Dec. 1897.] 
Schaus : New Species of Geometridte. 
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NEW SPECIES OF GEOMETRID^E FROM TROPICAL 
AMERICA. 
By William Schaus. 
Hypnochlora olvidaria, sp. nov. 
Body white. Wings white, covered with transverse strice of a dull green, thicker 
in places and forming two transverse shades from the costal margin of the primaries 
to the inner margin of the secondaries. Expanse, 9 mm. 
Habitat'. Castro, Parana. 
Comostola pallidaria, sp. nov. 
Body yellowish white. Wings above white, thicky flecked with light green 
scales; fringes white, costal margin of the primaries white. A black discal point on 
primaries and secondaries. Underneath the wings are white. Expanse, 13 mm. 
Habitat: Castro, Parana. 
Racheospila arpata, sp. nov. 
Head reddish. Thorax bright green. Abdomen whitish greenj with a sub¬ 
dorsal row of reddish tufts. Wings bright green, with a reddish point, in the .cells. 
The primaries with the outer margin purplish, wide at the inner angle, very narrow 
between 3 and 4, then widening slightly, and not continuing beyond 6, the fringe 
purplish. Secondaries with a large purplish spot, inwardly shaded with yellow at 
the apex; the anal angle also purplish and the fringe of the same color. Underneath 
greenish w r hite, showing the markings of the upper surface. Expanse, 22 mm. 
Habitat: Rio Janeiro. 
Named after my friend, M. J. Arp, of Rio Janeiro. 
Nemora masonaria, sp. nov. 
Hea,d brown. Thorax green. Abdomen dorsally brownish, laterally white. 
Wings white, thick irrorated with dark green striae and scales; two indistinct very 
fine, wavy green lines cross both wings. Primaries with a small dark green discal 
spot. Underneath greenish white, the costal margin of the primaries finely brown. 
Expanse, 17 mm. 
Habitat: Jalapa, Mexico. 
I take pleasure in naming this species after J. T. Mason, Esq., who 
has kindly given me a specimen. 
Aplodes fringillata, sp. nov. 
Head thorax and abdomen white. Wings above bright green, the outer margins 
and fringes pearly white. A basal white spot on the primaries. An inner and a sub- 
marginal white line on both wings, between the latter and the extreme margin the 
veins are white. A white discal point on each wing. Two white spots on the inner 
margin of the primaries contiguous to the white lines. Underneath greenish white. 
Expanse, 15 mm. 
Habitat: Castro, Parana. • 
