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NO. 1456. NEW GEOMETRID MOTHS— WARREN. 4B9 



Foreiolng. — Ochreous, dusted with blackish; a blackish curved basal 

 line projecting' on median vein; a dark oblique fascia from inner mar- 

 gin beyond middle parallel to hind margin, but apparently not extend- 

 ing above middle of wing% though marked by a .spot on costa. The 

 unique specimen is so much rubbed toward apex of forewing that 

 further description is impossible. 



Ilindiving. — With a blackish band across middle, preceded and fol- 

 lowed by some brown dusting; below vein 5 a deep incision runs 

 inward for one-third, vein 4 ending at its extremity, the lower ^art 

 of wing forming a long spatulate lobe. 



Under side pale brownish ochreous, with the fringes of hairs in 

 both wings of the same color; the black markings of upper side 

 repeated. 



Thorax and abdomen ochreous, the dorsum with blackish scaling; 

 vertex white; face and palpi black; tips of the preanal tufts black. 



Expanse of wings. — 17 mm. 



Locality.— 0Y\7.?ihQ.^ Mexico; 1 male. 



This species possesses a ver}^ long expansive pencil of hairs rising 

 from the base of costa of hindwings. 



Type.— C^t. No. 9224, U.S.N. M. 



DEINOPYGIA HORRIFICA, new species. 



Forevnng. — Dull brownish ochreous, roughly dark speckled, with 

 obscure traces of dark lines, inner, median, and outer, the last plainer 

 than the others; marginal dashes dark between the veins; fringe rather 

 darker; a blackish cell .spot. 



Ilindyilng. — Pale toward l)ase; the marginal areas clothed with a 

 mass of scrubby brown and ochreous hairs. 



Under side dull })rownish ochreous, both wings covered with down}^ 

 hairs; cell spot and outer line of forewing dark, and a tuft of dark 

 hairs at middle of inner margin; hindwing marked with l)lackish along 

 hind margin. 



Head and shoulders pale brown; face, thorax, and dorsum dark 

 brown. 



Expanse of wings. — 16 mm. 



Locality. — Cayenne, French Guiana; 1 male, February, 1904. 



The anal lobe of hindwing is more produced than in D. caudata 

 Warren. 



Type.— Cut. No. 9225, U.S.N.M. 



DEINOPYGIA PERCURRENS, new species. 



Forewing. — Ochreous in basal half; flesh -colored in marginal; the 

 two shades separated by a brown bar, graduallv narrowing from inner 

 margin at middle to co.sta beyond middle, with darker edges and fol- 

 lowed by a pale line; the basal ochreous ar^a is somewhat olive tinged 



