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45. O. sesquiplaga, nov. sp. 1). Prout. Brazil. 
NorE. — Racheolopha caruelunata, Warren, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 30. p. 421; R. confluaria, 
Warren, ibidem, p. 422; R. continuata, Warren, ibidem, p. 422; .R. rubescens, Warren, ibidem, p. 423; 
R. florepicla, Narren, ibidem, p. 424. and Ft. sporadata, Warren, ibidem, p. 429, are unknown to us, but 
are probably — some of them almost certainly — to be added to this genus. It is also possible that one or 
two of them belong to Progonodes or one of the other nearly allied genera; the description of sporadata, in 
particular, suggests the genus named. 
9I. GeNUs PROGONODES, WARREN 
Progonodes. Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 4, p. 429 (1897). 
Characters. — Face smooth. Palpus in both sexes minute (shorter than diameter of eye), 
shortly scaled. Tongue present (not very strong). Antenna short, in both sexes bipectinate with long 
branches, apical end nearly simple. Pectus hairy. Hindtibia in both sexes with terminal spurs only. 
Abdomen with compact, glossy crests. Frenulum in cf short, from before basal expansion, in Q wanting. 
Wings usually rather smoothly and not densely scaled, hindwing sometimes with raised oval white spot 
on DC?, as in Ovospila. Forewing with costa rather straight proximally, more arched distally, apex 
prominent, termen oblique, straight anteriorly, slightly or more strongly curved posteriorly, cell nearly 
one-half, DC more or less normal (in aüvetacta. with DC? incurved and DC? arising distally), SC! from 
cell, anostomosing with C (free in uivetacía), SC? normal, R! connate or short-stalked, M! connate or short- 
stalked; hindwing with apex moderate or rather squared, termen slightly or strongly bent at R?, thence 
rather straight, tornus pronounced, cell somewhat less than one-half, DC variable, C approximated to 
cell for some distance, SC? stalked, M! short-stalked, occasionally connate. 
Early stages unknown. 
We have retained this genus for a few species agreeing with OosPila in most characters, but 
distinguished by the minute palpus in both sexes. 
Type of the genus : Progonodes stagonata (Velder) — Racheospila stagonata, Felder. 
Geographical distribution of species. — lropical America, ? 5. Brazil. 
I. P. slagonata (Felder). Colombia. 
Racheospila stagonata, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep. Het. t. 127, f. 25 (1875). 
Progonodes stagonata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 4, p. 430 (1897). 
P. arycanda (Druce) (prac. var.?). Costa Rica. 
Racheospila arycanda, Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer. Lep. Het. Vol. 2, p. 89, 
t. 49, f. 21 (1892). 
3. P. athena (Druce). Panama. 
Racheospila athena, Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer. Lep. Het. Vol. 2, p. 89, 
t. 49, f. 22 (1892). 
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4. P. nivelacta (Warren). — Pl. 4, Fig. 7. French and British Guiana. 
Racheolopha nivetacta, Warren, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 30, p. 425 (1906). 
5. P. fenestrata, Bastelberger. N. Peru, 
Progonuodes fenestrata, Bastelberger, Intern. Ent. Zeit. Guben, Vol. 5. p. 54 
(19II). 
6. P. semicaudata, nov. sp. 2), Prout (huj. gen.?). Brazil. 
1) Oospila sesquiplaga, nov. sp. — 2,32 mm. Shape, structure and coloration of O. coeridea, the markings of both wings fuscous 
purple, consisting on lorewing of a minute discal dot, a thick terminal line, a small pyramidal blotch between R! and R* and a larger tornal blotch (from 
midway between M! and M? to inner margin at about 3 mm. from tornus, its edge rounded), on hindwing of the terminal line and a small tornal blotch ; 
hindwing also with a raised white dash on DC?; fringes purplish. Underside with the markings reduced to the terminal lines and, on forewing only, a 
small tornal blotch. Brazil, ex coll. Saunders, type in coll. Oxford Mus. 
2) Progonodes (?) semicaudata, nov. sp. — 9,26 mm. Face red, vertex white, occiput green, palpus reddish, antennal shaft white. 
Thorax and base of abdomen green dorsally, paler beneath. Fore- and middle-legs tinged with red anteriorly. Forewing with costa arched, apex acute, 
termen straight (even faintly subconcave) anteriorly, strongly curved and oblique posteriorly ; green, with a small red-brown cell-spot, large red-brown 
tornal blotch reaching to M!, and rather thick red-brown terminalline, slightly pale-interrupted at the vein ends; fringe whitish, marked with red-brown 
(defective). Hindwing somewhat quadrate, termen produced to a blunt tooth at R?, faint!y excised between R! and,R?; green, with a red-brown apical 
blotch reaching to R1; discal spot, terminal line and fringe as in forewing, the terminal line thickened into a very small blotch at tornus. Espiritu Santo, 
Brazil. Type in Oxford Mus. Referred provisionally to Proxogodes in spite of smaller size and diflerent facies. The crests are slight, concolorous with 
abdomen. M! of both wings is very shortly stalked, SC? of hindwing only shortly stalked, C is approximated to cell to about one-half and diverges gradually. 
