NEW GEOMETRID MOTHS— WARREN. 483 



TEPHROCLYSTIA INFREQUENS, new species. 



Forevlng. — With the basal area for nearl}^ halt of wmg- and the 

 marginal area greenish gray; the outer half of central fascia fawn- 

 color; the lines across the basal and central areas indistinct; the 

 pale liand following the fascia closely followed by the pale subniar- 

 ginal line, so that there appear to be three pale lines separated by two 

 gra}^ ones; cell spot l)lack; marginal dashes between the veins; fringe 

 greenish gra}^ darker and mottled on basal half. 



Ilindunng. — Whitish, grayer along inner and hind margins, with 

 traces of gra}' lines across wing, most distinct on inner margin; a 

 small cell spot. 



Under side of forewing rufous-gray, with all the lines well marked, 

 cell spot black; hindwing wdiiter, with a black cell spot follow^ed l)y a 

 dark gray postmedian and submarginal lines. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen fawn-color mixed with gray, 



E.rj)aitse ofinintjs. — 20 mm. 



Female without localit}". 



Much resembles T. Jiastaria, described above, but the disposition of 

 the tints is different, as well as the markings of the under side. 



Tijpe.—C^t. No. 9811, U.S.N.M. 



TEPHROCLYSTIA KURTIA, new species. 



Foreirlng. — Dark powdery gra}^, dusted with blackish, on a pale 

 ocherous ground, which shows slightly only as pale bands edging the 

 central fascia and as an oblique blotch at middle of costa containing 

 the black cell spot; the pale bands have each a dark line along their 

 middle; between veins 3 and 4 from lower end of cell a dull fuscous 

 streak extends to hind margin; submarginal line pale, acutely dentate, 

 preceded b}' a dark shade; fringe brownish mottled with dark gray. 



Ilhidvnng. — Without the basal markings; the pale spaces much 

 wider and on the dark shades narrower and clearer; the fulvous streak 

 broader; veins dotted with black. 



Under side pale ochreous, with all the lines and shades dark gray 

 and well marked; cell spots black. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen all dark fuscous. 



Expanse of wings. — 22 ram. 



Locality. — Orizaba, Mexico; 2 females. 



Owing to the rough scaling the wings have a furry, somewhat greasy 

 appearance. 



Type.—Q,2X. No. 9312, U.8.N.M. 



TEPHROCLYSTIA L^UCOGRAPHATA, new species. 



Forewing. — Fusco^ps-brown, darker along the costa; lines bone-color, 

 thick and distinct; first, near base, limiting the basal patch; second, 

 at one-third; outer, at three-fourths; all angled in cell, then inwardly 



