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ochrey externally. The fore wings are pale ochrey with an oblique whit- 

 ish stripe, bordered by rusty ochreous, running from just before apices to 

 internal margin at about the middle. The costa is straight, apices pointed. 

 Alabama and Texas (v. Meske). This species is referred to Thalpochares 

 in Check List, ii., 46. 



It seems probable that Tarache patula Morr. belongs to Thalpochares. 

 It must resemble patruelis, but cannot be the same since it is described 

 as having " broad oblique ferruginous fascia?, the first fascia extends from 

 the inner margin, about one-third of the distance from the base to the 

 inner angle, to the apex, it gradually decreases in breadth and at the apex 

 becomes linear ; the second fascia extends from a point on the inner mar- 

 gin, about two-thirds of the distance from the base to the inner angle, to 

 the apex ; it is of nearly equal breadth throughout." In patruclis the 

 usual lines are obsolete or hardly to be made out, and a single pale 

 oblique fascia, lined outwardly with a dusky ochrey or rusty shade, extends 

 from near apices to internal margin at within the middle. The oblique 

 stripe runs at variance with and crosses the posterior line, which latter, 

 with the anterior line, is fine, even, and more or less discernible. These 

 fine lines are both slightly inwardly oblique, pale and dark. The general 

 color inclines to pale ochreous, the wing shaded exteriorly more or less 

 with reddish or rusty. The Alabama specimen is more reddish and a 

 little larger than the Texas material before me. In Mr. Morrison's 

 description of the " posterior wings " there is a confusion with the 

 " anterior wings " which makes his remarks unintelligible. 



I regard patruelis as structurally a typical Thalpochares, while Mr. 

 Morrison seems to " hesitate to found a new genus " for patula. But one 

 ground for the probable affinity of the two species is the fact that they 

 were both described under Tarache, and referred there provisionally. 

 While there can be no doubt that the species are distinct, from the 

 opposing characters of ornamentation given in the descriptions, there 

 seems to me sufficient reason for referring patula to Thalpochares, rather 

 than leaving it in Tarache, where it is out of place according to its 

 describer. 



The following is a list of our described North American species of 

 Thalpochares : 



carmelita Morr., Proc. Acad. N. S. Phil, 1875, 434> Texas. 

 elegantula Harvey, Can. Ent, viii., 55, - Nevada. 



