NEW GEOMETRTD MOTHS—WARREN. 491 



TEPHROCLYSTIA UVARIA, new species. 



Fort^iiilmj. — Dull pale brown, the costa, central fa.scia and anal 

 region blackish, all with a slight greenish tinge; all the lines obscure, 

 but well marked on the costa; central fascia broad, its edges oblique 

 outward and angled in cell and on vein 6, then oblique parallel to 

 hind margin, containing three dark lines of which the middle one is 

 broadest; cell spot prominent, black, preceded hy a white crescent; sub- 

 marginal white, close to margin, with faintly darker edging; fringe 

 brown. 



Ilindwimj . — Brown, the inner marginal half dark fuscous, through 

 which can be traced several faint pale transverse lines, especially the 

 submarginal. 



Under side brownish cinereous, with all the markings indistinct. 



Head, shoulders, and base of patagia dark fuscous, the costal margin 

 also, a broad ring on basal segment of abdomen; thorax, tips of pata- 

 gia and abdomen pale brown; the last with a white dorsal stripe stop- 

 ping short before anal segment. 



Expanse of urings. — 17 mm. 



Localities. — Sjio Paulo, southeastern Brazil, 1 male; Castro, Parana, 

 Brazil, 1 female. 



Allied to T. magnqmncta and cupreata Warren. The female has 

 the wings browner, the black tints being softened down. 



Ti/pe.—C-dt. No. 9828, U.S.N.M. 



TEPHROCLYSTIA VIOLETTA, new species. 



ForeiD>ng. — Violet-gray; toward the costa with a brown tinge; lines 

 black; tii-st close to ))ase, curved; second at one-third, bent in cell; the 

 band before it broad and varied with some gray and t)lackish scales; 

 outer line at three-tifths; curved outward round cell; cell spot black; 

 submarginal line indicated by a brown shade preceding it; an inter- 

 rupted black marginal line; fringe gra3\ 



lllndwing. — With a central black line from inner margin to lower 

 end of cell, joining at an angle the black linear cell mark; submarginal 

 shade as in forewing, marked at anal angle, as well as the obscure outer 

 line, with black. 



Under side pale gray; costa of forewing with dark commencements 

 of lines; the cell spots and outer lines blackish. 



Thorax and abdomen like wings; vertex, face, and palpi dull whitish. 



Expanse of wings. — 26 mm. 



Locality. — Oaxaca, Mexico; 1 female. 



The unique specimen is somewhat rubbed, but the species is very 

 distinct and may be recognized bv the dark angled line of hindwing. 



Tyjje.—C^t. No. 9329, U.S.N.M. 



