NO. 1444. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 93 



below cell; base of median vein black; a black line from costa to cell 

 spot, which is large, hyaline, edged by a geminate black line; a black 

 line from vein 7 at outer margin to beyond middle of inner margin, 

 preceded below vein 6 by a lunular black line; outer margin tinged 

 with gray. Secondaries: a black antemedial line; cell spot as on 

 primaries followed by a narrow reddish brown shade, and then by 

 black streaks on the veins connected b}' a fine, black, irregular line; 

 a submarginal black line. 



Expanse. — 97 mm. 



Ilahitat. — St. Jean, French Guiana. 



Type.— C?it. No. 946S, U.S.N.M. 



COPAXA LINEATA, new species. 



Body pinkish fawn color. Wings roseate brown, irrorated with 

 blackish strit^; discocellular, veins from cell and submedian dark 

 brown; a straight postmedial brown line; a subterminal line brown 

 line; an oblique brown line from costa near base to middle of inner 

 margin; a whitish shade at apex. Secondaries similarly marked, the 

 veins, a straight mesial line and a curved submarginal line dark brown. 



Expanse. — 107 mm. 



Hahitat. — St. Jean, French Guiana. 



Ttjpe.—Osii. No. 9469, U.S.N.M. 



Genus HYLESIA Hubner. 

 HYLESIA TERRANEA, new species. 



Female. — Uniformly dark brown, unmarked; wings slightly trans- 

 lucent; faint traces of a darker discal mark; abdomen with dark yellow 

 tuftings at the sides. 



Expanse. — 53 mm. 



Ilahitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 



Type.—OA.t. No. 9470, U.S.N.M. 



Family LYMANTRIID^. 



Genus CAVIRIA Walker. 

 CAVIRIA VESTALIS, new species. 



Body white; palpi laterally streaked with black. Primaries white, 

 silvery, but not so brilliant as in C. reg-ina Cramer, with three duller 

 white shades inwardly oblique from costa. Secondaries white. Anten- 

 na? pale straw color. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



Ilahitat. — St. Jean, French Guiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 9471, U.S.N.M. 



Allied to O. suhstrigosa Walker. 



