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sheen. Fore wings light ocherous brown overlaid with darker brown; 

 on the middle of the wing is a broad transverse shade of dark brown, 

 poorly defined from the lighter basal and apical parts; at the end of 

 the cell is a small round black dot; a similar dot but much fainter 

 is found on the middle of the cell and a third, also faint, on the fold. 

 Cilia dark brown. Hindwings light ocherous brown; cilia whitish. 

 Abdomen whitish ocherous on first two segments; posteriorly deep 

 mahogany brown above and bright reddish ocherous below; anal 

 tuft ocherous. Legs whitish ocherous. 



Alar expanse. — 29-36 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 13599, U.S.N.M. 



Cotype in British Museum. 



This species is easily mistaken for a noctuid on account of its size 

 and robustness as well as its color and wing-form. 



Family TINEUm 



TINEA BOLIVIANA, new species. 



Labial palpi saffron yellow with black bristles. Face and head 

 saffron yellow mixed with dark brown. Thorax dark brown. Fore- 

 wings unicolored dark slaty brown, shining, with extreme costal and 

 dorsal edge and tufts in the cilia saffron yellow. Hindwings dark 

 slaty brown with dorsal cilia saffron yellow. Abdomen saffron yel- 

 low. Legs yellow, shaded with dark brown. Venation typical, 

 7 and 8 in forewings stalked to costa; all veins separate in hindwings. 



Alar expanse. — 19-20 mm. 



Habitat. — Bolivia. Schaus collection. 



Type.— Cat. No. 13600, U.S.N.M. 



Cotype in British Museum. 



A typical species of the unicolored group of the genus easily recog- 

 nized by the saffron yellow edges and abdomen. 



PLUMANA, new genus. 



Type. — Plumana piperatella Busck. 



Male. — Labial palpi short porrected, somewhat rough-scaled. 

 Tongue obsolete. Antennas biciliate throughout (2). Head smooth, 

 fore wing elongate about three times longer than broad; costa straight 

 gently arched toward the bluntly pointed apex; termen oblique; 

 tornus well developed; 11 veins; vein 6 absent; 7 and 8 long stalked; 

 7 to costa; l b furcate at base. Hingwings broader than forewings, 

 triangular; 7 veins; 4 absent; all separate and nearly parallel; 5 

 cubital. Legs smooth. 



Female. — Presumably apterous. 



