NO. 1450. NEW a EOMETRID MOTHS— WARREN. 485 



Under side pale oehreous, the line.s thick, dark gray; cell spots and 

 niaroinal lines thick; inner marginal half of forewingto bej^ond middle 

 clouded with gra}^ apex of forewing brownish. 



Head and collar dark gray; abdomen the same; thorax and basal 

 segment of abdomen brownish oehreous. 



Expanse of iriugs. — 17 mm. 



Localities. — Orizaba, Mexico; 1 female, type; Oaxaca, Mexico, 1 

 female. 



Somewhat resembling T. mediohrunnen from the same locality, but 

 the markings are slaty gray, rather than black. In that species the 

 head and abdomen are quite black, and the thorax and base of abdo- 

 men very pale oehreous. In the female from Oaxaca the brown basal 

 and marginal areas are visibly united by a streak along the median 

 vein. 



Type.— Cat. No. 9315, U.S.N.M. 



TEPHROCLYSTIA MUSCISTRIGATA, new species. 



ForewiiKj. — Pale gray, -with darker graj' lines and markings, with 

 an admixture in places of greenish yellow scales; lines oblique below 

 the subcostal bend; a short dark basal line; the pale band following 

 with a darker center on costa; central fascia consisting of an inner und 

 outer band, each formed of three gray lines, distinctl}^ separated by a 

 pale band, the lines marked with blackish scales; the outermost line 

 marked with black vein dashes and angled on veins 6 and 4; the trav- 

 ersing line of the pale band following is marked by dark vein dots; 

 submarginal line pale, slightl}^ waved, preceded by a dark shade, 

 which is broadened and blacker at costa and on inner margin; marginal 

 line formed of distinct black dashes separated by white spots at end of 

 veins; fringe mottled, pale and dark gray. 



nhidrcing. — With the shades and lines reduced, paler gra}^ 



Under side whiter, smoother, with the lines appearing at curved 

 gi"ay bands. 



Thorax and patagia gra}' with a darker transverse line; shoulders 

 and head pale oehreous, the palpi yellower; basal segment of abdo- 

 men gray, second with a broad black band, rest of abdomen pale 

 oehreous, with black lateral streaks. 



Eep)anse of wings. — 25 mm. 



Locality. — Castro, Parana, Brazil; 2 females. 



Allied to T. conduplicata described above, but without distinct 

 markings. 



Type.—Q^t. No. 9316, U.S.N.M. 



TEPHROCLYSTIA PARCIRUFA, new species. 



Foreroing. — White, in parts suffused with gray, and covered with 

 iblack points on the veins at the crossing of the lines; central fascia 

 with the outer band black, indented below costa and stopping short at 



