348 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



This is the first American species that has scalloped wings like the 

 type of the genus, G. bidentata, Clerck, of Europe. There is no other 

 species in the genus with which it can be confused. 



Metanema brunneilinearia, new species. — Expanse, 33 mm. at 

 greatest width. Head, thorax and abdomen pale yellowish-white, sprinkled 

 with gray scales, thickest on the abdomen. Apical border of abdominal 

 segments destitute of gray scales, and appearing as pale rings to a grayish 

 abdomen. Ground colour of both wings pale yellowish-white, rather 

 profusely sprinkled with gray scales. Primaries with costa produced on 

 basal third, apex acute, thence scarcely sinuous to prominent, acute angle 

 at M3, thence even to rounded anal angle. Intradiscal line pale brunne- 

 ous, rather narrow, begins on costa more than one-third out from base, 

 extends outwardly to vein R, then turns at right angles and runs, gently 

 sinuous, to inner margin, ending one-third out from base. Extradiscai 

 line sinuous, concolorous with tirst, but slightly broader, originates on 

 costa one-fourth in from apex, and runs almost parallel with intradiscal 

 line to inner margin. Basal area profusely sprinkled with gray scales, 

 fewer on the costa toward intradiscal line. Median area with a sparse 

 scattering of gray scales ; discal spot large, round, dark brown. Outer 

 area heavily overlaid with gray scales, except at outer margin from apex 

 to M3, and thickest in patches between the veins from AIi to anal vein 

 bordering the extradiscai line. On the outer margin between R5 and Mi, 

 and Mi and M2, are two dark brunneous crescents with gray and flesh- 

 coloured scales in the concavities. Fringe pale brunneous, checkered 

 with brown at the veins. Secondaries with a single, almost straight pale 

 brunneous line crossing the centre, both areas profusely overlaid with 

 gray scales, less so centrally ; discal spot in basal si)ace large, brown, 

 rather faint. Fringe pale brunneous, scarcely checkered with brown. 

 Beneath, ground colour as above, the gray scales distributed as on upper 

 surface, central space of both wings, the apex and veins bright ochreous. 



Type : One female in Rutgers College collection. 



Habitat : Verdi, Nevada. 



Readily distinguished from its congeners by its rough-scaled appear- 

 ance, suggesting Eutrapela rather than the smooth and evenly-clothed 

 species of Metanema. 



