AMERICAN MOTHS OP THE SXJBFAMIliT PHTCITINAE 



in dyari) and there is considerable purplish dusting on 

 the paler areas of the wing. The moth is also smaller 

 than Dyar's type. Alar expanse, 24 mm. 



Type locality: Totonicapdn, Guatemala (type in 

 BM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Represented only by the type. 



133. Promy^Iea mindosis T)yar 



FiGTTREs 242, 723 



Promylea mindosis Dyar, Ins. Insc. Menstr., vol. 10, p. 172, 1922. 



A narrow-winged, suffused, dark species. Ground 

 color of forewing very dark gray-brown; the blackish 

 transverse Hues narrow and faint; antemedial line ob- 

 solete except for its faint outer border; subterminal line 

 distinguishable but faint; discal spots at end of cell 

 weak but apparently separated. Hind wing very pale 

 smoky fuscous, translucent. Alar expanse, 25-26 mm. 



Male genitaUa with penis with weak cornutus. 

 Female genitalia with signum developed as a small 

 plate bearing a minute, knoblLke projection. 



Type locality: Mexico City, Mexico (Aug. ; type in 

 USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Ejiown only from the type series of two males and 

 one female from the type locaUty. 



134. Promylea dasystigma Dyar 



Figure 724 



Promylea dasystigma Dyar, Ins. Insc. Menstr., vol. 10, p. 172, 

 1922. 



Similar to mindosis, differing only in slight details: 

 The forewing is a trifle darker, more blackish than 

 brownish gray; the subterminal line ends on inner 

 margin in a small but distinct white spot; discal spots 

 fused into a thin, blackish lunule on discocellular vein. 

 The apron from the eighth-segment collar is differently 

 shaped and larger and the intersegmental pocket be- 

 tween seventh segment and collar proportionally wider 

 than those of mindosis (compare figs. 723a and 724a). 

 Alar expanse, 25-26 mm. 



Female genitalia with signum a very weak patch of 

 scobinations. 



Type locality: Mexico City, Mexico (Aug. ; type in 

 USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Known only from the two females of the type series. 



32. Genus Anadelosemia Dyar 



Anadelosemia Dyar, Ins. Insc. Menstr., vol. 7, p. 51, 1919. (Type 

 of genus: Nephopteryx senesciella Schaus). 



Characters of Promylea except: Forewing with vein 

 10 always from the cell and not closely approximate to 

 the stalk of 8-9. Hind wing with vein 2 from close to 

 lower outer angle of ceU; 3 from the stalk of 4-5 or at 

 least anastomosed with it for a short distance; 4 and 5 

 stalked for over half their lengths beyond ceU; cell about 

 one-third the length of wing. Female abdomen with 



eighth-segment collar simple ; no dorsal pocket between 

 seventh and eighth segments. On male a hair-pencil 

 from lower, outer side of metathorax near base of leg. 



Very close to Promylea but apparently distinct 

 enough. The general habitus of the moths is similar 

 except that the species of Anadelosemia (except for 

 obstitella) are decidedly smaller. 



135. Anadelosemia senesciella (Schaus) 

 Figures 11, 244 



Nephopteryx senesciella Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 



11, p. 251, 1913. 

 Anadelosemia senesciella (Schaus) Dyar, Ins. lusc. Menstr., vol. 



7, p. 52, 1919. 



Forewing ashy white, the basal area to antemedial 

 line stained with pale brown; costal edge at base black; 

 antemedial Une white, broad and oblique from costa to 

 lower fold, thence crescentiform to inner margin, on 

 upper half bordered by a broad blackish spot, diffused 

 on costa and continued below fold as a narrow line to 

 inner margin, a weaker dark inner border on lower half; 

 a dark (brownish) shade extending obliquely across the 

 wing from costa just before subterminal line to near 

 middle of inner margin, irregular and more or less 

 diffused over remainder of outer area; discal spots dis- 

 tinct, blackish (on this and most other species of the 

 genus different on opposing forewings, separated or 

 fused into a line); subterminal line sinuate-dentate, 

 rather close to termen, bordered inwardly by a few 

 blackish dots and outwardly by a black hne which be- 

 gins as a strong dash on costa; a row of blackish dots 

 along termen. Hind wing semihyaline tinted with 

 brown; the veins darkened and a narrow dark shade 

 along termen. Alar expanse, 15 mm. 



Male genitalia distinguished chiefly by the shapes of 

 uncus, harpe, and vincidum (fig. 244) ; penis armed with 

 an elongate, narrow, flattened, bladeUke cornutus. 



Type locality: Juan Vinas, Costa Rica (Jan.; type 

 in USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Kjiown only from the male type. 



136. Anadelosemia tecmeesella (Schaus) 



Ceracanthia tecmessella Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 



vol. 11, p. 251, 1913. 

 Anadelosemia tecmessella (Schaus) Dyar, Ins. Insc. Menstr., vol. 



7, p. 52, 1919. 



Forewing duU ashy white; an oblique blackish shade 

 at base ; antemedial Une narrow, white, a broken narrow 

 inner black border indicated ; bordering the antemedian 

 line on costal half, a rather large triangular bronzy 

 brown spot; this color diffused outwardly along costal 

 edge; the oblique dark shade across wing beyond cell 

 extended to include the remainder of the outer area; 

 subterminal line but slightly paler than the brownish 

 color of outer area, otherwise as in senesciella; discal dots 

 distinct, blackish brown, well separated. Hind wing 

 pale smoky brown, veins and terminal margin darker. 

 Alar expanse, 14 mm. 



