.452 J'BOCEEDiyaS of the national museum. vol.xxx. 



also, is untraceable below vein 3; the upper half of hind margin 

 bej'ond it likewise paler; fine marginal dark dashes between the veins; 

 fringe, like the margin, j^ellowish; the anal lobe is reddish tinged and 

 the fringe round it. 



Hindvrmg. — With dark cell sjwt and faint curved outer line; fringe 

 3ellowish, 



Under side smoother and paler, more rufous. 



Thorax and abdomen like wings; vertex whitish; face and palpi 

 brown. 



Ejrpanse of wings. — 16 mm. 



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



Type.—C2ii. No. 9247, U.8.N.M. 



Genus MNESITHETIS Swinhoe. 

 MNESITHETIS DECOLOR, new species. 



Foreioing. — Ver}' pale whitish green with the markings a shade 

 darker; these consist of an inner curved line at one-fourth, projecting 

 outward above the median vein; an outer curved line from beyond 

 middle of costa to middle of innei- margin, incurved below middle and 

 approaching inner line, the space between them rather deeper green, 

 and containing a small green and white cell spot; })efore the hind 

 margin are three waved darker green lines parallel to margin, the out- 

 side one ver}^ faint; fringe concolorous; a dark marginal line inter- 

 rupted at veins. 



Hindioing. — With only the outer lines. 



Under side pale green; the costal half of forewing reddish tinged, 

 also the marginal line. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen, pale green; face, palpi, and forelegs, 

 brown-red above, paler below. 



Expanse of iri/igs. — 15 mm. 



Locality. — Demerara, British Guiana; 1 male. 



Type.— Cat No. 9248, U.S.N.M. 



MNESITHETIS RUFIPUNCTA, new species. 



Loreiring. -DnW green; the lines darker, first curved at about one- 

 third; median outcurved round the large red-brown cell spot to middle 

 of inner margin; outer line lunulate-dentate at four-fifths; marginal 

 line fine, interrupted by pale dots at the vein ends; fringe, green; cos- 

 tal edge, ochreous-yellow. 



IJind margin. — Without first line; cell spot silvery white. 



Under side of forewing dull rosy, the outer line deeper; costa 

 broadly dull yellowish; fringe, pale green beyond an interrupted red 

 marginal line; hindwing, pinky ochreous, the costa and two outer 

 lines rosy. 



