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•i^'«. NEW <1E0METRID MOTHS— WARREN. 457 



PTYCHOPODA MARASCIA, new species. 



Foreuilng. — Pale ochreous with a slight olive tinge; first line very 

 obscure at one-third, obliquely curved; outer line from three-fourths 

 of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, starting from a dark brown 

 spot, obliquely curved parallel to hind margin and forming a slight 

 sinus outward below vein 4; basal space and marginal area darkened 

 with pale brownish gray scales which extend along costa to the middle 

 of wing; in the marginal area a pale waved submarginal line; fringe 

 concolorous; cell spot black. 



Ilindimng. — Similar, but without basal markings. 



Under side like upper, but the brown markings deeper; a marginal 

 row of dark dashes. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen olive-ochreous; face, palpi, and shoul- 

 ders brownish; vertex white; dorsum shaded with brown. 



Expanse of wings. — 17 mm. 



Locality. — Castro, Parana, Brazil; 1 male, 1 female. 



Type.—C^i. No. 9258, U.S.N.M. 



PTYCHOPODA MUSCIFASCIATA, new species. 



Forewlng. — Bone-color, suffused with dull flesh-color, more deeply 

 toward hind margin; first and second lines from one-third and two- 

 thirds of costa, dark moss-green; the first simply curved, the second 

 outcurved round cell and waved, running in along vein 3 to inner 

 margin just beyond middle; this outei' line is broadly edged inwardly 

 with dark moss-green, which at inner margin extends to inner line, 

 and outwardly is followed by a pale line; submarginal line pale, wavy; 

 fringe pale; cell spot moss-green; the green band before outer line is 

 interrupted between 2 and 3. 



Hindwing. — With the band antemedian, indented in middle; base of 

 wing pale, with moss-green atoms; outer half uniform flesh-color with 

 straight pale submarginal line. 



Under side olive-gray and ochreous; cell spots and vein dots mark- 

 ing outer line, blackish, the dark green band showing through. 



Face and palpi dark red-brown; vertex whitish; shoulders and pata- 

 gia bone-color; abdomen flesh-color, with a dark green spot on second 

 segment. 



Expanse of wings. — 16 mm. 



Locality. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana; 1 female, Jul}', 

 1904. 



Type.— C^t. No. 9259, U.S.N.M. 



PTYCHOPODA PURPUREOVITTATA, new species. 



Foreioing. — Pale yellow, sprinkled with purplish scales, except just 

 before outer line, and most thickly near base; at one-fourth and one- 

 half of costa two purplish spots from which indistinct inner and median 



