l893-] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. l^^ 



ANCISTROTA Hub. 



14. A. (?) geometroides sp. nov. cf- — Antennae and entire body luteous- 

 gray. (Jpperside of primaries luteous-gray, sprinkled witli minute pale 

 brown striae and clouded with the same color on the middle, and at the 

 end of the cell traversed by a narrow submarginal line, running from 

 before the apex on the costa to the inner margin two-thirds of the distance 

 from ihe base. Secondaries darker, vinaceous, with some submarginal 

 cloudings and a transverse dark brown line running from the outer angle 

 to the middle of the inner margin. The secondaries are somewhat pro- 

 duced opposite the end of the cell at the extremity of the third median 

 nervule, the outer margin forming an obtuse angle with the inner margin. 



Underside: both wings are pale ochraceous, with a minute discal dot at 

 the end of the cells and a narrow dark brown submarginal line located as 

 on the upper surface, but more distinct. Near the oiiter angle of the 

 primaries and on the outer margin of the secondaries, the wings are 

 slightly suffused with pinkish. Expanse 40 mm. 



15. A. (?) bimacnlata sp. nov. c?- — Antennae and upperside of the body 

 pale brown; legs and lowerside of abdomen rosy. 



Upperside: wings pale brown with some obscure blackish markings on 

 the costa before the apex. A straight geminate brown line runs from the 

 apex to the inner margin, two-thirds of the distance from the base, and is 

 produced upon the hind wings, terminating about the middle of their 

 inner margin. Upon the primaries near the origin of the first median 

 nervule below the cell, there is a large dark brown suboval spot. 



Underside: the primaries and secondaries are bright ochraceous, broadly 

 laved with rosy, and faintly marked with brownish spots. There is a 

 minute discal dot on each wing and on the primaries there is a faint line 

 running from the apex toward the outer third of the inner margin, which 

 it does not quite touch. The inner margin of the primaries is whitish, 

 shining. The outer margin of the secondaries near the anal angle is 

 tinged with whitish. Expanse 44 mm. 



I refer the two foregoing species with doubt to the genus 

 Ancistroia, with which they more nearly agree than with any 

 other genus known to me. 



DREPANA Schrank. 



16. D. (?) biocalata sp. nov. cJ'. — Primaries falcate, deeply excised below 

 the apex on the outer margin, with the outer angle broadly rounded; the 

 secondaries subovoid. Antennae black; body pale fawn; lowerside of 

 abdomen ochraceous. 



Upperside: primaries fawn, tinged with ochraceous near the base and 

 marked by a conspicuous dark black patch of raised velvety-black scales 

 below the cell about the middle of the inner margin. Secondaries rosy. 



Underside: both wings pink with a small black discal dot at the end 

 of the cell. Expanse 30 mm. 



