124 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Fore wing light ochreous-brown, shaded vviih ycllowish-favvn below 

 the fold, and with grayish on the outer half of wing. Thedaik shades and 

 line are bronzy-black. The dorsal oblique shade from inner fourth is 

 distinct, and ends in a horizontal dark dash in middle of cell. The basal 

 shade before it is whitish. Beyond the middle the costa is marked with 

 four dull ochreous spots and a fifth in apex; froui between each of these 

 irregular lines of blackish scales cross the wing. From the end of the cell 

 a dark shade extends to the termen, beginning as a point in the middle 

 of wing, and increasing in width until at termen it extends from apex 

 nearly to dorsum. The space above and below it is by contrast paler. 

 Cilia ochreous-gray, cut between each two veins by a lighter streak. 



Hind wing grayish-white to fuscous-gray, cilia paler, preceded by a 

 darker line ; under side ochreous-gray, heavily reticulated with dark 

 brown. Under side fore wing smoky-brown, costa dotted with dull 

 ochreous. 



Six specimens, Cartwright, Manitoba, E. Firmstone Heath. 



Hysterosia Pecosana, sp. nov. 



Expanse, 20-25 mm. 



Head and palpi ochreous-brown, latter paler inside; antenna grayish- 

 fuscous; abdomen ochreous-brown, anal tuft whitish; legs whitish, banded 

 with bronzy-black. 



Fore wing almost uniformly light ochreous-brown. There is a whitish 

 shade before the dark oblique shade from inner fourth of dorsum; the dark 

 shade is only conspicuous at its upper end, where it forms a dark spot in 

 the middle of the wing ; there is a similar dark brown spot at end of cell; 

 beyond which are some dark vertical strigulations. Cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Hind wing ochreous-gray, cilia paler, with a darker basal line; under 

 side the same, very faintly strigulated with a darker shade. Under side 

 fore wing smoky-brown. 



Three specimens. South-west Colorado, July 26, \V'. G. Dietz ; 

 Beulah, New Mexico, July, Cockerell ; Pecos, New Mexico, at light, Aug. 

 16, Cockerell. 



The descrijition is from the Colorado specimen. The one from New 

 Alexico is more distinctly marked on costa with blackish dots, and below 

 fold with blackish strigulations. 



Carposina Ottawnna^ sp. nov. 

 Expanse, 16-17 '^^'^- 



