. AFRIDA. 651 



black antemedial line from costa to vein 1; two minutely waved 

 blackish medial lines and a similar postmedial line, excurved from 

 below costa to vein 4, the area between them suffused with brown ; 

 a small black postmedial spot in discal fold; traces of a pale 

 sinuous subterminal line, slightly defined on inner side by brown 

 and with brown suffusion beyond it from below costa to submedian 

 fold; a terminal series of brown stria?. Hind wing whitish tinged 

 with brown especially on terminal area ; the underside with diffused 

 blackish postmedial line from costa to discal fold. 



Hah. Costa Rica, Juan Vinas (Schaus), 1 6 . Exp. 10 millim. 



*73Gc. Afrida basiposis. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 11.) 

 Afrida basiposis, Dyar, Insec. Inscit. Menstr. i. 3, p. 29 (1913). 



J . Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with olive-ochreous ; 

 antenna:' blackish. Fore wing white suffused with olive-ochreous, 

 the markings diffused; an oblique quadrate subbasal black patch 

 on costa ; a medial band of dark suffusion defined by irregularlv 

 dentate black lines; a small purplish black spot beyond the cell ; 

 the terminal area with dark suffusion. Hind wing white tinged 

 with fuscous towards termen, a slight dark discoidal spot. 



Hah. Haiti, San Francisco Mts. (Busck). Exp. 12 millim. 

 This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from 

 type in U.S. Nat. Mus. 



*736r7. Afrida interdicta. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 12.) 

 Afrida interdicta, Dyar, Insec. Inscit. Menstr. i. 3, p. 29 (1913). 



6 ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with olive-ochreous ; 

 antennas blackish. Fore wing dirty white irrorated with olive- 

 ochreous ; the costal edge black towards base ; a subbasal rather 

 oblique blackish band from costa to submedian fold ; a faint ill- 

 defined dark medial band, defined by waved lines which are very 

 indistinct except at costa; three black points on costa towards 

 apex and a small round red spot beyond the cell ; the terminal area 

 with patches of dark scales. Hind wing white, the terminal area 

 suffused with fuscous; a slight dark discoidal spot. 



Hab. Cuba, Baracoa (Schaus). Exp. 12 millim. This species 

 is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. 

 31 us. 



7o6r. Afrida charientisma. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 13.) 



Afrida minuta, subsp. 1, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B.M. ii. p. 350 (1900). 

 Afrida charientisma, Dyar, Insec. Inscit. Menstr. i. 3, p. 30 (1913). 



J. Head and teguke oehreous white; antenna' with the shaft 

 blackish; thorax white tinged with fuscous; tarsi blackish; 

 abdomen blackish with white segmental lines. Fore wing oehreous 

 white ; some blackish on costal area before the dentate black 



