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Ii; the Nebraska specimens (and one Illinois specimen from Mr. Morrison), 

 the ground-color is white and the broad shade on the hind wings is wanting, 

 and the markings consequently more distincl than in eastern ones, while the 

 costal spots arc larger, particularly the costo-apical one; and they arc in some 

 cases larger, the fore wing measuring 0.60 inch. By some, these specimens 

 might be regarded as specifically distinct. 1 examined M. G-ueneVs type in 

 his collection. The larva feeds in Kansas on Robinia pseaducacia (W. Os- 

 burn fide Professor Snow.) 



Acidalia restorata Walk., List Lep. Het. Br. Mas., xxii, 726, 1861, from 

 St. Domingo, is, without much doubt, judging from a colored drawing of his 

 type, S. ocellitiata, or a representative species. 



Semiothisa punctolineata Packard. Plate 10, tig. 12. 



\ln. arui punctolineata Pack., Fifth Rep. Peab. Acad. So., 64, ls?:t. 



1 9. — This species, in its tawny-ash color, the shape of the wings, and 

 the color of the under side, is nearer to S. ocellinata than any other species. 

 It differs in the hind wings being a little angular, while the outer sinuate line 

 is represented by a row of black dots. Body and wings tawny-ash; head, 

 palpi, and antenna? tawny-yellow; three obscure dusky tawny bands cross the 

 fore wings, inclosing a row of black dots, those in the outer line being most 

 marked; several black costo-apical spots, and below, in the middle of the 

 wing, a conspicuous oblong black patch (not represented in the figure) ; the 

 marginal row of black dots as usual; the same marking on hind wings, the 

 outer dusky band a little wider than on fore wings. Beneath as above, but 

 with a decided ochreous tinge; a common inner and outer band, the inner 

 ochreous, the outer blackish-brown, consisting of two broad obscurely-scal- 

 loped lines, the wing beyond washed with dull deep ochreous. Discal dots 

 more distinct than above; those on fore wings brown-ochreous, on hind wings 

 clearer blackish. 



Length of body, (1.40; of fore wing, 0.52; expanse of wings, 1.05 inches. 



Texas, September 23 (Belfrage) ; Dallas, Texas (Boll). 



Easily recognized by the fore wings not being excavated, by the tawny 

 color, the three rows of black dots on primaries, the blackish costo-apical 

 patch and median patch below, and by the unusually dark, distinct, broad 

 outer band on the under side of the wings. It differs from »S'. ocellinata, 

 which it very closely resembles, in the more produced wings, the yellow hues, 

 and larger size. 



