NO. 1450. XEW GEOMETRID MOTIls—WARIiEX. 52l 



Under side wholly brown, thickly speckled v.'ith fuscous, the mar- 

 ginal areas darker. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen like wing-s; vertex snow-white. 



Expanse of wings. — 36 mm. 



Locality. — Santiago, Cuba; August. 11HJ2. 



Type.— Cvit. No. 9381, U.S.N.M. 



Subfamily K'llDOlSrillN^vE. 



Genus EUPILETA Warren. 



EUPILETA? SUBCiESIA, new species. 



Forewimj. — Purplish slate-color, with four vertical wavv dentate 

 dark brown lines, from costa at one-tifth, two-tifths, three-tifths, and 

 four-Hfths, the second and third insinuate on both folds, the second 

 followed b}' a dark cell spot; submarginal line thickened, and edged 

 with paler; marginal line dark, interrupted at veins; fringe concolorous. 



Tlindwing. — With the outer three lines, the cell spot between tirst 

 and second. 



Under side slate-color, both wings with tw^o thick lines; cell spot 

 and broad marginal border dark brown. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen like wings; face dark brown. 



Exjxinse of wings. — 16 mm. 



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

 1904. 



In breadth and shortness of wing, and also in markings this species 

 is remarkably like the type species E. hirsuta Warren from Tijuco, 

 Brazil; but in the hindwing the costal and subcostal veins approxi- 

 mate only for one-third of cell, but certainly do not anastomose. 



Type.^C'At. No. 9382, U.S.N.M. 



Genus HYPOMETALLA Warren. 

 HYPOMETALLA PURPUREA, new species. 



Forewiing. — Dark slaty-purple; the lines deep brown with edging of 

 dull yellow scales; costal edge yellow with purple dots; extreme base 

 dark; first line at one-fourth, thick, curved inward and joining basal 

 patch on inner margin; a slight curved middle line preceding the dark 

 cell mark; outer line from four-fifths of costa to three-fourths of inner 

 margin, blotched and waved; traces of a dark submarginal line; mar- 

 ginal line thick, interrupted at the vein ends; fringe purple w^ith yel- 

 low line at base. 



Ilindunng. — With antemedian, postmedian, and submarginal line, 

 all very obscure. 



Under side duller, with the lines dark. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen all dark purplish; the face with some 

 dull reddish orano-e scales intermixed. 



