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Fig. 8. Newly hatched B. margaritacca. Note distance between the 

 eyes, the absence of ventral abdominal plate and the fact that the tarsi 

 are one-segmented. 



Fig. 9. Lateral view of the terminal segments of the female show- 

 ing the ventral plate drawn to expose the strongly dentated and chitin- 

 ized ovipositor, by means of which incisions are made for the reception 

 of the eggs in the tissues of plants. 



Fig. 10. Compare with figure 4. The anterior legs spread to show 

 the concavities of the limbs and their spiny armature. 



A New Species of Acronycta (Lep.)* 

 By OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Elizabeth, New Jersey. 



Acronycta wanda n. sp. 



Ground color a uniform, very dark smoky grey. Head blackish 

 above. Thorax without markings save the usual black line from the 

 palpi to the base of the wings. 



Primaries with all the markings fairly well defined. Basal line 

 geminate, extending to basal dash. Transverse anterior line gemi- 

 nate, outwardly oblique, the inner line a little more strongly defined 

 than the outer, especially from costa to basal dash. A very feeble median 

 shade runs obliquely from costa to reniform. The transverse posterior 

 line is geminate, the inner line very faint, the outer line black, lunulate, 

 the intervening space paler than the ground color. A diffusely lunu- 

 late, interrupted whitish subterminal line. A dusky terminal line with 

 larger interspacial dots, beyond which is a dusky interline in the 

 fringes; the latter are whitish and cut with black. In fresh specimens 

 the dots of the terminal line extend as fine black lines to the subterminal 

 line. The basal streak, which in some specimens is bordered with 

 white above, is heavy and extends to the outer portion of transverse 

 anterior line and sometimes a little beyond. A fine dagger mark oppo- 

 site the cell runs a trifle beyond the_t. p. line. A similar mark in the 

 submeclian interspace also crosses the t. p. line and is much heavier 

 than the other. All veins are marked blackish on outer half of wing. 

 The orbicular is small, concolorous, black-edged, irregular and usual- 

 ly complete. Reniform kidney-shaped, moderate in size and sometimes 

 darkened inferiorly. The two spots are connected by a black line. 



Secondaries smoky in both sexes. Beneath whitish, primaries a little 

 darker than secondaries, with the usual outer line and discal spots. 



Expanse, 1.65-1.90 inches (42-48 mm.) 



Habitat Union County, New Jersey, beginning of June 

 and August. Four males and one female have been under ex- 

 amination. This species belongs in the lobeliac group and sug- 

 gest fio'dfcra in structure and ornamentation, but it is much 

 darker, almost black, and the prominent marked veins serve 

 to separate the two. Tn recognition of the persistent work in 

 this group done by my wife, I dedicate this species to her 

 Type a male in the author's collection. A male co-type in the 

 collection of F. Lemmer, Irvington, New Jersey. 



