MONODES, 489 



reniform ochrcous defined by black, the former round, the latter 

 elliptical, its lower part filled in with black ; a strong obliquely 

 curved sinuous black medial line ; postmedial line black defined by 

 white on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved 

 to vein 4, then incurved, some black points on its outer edge on the 

 veins, blackish patches beyond it below costa and at middle and 

 some white points on costa; subterminal line whitish, hardly 

 traceable, slightly defined on inner side by fuscous on inner half, 

 excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus, 

 with black streaks from it to termen on veins 4, 3, 2 ; cilia pale 

 rufous, with series of small black spots. Hind wing white, the 

 veins of terminal area blackish, the termen suffused with black, 

 narrowing to tornus; a discoidal point; cilia pale rufous, with 

 series of small blackish spots ; the underside with the costal area 

 and terminal area to vein 4 irrorated with black, blackish marks 

 at middle of costa and on terminal area at apex and discal fold, a 

 small black discoidal spot and slight curved postmedial line except 

 on inner area with minute black streaks on the veins. 

 Hah. Venezuela, Area, 1 5 . Exp. 28 millim. 



*4194. Monodes leucomela. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 1.) 



Monocles hucomela, Dogn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. li. p. 236 (1907). 



5 . Head and thorax white mixed with blackish ; palpi black 

 with white rings at extremities of 2nd and 3rd joints; tegulee 

 blackish with white tips ; pectus and legs blackish mixed with 

 some white, the tarsi ringed with w^hite ; abdomen white tino-ed 

 with brown, the ventral surface black irrorated with white. Pore 

 wing white ; the basal area blackish from costa to submedian fold, 

 with subbasal black point below costa and bounded by the ante- 

 medial black line, which is strongly angled inwards in submedian 

 fold, then excurved and defined by fuscous on inner side, endino- at 

 vein 1 ; orbicular small, round, incompletely defined by black and 

 with blackish patch above it on costa ; reniform defined by blackish 

 at sides, oblique bar-shaped, angled inwards on median nervure • 

 a slight medial shade from lower angle of cell to inner maro-in • 

 postmedial line black, slightly excurved round the reniform and 

 touching its upper and lower extremities, then waved ; postmedial 

 area almost entirely suffused with black with some white points 

 on costa ; subterminal line black, excurved below vein 7 and at 

 middle, then incurved ; some fuscous suffusion on terminal area at 

 discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of black stri^ • cilia 

 white with a series of black spots. Hind wing whitish sufiPused 

 with fuscous, especially on terminal area ; cilia white mixed with 

 some fuscous ; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas 

 suffused and irrorated with fuscous, a diffused oblique dark medial 

 band, discoidal blackish spot, and diffused curved postmedial line. 



Hah. Akgentina, Tucuman, type t $ in Coll. Dognin. Exp. 

 26 millim. 



