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a mere trace of the red on the basal patch, the apical red patch as above. 

 Hind wings with the basal-internal patch overlaid with pale yellow the 

 same as the fore wings, two red stains, one at the anal angle and the other 

 toward the base, the outer border with a slight red tinge, but no more so 

 than above. Antennae black. 



One male from Colorado, collected by David Bruce, and dedicated to 

 him in the name. 



Platyceriira Giga?itea, nov. spec. 



Expanse of wings 2.25 inches. 



Head, thorax and abdomen rather dark gray, much darker than its 

 ally Furcilla, the head and collar with a mixture of brown scales, the 

 abdomen also mixed with brown, except the lateral semi-tufts and the 

 terminal joint. The fore wings with a basal half line and three transverse 

 lines as in Furcilla, the second representing the transverse shade of the 

 Noctuidse, all black ; the t. a. line is not quite so much angled on 

 median vein as on Furcilla, the line broader ; the shade line or second a 

 little more wavy, curving outward on median vein and outward again on 

 submedian, not touching the t. p. line but more separated from it than in 

 Furcilla ; reniform a black slightly curved mark, shaded a little outward- 

 ly ; t. p. line takes the same course as in its ally, but not bent inward 

 quite so much below the cell, bordered externally with a very slight pale 

 shade ; s. t. line a very faint pale shade taking the same course as in 

 Furcilla, and scarcely noticeable only for the slight internal shading of 

 darker gray, this shading more prominent in its anterior third. The wing 

 is almost a uniform gray, except the black transverse lines. Hind wings 

 sordid white, the veins and the internal margin smoky, the costal margin 

 sprinkled with dark scales. Fringes gray, checkered at the end of the 

 veins, the fore wings only faintly so. Under side pale gray, the transverse 

 lines of the fore wings subobsolete, only distinct as black spots on the 

 costa, but the t. a. line and the shading in connection with the s. t. line 

 crossing the wing ; hind wings with two black shades extending backward 

 from the costa and a discal spot, the latter showing faintly above. Body 

 below concolorous with the wings. The palpi are short like those of 

 Furcilla, the terminal joint blackish ; the antennas with the shaft gray 

 above, the pectinations and all parts below ochre. 



One male from Colorado, received from David Bruce. He writes me 

 that he took a half dozen examples at light. In size this is more nearly 



