LRGYR0 PASTA. — 11 U'H.V.M II A . I ^ii 



5729. Argyropasta therinopera, n. sp. 



Head, .thorax, and abdomen reddish brown with a fnscou 

 tinge; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish tinged 

 with brown. Fore wing fuscous brown tinged with leaden g 

 and slightly irrorated with silvery scales, the apical urea nitons; 

 an inwardly oblique blackish antemedial shade from cell to inner 

 margin : a very oblique elliptical black diseoidal spot filled ia 

 with rufous ; postiuedial line dark defined on outer side by whitish 



Fig. 139. — Argyropasta thermopera, J . ;». 



ind on both sides towards costa, oblique from costa to discal fold, 

 .hen incurved and angled outwards at vein 1 ; subterminal line 

 indistinct, pale defined on inner side by rufous from costa to vein 4 

 then dark, angled outwards at vein 7 and middle ; a terminal series 

 )f black points with whitish points beyond them at base of cilia. 

 Hind wing dark reddish brown with indistinct diseoidal spot ; the 

 anderside whitish tinged with brown, a fuscous diseoidal spot. 



Hob. Biuzil, Sta. Catherina, 1 d , 2 $ type. Exp. 24 

 aiillim. 



Genus MICRANTHA, nov. 



Type. M. mirabilis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending about the length of 1 

 lie 2nd joint with triangular tuft of scales above, the 3rd short, old 

 vitli scales; frons smooth; eyes large, round: antennae of male cilial 

 liorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without or 

 vith spreading crest; tibiae moderately fringed with hair: abdomen with 



I series of crests. Fore wing with the lunded, the termen ev< 



lorved and not crenulate; veins '■> and ."> fn>u near angle of cell; 6 from 

 ipper angle; 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 t>> form the 

 find wing with vein.-; :>, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 nearly fully developed I 

 v.-ll below middle of diseocollulars ; Li, 7 from upper angle; 8 a: I 

 vith the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing with the subterminal line strongly excurved. 

 a. Fore wing with wedge-shaped black, patch in oell b 



the antemedial line 



h. Fori- wing without black patch in © the an 

 medial line 



B. Fore wing with the subterminal Line sinuous 





