish shades; inner line straight, 

 oblique, from inner third of inner margin to outer third of costa; 

 submarginal line parallel to outer margin, a little wavy; terminal 

 space dark ; a row of black dots between the veins. Hind wing dark 

 fuscous, pale at base. Expanse, 18 mm. 



^2/^6.— Female, Cat. No. 21257, U.S.N.M.; Mexico (R. Miiller). 



Genus MASTIGOPHORUS Poey. 



MASTIGOPHORUS ASYNETALIS, new species. 



Fore wing dark brown, shading to reddish just before subterminal 

 line; terminal space narrow, leaden black filled, with a black spot 

 just before apex and black terminal line; ordinary lines faint; inner 

 black, diffused, forming a spot in cell; discal dot black, small, with 

 some whitish scales ; outer line blackish, dentate, irregular ; subtermi- 

 nal line pale, waved. Hind wing gray-brown, darker on margin, 

 with blackish discal dot and traces of outer line. Expense, 19 mm. 



ry;?^.— Female, Cat. No. 21258, U.S.N.M.; Misantla, Mexico, 

 July, 1914 (R. Miiller) . 



ALESUA, new genus. 



Fore wing with accessory cell; veins T-9 stalked from accessory 

 cell, vein 10 arising from it, 11 free, but close to 10; palpi obliquely 

 ascending, the third joint smooth, oblique; fore wing of male with- 

 out vesicle; anal angle of hind wing not lobed; outer margin of 

 fore wing evenly rounded. 



Type of the genus. — Alesua etialis, new species. 



ALESUA ETIALIS, new species. 



Fore wing gray, shaded with reddish brown along inner margin 

 and outer margin nearly to apex; reniform a thick black ellipse 

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