DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES AND GENERA OF LEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO. By Harrison G. Dtar, Custodian of Lepidoptera, United States National Museum. This is the fourth paper ^ dealmg with new Lepidoptera from Mexico which have recently been mcorporated in the collections of the National Museum. The material was received almost entirely from Mr. William Schaus and Mr. Roberto Miiller. The present paper comprises descriptions of 135 new species, 1 new subspecies, 20 new genera, and references to the synonymy of 7 previously known species. Family AGAPETIDAE. Genus EUPTYCHIA Hubner. EUPTYCHIA SUIVALENS, new species. Dark brown with slight ocherous tint; fore wing unmarked in the male, with two reddish bands and a bent discal mark close to sub-costal in the female. Hind wing of male with two or three black shaded submarginal spots, of the female with the spots more distinct and an irregularly angled and dentate median line, not attaining the margin and followed by a light shade. Below the fore wing with two reddish bands and discal mark as in the female above ; also a crenulate submargmal line, beyond which the ground color is deep brown. Hind wmg deep brown with two red-brown lines; the inner angled on vein 5 and median vein, the outer doubled, yellowish fUled, angled on subcostal and the yellow spreading out to apex, squarely dis-located on veins 2-4; beyond it a light purplish area; a submai^inal silver line forming two loops at veins 1-3, followed by two oval ocelli, black, yellow rmged, with double, outwardly eccentric sUver arcs, then two elongate pure silver spots without edges or pupils, situated in the interspaces of veins 5-7. Expanse, 37-40 mm. Type.— Mole, No. 16476, U.S.N.M.; San Buena Ventura, Puebla, Mexico, May, 1913 (R. Muller). Also four males and one female, Jalapa, Mexico (Schaus collection). > The preceding papers were published as follows: No. 1742, Proceedings United States National Museum, vol. 38, pp. 229-273, June 7, 1910. No. 1SS5, Proceedings United States National Museum, vol. 42, pp. 39-106, Mar. 6, 1912. No. 1951, Proceedings United States National Museum, vol. 44, pp. 279-324, Feb. 11, 1913. Proceedings U. S. National Museum, Vol. 47-No.2054. 365
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