NEW GEOMETRID MOTHS— WARREN. 499 



The head, thorax, and abdomen bronzy-purple, but more varied 

 with yellowish scales, especialh' along- the sides of the abdomen. 



The species differ also in shape of wing-, the costa of forewing- 

 being more convex before apex and the anal angle somewhat lobed, 

 so that the wing- appears swollen at its end, and the inner margin 

 sinuous instead of straight; there is no bed of furry hair on the under 

 side of hindwing. 



Expanse of wings. — 21 mm. 



Locality. — St, Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana; July, 1904. 



Type.— C^t. No. 9842, U.S.N.M. 



Genus PHRYGIONIS Hubner. 

 PHRYGIONIS FRATERCULA, new species. 



Forewing. — Fawn-gray, with three yellow belts; lirst narrow, close 

 to base and curved, externally edged with ))lack and metallic scales; 

 second just be3"ond, outwardly angled on median and sulmiedian veins, 

 edged on both sides with black and metallic scales; third from middle 

 of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, irregularly wav}^ and edged 

 inwardlv by a line of thick metallic scales, accompanied externally by 

 a belt of cream-color, from which it is separated bj' a tine obscure 

 line of leaden-color scales which are metallic only below costa; fringe 

 concolorous. 



Hindunng. — With the outer belt onh^, curved, and running from 

 shortly before apex to just before anal angle; here the yellow inner 

 arm is brighter and better detined and projects yellow black-edged 

 rays along the nervures, which interrupt the metallic mternal edging 

 of the belt; the outer arm instead of being cream-color is buff, or 

 rufous, separated from the yellow arm by an edging of ])lack scales 

 and followed by a strongly lustrous line, which in its upper half is 

 succeeded by a diffuse red shading, a similar red shading also running 

 along margin from apex to middle; before the blunt middle angle 

 above vein 4 is an o))long ])lood-red blotch, the outer end of which is 

 metallic silvery; below vein 4 a small red spot of which the broad 

 outer edge is also metallic silver}'; below vein 3 are traces of a minute 

 similar spot. 



Under side paler, with the outer belt showing dull 3'ellowish. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous with wings; the segmental 

 divisions and tuft of the male abdomen yellowish. 



Expanse of'iving.-<. — Male, 30 mm.; female, 34 mm. 



Locality. — Santiago, Cuba; 1 male, January-, 1903; 1 female, July, 

 1902. 



Type.—Q^i. No. 93^43, U.S.N.M. 



