22O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, 'l2 



Barnes, cotypes with Mr. G. H. Field. We might also men- 

 tion that two specimens of our recently described Cossid, 

 Hypopta palmata, were included, these being noticeably larger 

 in size than our type specimens from Gila Co., Arizona. 



PYRAUSTINAE. 



Noctuelia puertalis sp. nov. 



Primaries pale ochreous, heavily shaded with brown, especially in basal 

 and terminal areas, leaving the median space as a broad paler band 

 across the wings; faint traces of a dark basal line; t. a. line dark, 

 rather diffuse inwardly, bent outward slightly below costa then straight 

 to inner margin; t. p. line from costa three-fourths from base, strongly 

 bent inward below cubital vein, slightly dentate on the veins ; at the end 

 of cell a prominent black discal lunule, the lower edge of which closely 

 approaches the incurve of the t. p. line ; the whole space beyond t. p. 

 line may be heavily shaded with smoky brown or else there may be a 

 paler narrow terminal space, denning a subterminal line by contrast 

 with the brown subterminal area ; when present the s. t. line is sub- 

 parallel to t. p. line, bidentate opposite cell, the two teeth touching the 

 outer margin and forming a W mark: fringes pale, cut with darker 

 median line ; secondaries smoky brown ; beneath pale smoky with traces 

 of a darker terminal band. Expanse 15 mm. 



Habitat: La Puerta Valley, Calif. (G. H. Field) (July 

 nth). 4$ $ . 



Seems best referred to this genus owing to the rounded 

 frontal prominence ; it is a very slight species, rather like a 

 miniature Schinia in appearance. 



SCHOENOBIINAE. 



Schoenobius pallulellus sp. nov. 



Palpi, head, thorax, and primaries very pale ochreous, slightly deeper 

 in the male than in the female, immaculate; secondaries glossy white. 

 Beneath as above, primaries of male faintly washed with smoky brown. 

 Expanse $ 21 mm., $ 26 mm. 



Habitat : Puerta Valley, Calif. (G. H. Field) (July nth). 



15,2$ 9 . 



As is usual in this genus the apices of the primaries are 

 more drawn out and pointed in the 9 than in the $ . 



