NO. 144-1. NEW so UTH AMERICAN MOTHS—SCHA US. 99 



of transverse posterior line black shaded; apex to middle of outer 

 marg-in white washed, the fringe black spotted. Secondaries whitish 

 brown at base, veins and outer half blackish brown, a small white area 

 at anal angle; fring-e black and white. Below the costal white spots 

 are repeated, enlarged, and there is white at apex; secondaries wnth 

 mesial, outer and submarginal lines, the margin dark grey, the white 

 at anal ang-le repeated. 



Expanse. — 28 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



Type.— Cat. No. 9621, U.S.N.M. 



Genus MAKAPTA, new genus. 



Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex, third joint three times as 

 long as wide. Hind wings with vein 5 from near the middle of cell, 

 weak; fore wings with the apex square, acute. Front smooth, 

 rounded; tibite smooth; eyes naked; thorax with a posterior crest; 

 vestiture hairy. 



MAKAPTA CARNESCENS, new species. 



Primaries bronzy reddish, darker over cell and margin; a conspicu- 

 ous white lunate discal mark; transverse posterior line only visible, 

 though the surface is slightly mottled; this line is regularly curved, 

 even, dark brown. Secondaries blackish with dull vinous fringe. 

 Below dark, vinous tinted except the disk of fore wings, which is 

 sericeous blackish. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



Hahitat. — Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



Type.—C2it. No. 9522, U.S.N.M. 



Genus KOHLERA, ne^A^ genus. 



Male antennas ciliate; palpi upturned to middle of front, third joint 

 minute; proboscis present; eyes naked; tibite without spines. Hind 

 wings with vein 5 weak, from below the angle of discocellulars. 



KOHLERA NEBULA, new species. 



Bronzy reddish shining, lines in dark brown; transverse anterior and 

 posterior lines even, geminate, the anterior scarcely curved, the poste- 

 rior slightly excurved over cell, moderately oblique; orbicular and 

 reniform outlined in brown rings; subterminal line of brown spots; 

 margin and fringe dark. Secondaries clear shining white, contrasting. 

 Below primaries and costal edge of secondaries powdered with red- 

 brown, inner two-thirds of secondaries white; a common outer line in 

 the powdered part. 



Expanse. — 32 mm. 



Hahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Type.—Cai. No. 9523, U.S.N.M. 



