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G. aroensis Schs. (38 c). Forewing ochreous brownish, the anterior transverse line marked by dots, aroensis. 
the ring-macula is a wedge-shaped white spot, surrounded by black except above, the narrow reniform macula 
expands at the lower cell-end and forms a large dark spot, behind it at the upper end a black spot; the posterior 
transverse line is double, filled up with whitish; before the light undulate line there are black dots, behind it 
the marginal area is darkened, with light veins, the apex is parted by a fine black streak above which there 
is whitish irroration. Venezuela. 
G. densissima Dyar (42 b) differs somewhat from the diagnose of the genus, the distal margin being densissima. 
on a vein more deeply angled, not on the lower radial branch, but on the upper median branch. Eorewing dark 
brown with a coppery tint particularly at the distal margin and hind-margin, with dark obsolete transverse 
lines, the most distinct is a straight shadow from the apex almost to the anal angle; no maculae whatever, a 
broken undulate line close before the margin is distally dark, proximally with a coppery lustre. Hindwing 
blackish-brown. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. Panama. 
G. viridipicta Dgn. has violettish-grey forewings with green and white markings; 9 costal-marginal viridipicta. 
dots, the bordering of a green median band and the undulate line are white. Hindwing violettish black. Expanse 
of wings: 26 mm. French Guiana. 
93. Genus: Ha Isa Wkr. 
This genus contains 3 small species recalling Nolidae. Proboscis developed, the rather long palpus 
is straightly porrect, the frons smooth, but with a tuft of scales, the $ antennae pectinate or plain. The scaled 
thorax exhibits loose tufts in front and behind, the abdomen is only tufted on the first ring; body slim. 
B. malatia Fitch. (-- obliquifera Wkr.) (38 c) is a small species also occurring in Siberia and Japan malana. 
(cf. Vol. Ill, p. 317, pi. 48 d), with brownish-grey forewings with finely black-striped veins, strongly notched 
irregular transverse lines and median line, as well as a very indistinct lighter undulate line. Hinclwing light 
reddish-brown. Canada to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Kansas. -—- The green, white-striped larva lives in 
leaves of apple-trees. 
B. trisfrigella Wkr. (= zelleri Grt.) (38 d) is smaller than malana, the $ with plain, not pectinate irislr'ujclla. 
antennae, more reddish-brown, otherwise vei*y similarly marked, the posterior transverse line much more 
indistinct, the undulate line quite absent. New York to Texas. 
B. labecula Grt. (38 d) is larger, more greyish-white, hardly brownish, with less distinctly striped labecula. 
veins, with more distinct sharply dentate transverse lines, the posterior line distally bordered with whitish, 
undulate line very indistinct. Hindwing very light brownish. New York, Wisconsin. 
94. Genus: Xolasodcs Hmps. 
Structure quite the same as that of Balsa, but the palpus is obliquely rising, the terminal joint very 
long, and the prothorax is tuftless. The forewing lacks the accessory cell. But one species has been described. 
N. atrisignata Hmps. (38 c). Forewing reddish-brown, a little strewn with black, particularly in and atrisignata. 
below the cell-end, with brown indistinctly double transverse lines; on the cross-vein there are, like in the species 
of Nola, 2 small heaps of black erect scales; before the light, proximally dark-edged undulate line there are 
short black striae. Hindwing yellowish-red. French Guiana. 
95. Genus: Monocles Gn. 
This genus contains a vast number of rather small species with a well depeloped proboscis, erect slender 
palpus, and smooth frons, of a rather slender structure; the anterior body is chiefly clad with scales and shows 
feeble loose tufts on the pro- and metathorax. The abdomen is only tufted on the first ring. In many of the 
first species the often exhibit peculiar secondary sexual distinctions: hair-tufts on the anterior tibiae and 
tarsi, long hair on the upper or under surface of the forewing or also hinclwing. Their chief range extends over 
the New World where they are found from North America down to Patagonia. But there are also some represen¬ 
tatives in Indo-Australia. 
M. cuprescens Hmps. (38 d) is the only species with strongly serrate antennae; the forewing is cuprescens. 
coppery reddish-brown with darker transverse lines being on the averted sides bordered with white, and a 
brown median shadow between the white-ringed maculae; the apex is parted by a whitish diffuse patch, the 
undulate line is also white. Hindwing light brown. Hayti. 
M. deiiriosa Wkr. (= poliotis Hmps.) (38 d) has much less serrate antennae; forewing white, excepting deUriosa. 
the base and the proximal half of the median area irrorated with light brown, with indistinct double transverse 
