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DESCRIPTION OF A NEW NOCTUID. 



BY HARRISON G. DYAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Aleptina itica, n. gen., et sp. 



Two males, Arizona (Cox) ; So. Ariz., Apr. i— 1 5 (Poling). 



Fore wings gray, cinereous shaded at base, followed by a large 

 ochreous patch that extends to the t.-a. line on lower half of wing. T.-a. 

 line upright, germinate, black, twice waved ; orbicular large, oval, whitish, 

 black ringed and containing a large, oval, brown-black centre ; reniform 

 similar, but obscure and lost in a pale shade that extends to costa at t.-p. 

 line. T.-p. line black, parallel to external margin cut off above by the while 

 shade, followed closely outwardly by a blackish subterminal line. A 

 crenulated, pale, blackish edged terminal line. Fringe pale, dark spotted. 

 Hind wings whitish, a dusky shading before the fringe. Abdomen gray ; 

 thorax concolorous with fore wings. Expanse 23 mm. 



Two females, Comfort, Texas (Holland) ; Kerrville, Tex. (Barnes). 



Similar to the male, but paler, more ashen gray, the markings less 

 contrasted ; hind wings largely shaded with brownish gray except on the 

 base and on the fringe. Expanse 23 mm. 



Antennae filiform ; front moderately produced, with a wide platelike 

 projection above, nearly as wide as the space between the eyes, a 

 similar, but curved and less prominent plate below on the lower edge of 

 the front. Palpi upcurved, reaching above the middle of the front, 

 uniform, scaled, the third joint slightly narrowed at base. Tongue 

 distinct. Fore femora stout, tibia? short, unarmed ; tarsi spined ; hind 

 tibia; with the spurs long. Thoracic vestiture of broad flat scales ; 

 abdomen untufted. Vein 5 of hind wings distinct, arising from lower 

 part of cell. Wings shaped much as in Baileya, Grote {Leptina, Guen., 

 nee Meig.), but narrower. 



BOOK NOTICES. 



Genera Insectorum. — Published by P. Wytsman, 108 Boulevard du 

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 The first part of this important work has been received and amply 

 fulfills any expectations that one may have formed regarding its style and 

 appearance. It is of quarto size, beautifully printed, with broad margins 

 to the leaves, and an admirably-executed plate in black and white. The 

 family Gyrinida; (Coleoptera) is treated by Dr. Regimbart. who gives a 

 general description of the characteristics of the family and a synoptic 



