'4 Mr. W. Schaus on^ 



shading to fuscous brown postmedially, limited by a fine 

 yellow-buff line nearly vertical from costa to vein 4, inbent, 

 vertical to submedian, and incurved on inner margin ; outer 

 margin broadly dull grey tinged witli buff near line; a 

 marginal angled fuscous-brown streak between veins 7 and 8 

 and a small spot below 7; a fine dark brown antemedial 

 line, outcurved to median, vertical to submedian, inbent 

 below it; orbicular and reniform spots both minute, whitish 

 buff, partly edged with fnscons brown. Hind wings dull 

 brownish grey; a fine postmedial fuscous line to vein 3, 

 then white, surmounted by a triangular fuscous-brown 

 patch, and followed by a lioht brown siiade also from vein 3 

 to inner margin, beyond which are two fine inversely lunular 

 brownish lines, with mottled brown shading between them. 

 Wings below dull greyish brown ; a postmedial series of 

 pale yellow spots partly suffusing; a small white spot near 

 apex of fore wing. 



Expanse 40 mm. 



Hab. Juan Vinas. 



Tranoses, gen. nov. 



Male. — Palpi thickly scaled, obliquely ascending, fringed 

 on second joint below, reaching beyond tip of third joint, 

 ■which is very short. Antennse pubescent. Legs smootii. 

 Fore winos narrow ; apex rounded, outer margin oblique ; 

 vein 3 well before lower angle ; 4 and ,5 apart from lower 

 angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7-10 stalked from before end 

 of cell ; 11 free. Hind wings : veins 3 and 4 on long stalk ; 

 5 above lower angle ; 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type of genus, Tranoses hirtipuncta, Sclis. 



Tranoses hirtipuneta, sp. n. 



^ . Body and fore wings buff-white, with some scattered 

 brown irrorations. Fore wings : cell anteriorly and a shade 

 to costa before apex clearer white, also the space between 

 cell and submedian; the irrorations forming a faint streak in 

 cell above median, upbent beyond cell to termen at apex, 

 suffusing with the subterminal irrorations; orbicular and 

 reniform brown points; terminal brown points. Hind wings 

 white. Fore wings below whitish, base of costa tufted, 

 terminating in a black spot ; tlie costal margin and veins 

 tinged with pale brown. 



Expanse 20 mm. 



Hab. Juan Vina?. 



