NO. 1444. NEW SOUTH AMEUICAX MOTHS— SCHAVS. 185 



ARGYRACTIS CYLOIALIS, new species. 



Very similar to ^1. (/'(((dai'rnsix Schaus, and of the same size. The 

 primaries have a mesial whitish line across the wing*, which is not 

 defined in the type of (/Kadori^hsls^ and there is a stronger infiltration 

 of yellow in the outer portion of the wing, the yellow being- also of a 

 lighter tint; it is especially apparent in the light rounded area before 

 tornus, where it forms a broad arc. Secondaries as is guadarensls, 

 with.the metallic band duplicated by scales outside the second yellow 

 mark; more infiltration of yellow subapically; the marginal black 

 spots more rounded and concrete, appearing as three rather large 

 spots fused to an olivaceous black margin and half circled on the inner 

 side by white, limited from the white area within by an irregular black 

 lunular line. 



Expan>it. — 8t» mm. 



TIahUat. — Orizaba , Me xico . 



7}//>'-.— Cat. No. 9f>1.5. r.S.N.M. 



ARGYRACTIS SINITALIS, new species. 



White, washed with grey-brown, the white predominating mesially; 

 a slender wavy mesial white line across wing; discal mark outlined by 

 two approximate brown cusps; submarginal line white, brown edged, 

 very sinuous, nearh' touching outer margin at lower third; marginal 

 line yellow, preceded centrall}' by a white dash. Secondaries brown at 

 base, a broad white shade mesially followed bj' brown; two dark streaks 

 running to apex, the whole submarginal area with blackish irrorations; 

 marginal black spots defined l)y metallic bluish scales, united by dark 

 lu'own outwardly, set in a pale yellow field, which is limited inwardly 

 by a slender black line. 



Expaii>ii. — 20 mm. 



ILihitat. — Orizaba, Mexico. 



Type.—^^i. No. 9017, U.S.N.M. 



Genus CATACLYSTA Hubner. 

 CATACLYSTA JALISCALIS, new species. 



Primaries brownish gre}^; a nearly straight mesial white line; pre- 

 ceded centrally by an orange-red patch; lower half of space beyond 

 white powdered with brown; two conspicuous white costal dashes 

 converging toward tornus, separated below by orange-red; a dash of 

 this color obliquely inward from tornus, followed above by a short 

 white shade which joins the inner dash; scattered metallic scales at 

 tornus. Secondaries brown irrorate at base; an antemesial orange- 

 red band; followed by a narrow white line with metallic scales on 

 it; outer area, including- the discal dot, thickly covered with black 

 specks; a narrow, pure-white area ))efore the round, black marginal 



