446 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx. 



HiEMALEA VENIPUNCTATA, new species. 



Forewhig. — Pearl-gray, dusted with graj' atoms; the costa purplish 

 black; the lines dark gray, indistinct; first from one-fourth of costa to 

 one-third of inner margin, curved, inbent on submedian fold, marked bj' 

 dark dots on veins and on thefolds: median just be3'Ond middle, vertical 

 and waved, well beyond the purplish cell spot; outer line from three- 

 fourths of costa to close before anal angle, projecting on veins 6 and 

 below 4, insinuate beyond cell and on submedian fold, and marked ))y. 

 dark vein spots; submarginal line represented by dark wedge-shaped 

 marks between veins, distinct only below costa and at anal angle; a 

 dark gray marginal shade, projecting beyond cell; a marginal row of 

 purplish black lunules; fringe rufous-gray, darker at base. 



lUndvnng. — Without first line; the submarginal line hardly marked, 

 and the gray cloud apical only. 



Under side pale pearly ochreous, tinged slightly with purplish in 

 forewing, where the costa and hind margin are purplish gray; cell 

 spot and outer line marked; hindwing with a slight apical shade. 



Face and shoulders purple- black; vertex and base of antennae 

 white; thorax and abdomen white speckled with black; forelegs in 

 front purplish. 



Expanse of viings. — 22 mm. 



Locality. — Rockstone, Essequibo, British Guiana; 1 male, Septem- 

 ber, 1904. 



Type.— C2ii. No. 923S, U.S.N.M. 



Genus HEMIPTERODES, new genus. 



Forewing.— VAor\^2itQ\ costa straight, convex before apex; hind 

 margin straight, oblique, curved only before anal angle. 



IIi?ulwmg.SqvLare\y bent at apex; hind margin and inner margin 

 quite straight, meeting at an acute angle, the wing appearing aborted; 

 submedian fold below with a ridge of hairs, thickened toward anal 

 angle, which is slightly contorted. Antennae of female with long cilia- 

 tions; palpi thick, well developed; third segment short; fore and mid- 

 dle legs strongly developed; hind legs aborted. 



JVei/rafioii. — Veins 6, 7 of hindwings stalked; 3, 4 also stalked; cells 

 of both wings broad; in forewing veins 2, 3, 4 rise near together, vein 

 5 from above middle of discocellular; 7, 8, 9, stalked; 10 ansatomoses 

 with 11 and again with 8, 9. 



Type. — JJc>n/'/)f erodes i^uhnigratd., new species. 



The genus is related to Lipomelia. 



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HEMIPTERODES SUBNIGRATA, new species. 



Foreving. — Bone-color, suffused with pinkish gra}', and thickly 

 dusted with dark atoms; an inner dark line from one-fourth of costa 

 to one-fifth of inner margin, straight; an oblique purplish line straight 



