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front, nol hairy. Fore wings more similar in shape to L. plumularia, being 

 produced and pointed at the apex, with no angle in the outer margin as in 

 L. snoviaria, bul the whole wing is shaped much as in L. plumularia ; the 

 hind wings arc full on the outer edge and distinctly angulated. Body and 

 fore wings ash-brown, the latter brownish-ash on the inner two-thirds, a rich 

 brown externally beyond the outer straight line. Fore wings crossed by 

 three brown lines: the inner curved outward; the middle straight and much 

 nearer the third than the basal line ; third line very straight and firm, not 

 wavy. Beyond this, the wing is coffee-brown (the color of crushed burnt 

 coffee). Fringe concolorous with the outer third of the wing. Hind wings 

 deep reddish-orange, unspotted, mottled with light and black scales on the 

 inner edge, especially toward the internal angle. Fringe brown. Beneath, 

 fore wings orange, light ash-brown, speckled with fine black strigse on the 

 costa and apical portion of the wings, extending to the inner angle. Hind 

 wings uniformly light ash-brown, speckled with black, concolorous with the 

 dark portions of the front wings. A slight discal spot and an outer slightly 

 bent distinct dark-brown line. Fringe on fore wings checkered with brown, 

 uniformly pale on hind wings. Legs short, concolorous with under side of 

 hind wings. 



Length of body, <f, 0.35; of fore wings, S, 40; expanse of wings, 

 0.80 inch. 



Central Missouri (Riley) ; Dallas, Texas, in April and again in July to 

 September, on Gleditschia (Boll.). 



This interesting species is dedicated to Prof. C. V. Riley, State Entomolo- 

 gist of Missouri. It may be recognized by the immaculate coffee-brown fore 

 wings, with three inequidistant lines, the outer straight and merged with 

 the coffee-brown border. The hind wings are a little deeper-toned than in 

 L. snoviaria 



Lythria snoviaria, nov. xj>. Plate 9, fig. 42. 



Fore wings rather broad ; hind wings distinctly angulated Head and 

 thorax (abdomen wanting) and fore wings reddish-brown. Fore wings with 

 three deep«red, parallel lines ; the basal nearly straight, somewhat bent on 

 the costa, the middle line slightly bent below the costa, and the third line a 

 little bent in the discal space. Just beyond 111*- bend, a large, conspicuous, 



