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Shurtleff, C. S. Minor); Natick, Mass. (Stratton) ; Salem, Mass. (Packard); 

 West Farms, N. Y. (Angus) ; Albany, N. Y. (Lintner) ; Philadelphia, Pa. 

 (Ent. Soc); Pennsylvania, and Maryland (Mas. Comp. Zool); London, 

 Canada (Mas Comp. Zool.) ; Demopolis, Ala. (Grote) ; Texas, April 19 to 

 May ,") (Belfrage) ; Lawrence, Kans. (Snow). 



This common and widely-distributed species may be easily recognized 

 by the very broadly-pectinated antennae, the black pepper-and-salt wings, 

 which are shorter than usual, and by the dark bands on the under side of 

 the wings, together with the large discal dots, forming obscure round rings 

 a I line. The lines are less waved than usual. The single, perfectly pre- 

 served individual from Alabama would at first be thought quite distinct 

 from those commonly occurring in collections, which are worn and very 

 variable in appearance. The species varies in the distance between the lines ; 

 sometimes the third line is doubled, as described by Guene*e. 



Cymatophora californiakia Packard. Plate 11, fig. 25. 



Boarima californiuria Pack., Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xiii, 387, 1871. 



1 6 and 1 9. — This fine species belongs to GueneVs first group, and is 

 allied to the -European C. repandaria. The male is ash-colored, with num- 

 erous black scales, and is clouded more or less with dull ochreous patches. 

 Antennae well pectinated. The usual three transverse, black, diffuse lines 

 present; the basal one is much curved, a little wavy, and ends on the costa 

 at the basal third. On the cosfa, it is straight, just below pointed subacutely 

 outward, and curved outward a little just below the median vein, thence 

 going obliquely to the basal fourth of the inner edge of the wing. From 

 the inner edge, a supplementary diffuse brown line accompanies it on the 

 inner edge as far as the median vein. The middle line is sinuate, curved just 

 below the costa, and toward the costa becomes much broader. The outer 

 line is more clear, runs near the middle line, and consists of three wavy, 

 slightly-marked scallops, one point resting on the lower submedian venule, 

 the other on the third median venule. A submarginal, zigzag, white line; a 

 scalloped, black, distinct line on the edge of the wing. Fringe ash-brown; 

 three diffuse ochreous-brown patches on the inner edge of the wing. Hind 

 wings marked like the fore wings; the basal line diffuse, blackish, straight; 

 a rather obscure discal dot (none visible on«fore wings). An outer slightly- 

 scalloped line, like the basal one, not reaching the costa. It goes straight 

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