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Basal portion yellow; basal line runs at right angles from costa to 

 median vein, then goes straight to inner margin, and is black and not veiy 

 wide, slightly shaded vvitli wliite ; mesial band yellowish, except where 

 the wide irregular black band runs through it. I'his second band, or 

 y band, as it is sometimes called, is notched strongly on each vein, and 

 as it approaches inner margin increases in intensity, ending in a black 

 blotch. The third band from body is black, and very narrow, merely a 

 hair line, and runs from costa almost straight to median vein, then on vein 

 2 forms a prominent projection, whence it curves back to inner 

 margin. This tooth on vein 2 is very peculiar, and is characteristic of 

 this variety in that it is the only projection from the line which runs 

 from costa to inner maigin. The mesial space is very light 

 ash, with slight yellowish staining. Discal spot, linear, black and 

 very faint. Extradiscal line narrow, bending outwaid sharply from costa, 

 then in again, forming a blunt projection opposite discal spot, then curving 

 back to vein 3, where it forms another slight projection, then bending back 

 to inner margin. Beyond extradiscal band the margin is yellowish, with 

 the usual irregular broad band running through the middle; outside of this 

 the veins are dotted with black; usual black apical streak present. Marginal 

 dots at ends of veins in fringe, which is short and yellowish. Hind wings 

 almost white, with traces of two irregular lines near outer margin. 

 Beneath very light ash, with lines above faintly showing through. This is 

 a very striking variety, and I am not positive it is not a good species. It 

 can be easily recognized by the yellow colour and prominent projection 

 on fore wing, vein 2, where at most all other species and varieties have an 

 indentation. I have a female from Newfoundland which is very close to this. 



Type, I 9, Victoria, B. C, 1892 (not perfect), in Swett coll. 



Co-type, I $ , Victoiij, May 22, 1909, in A. J. Croker coll. 



There are also specimens from B. C. in the British Museum under 

 pluviata Gn , which resembles slightly my H. edenata, but has shorter palpi. 



Hydriomena autumnalis Strom. 



(a) PERFRACTA, nov, var. 

 Expanse, 30 mm. Palpi moderate, head gray, as is thorax and 

 abdomen ; close to thorax there are two black longitudinal dashes. Fore 

 wings greenish-gray except for mesial sp.ice, which is light ash, with reddish 

 cloudings. Basal band black, thick, running back from costa to median vein, 

 then waving to inner margin. Mesial band gray, with usual y band running 

 through in a zigzag manner, ending in dark spot at costa. Third band linear, 

 black at costa, just below which it becomes red and runs zigzag to inner 



