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specimens of A. viirabilis, sent him without name, are entered upon the 

 list as Enpelnms sp. 



Taking all these facts into consideration, it seems to me quite plain 

 that Afitigaster should be dropped. 



NORTH AMERICAN MOTHS. 



BY A. R. GROTE. 

 (Continued from Page 17.) 



Boti's let ha lis, n. s. 



Allied to atroptirpuralis. Fore wings purply brown to the exterior 

 line, which is distinct, nearly straight, a little bent submedially, dark brown 

 followed by a whitish coincident shade line. Subterminal space pale 

 brown, shaded with whitish. A terminal whitish shade before the broken 

 terminal line. Fringes dull pale brown, interlined. Hind wings pale 

 fuscous, with an extra mesial line apparent inferiorly, bent before anal 

 angle, followed by a pale shade. A fine black terminal line ; fringes pale, 

 interlined. Beneath the ornamentation of primaries repeated. Hind 

 wings pale, with a narrow mesial line bent before anal angle. Expanse i6 

 mil. Hab. California. 



Botis vaamalis, n. s. 



Allied to dasconalis. Fore wings and thorax pale yellowish white 

 without markings. Hind wings pure white, immaculate, with a dotted 

 exterior black line, only partially continued ; a terminal row of dots at 

 the base of the white fringes. Beneath the primaries are whitish, with the 

 veins marked with fuscous and a transverse extra discal fuscous line. 

 Abdomen white. Expanse 24 mil. Hab. Sierra Nev., Calif, Mr. Hy. 

 Edwards, No. 3,001. 



Botis turmalis, n. s. 



^ . This species has a casual resemblance to No^nophila 7wctiiella. 

 Pale dusty ochrey. The costa of primaries broadly washed with blackish 

 brown, absorbing the rather large dark discal spots. An exterior dotted 

 line. A terminal series of blackish dots. Hind wings with a terminal 



