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SCOPULA. By L. B. Prout. 
snbniciata. S. subnictata Snell. (16f). Face (as also in irrubescens) black. Less rufous than typical irrubescens-, $ 
antennal ciliation a little less long; hindtarsus not much shorter than tibia (% to %); abdomen with small black 
dorsal spots. Hindwing more angled than in subquadrata. Commonly the darkened element in the pattern 
consists only of the 5 blackened dots or small spots on the postmedian of the forewing, but forms occur with 
these duplicated distally so as to form (or suggest) larger spots. Forewing beneath generally with dark suffusion. 
cuphoptera. Colombia (including the type) and distributed to Bolivia. — cuphoptera subsp. nov. Larger (26—28 mm), ab¬ 
domen and wings a trifle more slender and elongate; forewing with median shade fairly distinct, not or scarcely 
incurved at fold, postmedian rather near termen. very little curved at the radials, simple except for the 4 or 5 
black dots or teeth in the region of the folds; underside without the proximal and median lines. Monte Tolirna, 
at 3200 m (Fassl), 8 qq. the type in my collection. Probably a high altitude form. 
phyxelis. S. phyxelis sp. n. (16 e). Ciliation of antenna very long, about as in irrubescens , forewing relatively 
elongate, expanse 24—28 mm. Face about cream-buff, only a little dark-mixed above. Cell-dots sharp, terminal 
dots present above and beneath, markings weak, light brownish buff, the only darkened (sometimes blackened) 
markings being on the postmedian of the forewing, with distal duplications. Underside characteristic: for the 
most part unmarked except by small cell-dots, only the costal part of the forewing irrorated and slightly suf¬ 
fused and with the costal spot of the upperside conspicuous, slightly thickened, reaching to near the 5th sub¬ 
costal. Tarsus slender, fairly long (over 2 )> tibia). Costa Rica, 3 <$<$ in the British Museum: Irazu, 6000—7000 
feet (the type); S. Francisco, 4500 feet; Cachi district. 
compensata. S. compensata Walk., founded on a $ from E. Florida, is possibly a very unusual form of the ubiquitous 
Neotropical subquadrata. Hindtarsus broken in the type; has probably been less shortened (l). Face with 
upper half fuscous instead of light-brown (lower part dirty whitish); forewing slightly more elbowed at 3rd 
radial, the margin behind this becoming rather suddenly more oblique, hindwing with the termen slightly more 
irregular - a little more excavated in the middle, the tooth at the 1st radial more noticeable; postmedian of 
forewing with its bends rather less deep, its costal spot rather large, no posterior spot; both vsings above and 
beneath with black vein-dots at base of fringe in addition to the larger terminal ones between the veins. Slightly 
intermediate forms have, however, been received from Mexico (Teapa) and Guatemala and the difference in 
obluridata. shape is in reality less than it looks, the irregularities being enhanced by the fringe-dots. — ab. (?) obluridata 
Hulst , founded on a 2 from Rockledge, Florida, probably belongs here, as Hulst mentions the dotted fringes; 
but he merely says, of the other critical points, “palpi and head reddish brown” and hindwing “somewhat” 
angled. It differs from type compensata in having two blackish subterminal spots on the forewing: at the radials 
and at tornus. “19 mm”. A small <$ from “Honduras” (ex coll. Joicey) fits the description well, except in size 
and in that the face is little darker than in subquadrata. 
puerca. S. puerca Dogn. is another unicum. 18 mm (Continental measurement). Face brown; hindtibia not 
very thick, tarsus not much less long. Otherwise closely similar to some of the rather large, long-winged forms 
which have not been separated from subquadrata ; not much brown-tinted; angle of hindwing rather weak. 
Paramba, a <$. 
S. subquadrata. Excessively variable, but generally unmistakable on account of the very light brownish 
face, which generally becomes quite white on the lower part. Antennal ciliation of the S about twice diameter 
of shaft; hindtarsus 1 _> tibia or rather less. Distributed from Mexico and Florida to S. Brazil and in the West 
Indies. The following is an attempt to give some idea of the scope of the various names which have been im- 
subquadrata posed. — subquadrata Guev. (16 f). The typical, and a quite common, form has the ground-colour bone white, 
the markings pale yellow-brownish, only the median of the hindwing (as in all but the weakest-marked forms) 
more mixed with blackish, no dark spots except the one near the inner angle of the forewing. Cell-dot and 
terminal dots, as in all forms of the species, black, fringes not appreciably dark-spotted. The originals were 
apparitaria . from Brazil (type) and Cayenne. — ab apparitaria Walk (— approbata Warr.) (16 f) is merely somewhat smaller 
and whiter, more weakly marked, even the tornal spot of the forewing and the slender median line of the hind¬ 
wing little accentuated, the former not even indicated in sub-ab. approbata. Honduras, etc. Unless it should 
prove to be localised, it scarcely deserves a separate name. Guenee called 2 $2 from Cayenne, with rather sharper 
confertaria . lines, “var. A.” — ab. confertaria Walk, has a dark shade or band between the postmedian and the subterminal 
of the forewing, somewhat variable in its strength. Walker knew specimens from “Brazil'' (type) and Honduras. 
A rather large and long-winged $ from Brazil (Guenee's “var B”) shows an extreme development and has 
tortuosaria . been well figured by Oberthur. —- ab. tortuosaria Moschl. is a slight modification of confertaria with the outer 
band only well developed between the radials and behind the 2nd median and (as in Guenee '.s “var B") with 
internexata . a longitudinal prolongation outward near the costa. Porto-Rico. — ab. internexata Warr., a 2 from Salidero, 
N. W. Ecuador, is a weakly but uniformly grev-banded modification of confertaria , the ground-colour perhaps 
responsaria. somewhat less brownish. — ab. (?) responsaria Walk, is said by Schalts to be a distinct species, but I have 
assumed it to be a weakly marked aberration of subquadrata ; unfortunately I made no detailed notes on the 
