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Abdomen almost uniformly pale brown, the basal termite 

 more yellowish brown; hypopygium moderately large, obscure 

 brownish yellow. 



Habitat. — New Zealand (South Island). 



Holotype, male, Mount Ida, Otago, altitude 4,500 feet, Feb- 

 ruary 20, 1923 (Geo. Howes). 



This very distinct fly is named in honor of the collector, 

 Mr. W. George Howes. 



NEW SPECIES OF HYDRIOMENA FROM MEXICO 

 AND GUATEMALA 



(Lep-idoptera, Geometridae) 



By W. SCHAUS 



The following species were collected by J. T. Barnes and 

 myself during our visits to the above countries. 



Hydriomena itaria, new species. 



Female. — Palpi whitish with a lateral drab spot and a streak 

 at tip. Head, collar, and thorax green ; some white on f rons ; 

 black spots at shoulders and a black point at center of patagia. 

 Abdomen above green on two basal segments, otherwise deep 

 purplish gray irrorated with brown ; underneath white. Fore 

 tarsi black with buff rings. Fore wings mignonette green 

 mottled with jade green forming numerous irregular lines on 

 subbasal space below cell, on medial space and just beyond 

 cell, more compact blotches on antemedial space below cell, 

 beyond postmedial line, and on termen ; large black costal spots 

 at origin of lines which are chiefly macular ; basal spot on costa 

 large, a small spoT below cell, and a double black line on inner 

 margin ; a fine, but indistinct outcurved subbasal line ; ante- 

 medial black spots below subcostal, on median and on vein 1, 

 followed by a very broken fine black wavy line ; medial line 

 only indicated by costal spot and a short line at cell and vein 2 ; 

 postmedial costal spot inbent with an irregular outcurved series 

 of small fuscous patches preceded on veins 2-7 by black points; 



