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mark on the costa runs outward to subcostal then angles sharply back- 

 wards running nearly parallel with outer margin to inner edge. Just 

 beyond this line in the costal area is a large red-brown patch before a 

 fine black line and at the lower outer corner, about half-way between 

 the third line and the outer margin is a small roundish white spot, 

 quite conspicuous. Another subquadrate red-brown patch lies close to 

 the third line near its middle in the sub-terminal area. A dark brown 

 linear mark on costa near apex. In the submarginal space the 

 speckles are a little thicker than elsewhere, simulating a broad mar- 

 ginal band. A row of blackish brown spots at base of fringe which is 

 concolorous with the wings and faintly checkered. 



Secondaries concolorous and evenly speckled. Two very faint brown 

 lines cross the wings. Discal dot small but prominent. A narrow ter- 

 minal brown line. Wings sharply angled or toothed near the center 

 of outer margin. 



Beneath, much as above except lighter with tinges of ochre. Second 

 line showing through and continuous across both wings. Discal dots 

 very distinct. Faint indications of a white spot near apex of pri- 

 maries. 



Type, one male, Glen Alpine Creek. Tahoe, California, June 

 25, 1915, by E. P. Van Duzee, in the author's collection. 

 Paratype, one male, same data as type, in University of Cali- 

 fornia collection. 



I hesitated some time before giving this beautiful species a 

 name, but have finally decided to do so at the risk of making 

 a synonym. The venation and the peculiar formation of the 

 hind tibia place it unquestionably in Melanolophia, and its size, 

 together with other superficial characters, distinguish it from 

 M . canudaria, to which it seems most nearly allied. 



Hydriomena edenata Swett. 



Some years ago Mr. George Field had from me a number 

 of specimens of this species unknown to either of us at that 

 time. He sent them to the late Mr. Frank Merrick for identifi- 

 cation, and they came back labeled H . aittinnnolis. Thus they 

 stood in our cabinets until recently, when I was led to give 

 them some study. I found them to be H. edenata Swett, and 

 also discovered that there were two perfectly good varieties 

 in the series. I sent the entire series to Swett for examination 

 and comparison with the types. Swett confirmed my judg- 



