MONODES. 



17 



4l7f>. Monodes rubrisecta, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 16.) 



Head, thorax, and abdomen tinged with red-brown. Fore wing 

 ochrcous tinged with red-brown; a triangular red-brown shade 

 from termen from apex to submedian fold to below angle of cell wit h 

 rather darker fascia on its upper edge ; a double curved antemedial 

 series of black points ; a small blackish spot at lower angle of cell ; 

 a double postmedial series of black points bent outwards below 

 costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; the veins from apex to 

 upper angle of cell with pale streaks ; a terminal series of black 

 stria); cilia dark brown with a pale line at middle. Hind wing 

 yellowish white, the apical area faintly tinged with brown ; a fine 

 brown terminal line from apex to submedian fold ; the underside 

 with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal 

 striga and postmedial line from costa to vein 5. 



Nab. Brazil, Rio Janeiro (Doer), 2 tf , 1 $ type. Exp. 22 

 millim. 



4176. Monodes costagna. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 17.) 

 Thalpochares costagna, Sebaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. Kit (1904). 



<5 . Head, teguke, and vertex of thorax red-brown ; patagia pale 

 ochreous yellow ; pectus, legs, and abdomen red-brown mixed with 

 ocbreous. Fore wing with the costal half from inner margin near 

 base to apex pale ochreous yellow tinged with rufous especially 

 towards apex, its lower edge rather sinuous, the rest of wing red- 

 brown mixed with greyish ; the costal edge black towards base ; 

 antemedial Hue represented by slight oblique brown strire from 

 costa and cell and a curved white line on the brown inner area ; a 

 small white spot above middle of vein 1 ; reniform very small and 

 narrow, its lower part with slight whitish annulus ; veins 2 and 3 

 with slight pale streaks beyond the cell, the latter with white streak 

 on postmedial area ; postmedial line represented by a slight brown 

 striga from costa and an incurved white line from vein 5 to inner 

 margin with black points beyond it on the veins ; subterminal line 

 whitish on costal area, then represented by brown suffusion on 

 inner side, incurved at discal fold and below vein 3 ; a terminal 

 series of black striae with slight pale strise before them ; cilia with 

 a fine pale line at base. Hind wing white, the termen slightly 

 tinged with red-brown from apex to vein 4 ; a slight discoidal 

 lunule ; a fine brown terminal line from apex to submedian fold ; 

 cilia with a brown line through them ; the underside with the 

 costal area and terminal area to vein 3 irrorated with red-brown, a 

 small discoidal lunule and rather diffused curved postmedial line. 



Hah. Brazil, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), type f <3 in U.S. Xat. Mus. 

 Exp. 20 millim. 



