MINACRAGA; PARACRAGA. By Dr. Herbert Sick. 
1309 
10. Genus: Mfiuicraga Dyar. 
Antennae short, bipectinate, with tufts of scales at the tips; palpi oblique as far as the middle of the 
Irons; forewing with a prominent angle, the fringe forming a lobe at the tornus, long spatulate scales. Fore 
wing with equidistant veins 2 and 3; 4 and 5 from a place at the lower angle of the cell. 6 from above the discal 
vein. 7 and 8 on a long stalk; 9, 10 and 11 stalked. Hindwing: vein 4 from the lower angle of the cell. far 
above it, 6 and 7 separated from each other and parallel. 8 extends near the subcostal vein to the end of the 
cell. Genotype: M. disconitens Dyar. 
M. disconitens Dyar. Palpi dark brown with pale brown tips; antennae dark brown with black. Thorax disconitens. 
light brown. Tegulae dark violettish brown. Forewing pale, metallic dark brown, except at the margins which 
are pale. A broad dark brown stripe at the base of the interior margin; a black dot at the end of the cell. 
A subterminal undulating line followed by metallic dark brown spots between veins 3 and 5, these spots followed 
by a dark brown marginal shadow; the lobes on the interior margin light brown. Hindwing yellowish dark 
brown, the distal margin shaded with blackish brown, especially towards the anal angle. Expanse: 30 mm. 
Maroni River. French Guiana. 
M. indiscata Dyar (168 e) resembles disconitens. Wings without silvery scales, but suffused with pale indiscata. 
brown, while the marginal markings are feeble. Discal dot present. Hindwing pale brownish and with a faint 
dark shading below the centre of the distal margin. Expanse: 27 mm. French Guiana. 
M. argentata Hopp). Discal and inner-marginal areas of a metal lustre with a vertical furrow of pressed argenialci. 
scales, bordered outside by a thin brownish ochreous line from the costa to the inner margin. The line vanishes 
inwards and is convex outwards. A diffuse brownish ochreous stripe at the distal margin is halved by a dot 
and terminates into the centre of the distal margin the fringe of which is brownish. A short dark brown stripe 
at the base of the inner margin the lobe of which is lighter and contains 2 tiny dots. A faint discal spot is 
present. Hindwing brownish at the distal margin. Both wings beneath whitish, the distal margins with the 
markings of above. Palpi brown outside, white inside. Head, body and legs light yellowish brown. Thorax and 
abdomen dorsally suffused with brownish. Antennae white with black apical tufts. Expanse: 23 mm. Pachi- 
tea, Peru. 
M. aenea Hopp exhibits a light bronze lustre, darker towards the distal margins. Forewing strewn aenca. 
with single black dots, the centre of the distal margin blackened. 2 or 3 light lustrous subterminal spots be¬ 
tween veins 2 and 4, a small black spot at the end of the cell. Hindwing with a small black spot in the centre of 
the distal margin, with a fine light, dark-edged line before it extending to the anal angle. Wings beneath creamy 
with a less intense lustre. Centre and distal margins darker; hindwing with a few scattered small black scales. 
Chest bronze-coloured. Abdomen silvery. Antennae light, pinnate, with tufts of black scales. £ from Sa. Catha- 
rina, Southern Brazil; expanse of $: 40 mm, Joinville, Sa. Catharina. 
11. Genus : Paracraga Dyar. 
Antennae short, bipectinate, without tufts of scales : palpi thin, reaching the centre of the frons. Veins 
2—5 separated, 6 arises above the end of the discal vein. 7 and 8, 9 and 10 anastomosing, 7 and 9 stalked, 1 I 
arises near the end of the cell. Hindwing long oval, veins 2—5 separated, 6 and 7 separated, parallel, 8 extends 
near the subcostal vein to the end of the cell. Genotype: P. innocens Schs. 
P. innocens Dyar. Body brownish yellowish white, wings white. Forewing scantily suffused with dark innocens. 
brown scales in the cell on the interior margin, in the exterior half of the costal margin and at the distal margin. 
Costa pale dark brown; a black dot right in front of the centre of the inner margin; a curved black line extends 
from the centre of the costa to the end of the cell, followed by a dark postmedian line which is bent towards 
vein 3, then undulate to the inner margin; distal margin clouded with light brown below vein 6; with a few 
dark marginal dots. Expanse: 18 mm. St. Laurent. Maroni River. French Guiana. 
P. amianta Dyar. Forewing yellowish ochreous; costa narrowly white at the apex and distal margin, amianta. 
A lustrous silvery area in the centre of the wing, from above vein 1 to the lower part of the cell, a brown line 
from the origin of vein 2 almost reaches the costa and then returns across the discal vein, terminating on vein 
1 above the extended anal angle, enclosing an irregular rusty brown marking in the cell. A tiny black dot on 
vein 1 in its basal third; a marginal series of similar dots at the ends of the veins, distinct only on veins 2— 4 
and subapicallv. Forewing white with an ochreous patch, except at the margin. Expanse: 24 mm. 1 Hoorie. 
British Guiana (C. W. Beebe). 
P. argentea Schs. (168 b). $ head and thorax quite whitish yellow. Metathorax and abdomen silvery, argentca. 
Forewing silvery yellow, except a large silvery white irregularly oval stripe extending from the posterior mar¬ 
gin to the inner margin near the tornus and bordered with ochreous or dark brown scales; dark marginal 
dots on the veins, the largest at the aj)ex of vein 7. Hindwing white, suffused with silvery scales. Under surface 
white. Expanse: 30 mm. Costa Rica. 
