423 

 Tephrosia falcataria Packard. Plate 9, fig. 67. 



Tephrosia falcataria Pack., Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xvi, 3a, pi. 1, fig. 20, 1874. 



1 3 . — This species has remarkably falcate wings, the tip of the fore wings 

 being acute, the costa being more bent down at the tip, and the outer edge 

 excavated much deeper than usual; the costal area is wider, hence the four 

 subcostal venules are shorter than usual, but their mode of branching oil' is 

 the same. Antennas well pectinated, dark brown, as usual, contrasting with 

 the rest of the body. Head, thorax, and fore wings pale reddish fawn-color; 

 hind wings and abdomen much paler, much more whitish than in the other 

 species. Fore wings very uniformly reddish fawn, with no conspicuous bands 

 or rows of spots, and. remarkably few scattered dark scales, the wings in all 

 the other species known to me being more or less densely dusted. Discal dot 

 small, black; a submarginal row of about six obscure dusky spots, arranged in 

 a straight line parallel to the outer edge. A marginal series of black venular 

 points. Fringe deeper reddish than wing itself. Hind wings almost whitish 

 fawn, unusually clear, with a few feint, scattered, dark scales; a dark discal dot; 

 fringe reddish, concolorous with that on fore wings; no other markings on 

 the wing. Beneath, both wings alike, a little less pale than hind wings behind, 

 but tinged with reddish on the edges, and more speckled. Discal dot and 

 marginal row of dots as above. Fringe darker than rest of wings. Hind 

 wings a little more dusted than primaries. Discal dot much larger and more 

 conspicuous than above. Abdomen not spotted. 



Length of body, 0.50; fore wing, 0.64; expanse of wings, 1.30 inches. 



California (Edwards). 



It may be known by its unusually falcate primaries, its clear wings free 

 from the usual bands and scales, and by its reddish hue. 



Tephrosia anticaria Walker. Plate 11, fig. 12. 



Tephrosia anticaria Walk., List Lep. Het. Br. Mns., xxi, 404, 18C0. 

 Tephrosia submuraria Walk., List Lep. Hot. Br. Mus., xxi, 406, 1860. 



3 S and 3 9 — Of medium size, with the apex of the wings subrectan- 

 gular and the outer edge less oblique than usual. Dull ash-gray ; both wings 

 of the same hue. Head brown in front, witli a white hair-streak on the ante- 

 rior edge; vertex dull ash-gray; male antennae ciliated. Fore, wings with 

 three black heavy lines more or less broken up into spots; they arc regularly 



