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lobe with a very broad oblique white line near the apex. Third lobe 

 creamy white, somewhat dusted with brown along inner margin on apical 

 half. Alar expanse, 22 mil. Nevada, H. K. Morrison. 



Platyptilus Edwardsii, n. s. 



Head, thorax and abdomen ochreous brown. Frontal tuft short and 

 blunt, brown above, whitish beneath. Palpi ascending, extending beyond 

 the frontal tuft, brown above, whitish beneath. Antennae finely ciliated, 

 obscurely banded above with alternate white and blackish scales, beneath 

 cinereous. Abdomen slender. Legs ochreous brown ; hind tibiae and 

 all the tarsi rather pale. 



Fore wings cleft one-fourth. Color reddish ochreous brown, darker 

 on the costa, with a faint sprinkling of whitish scales. Triangular costal 

 patch blackish brown, bordered posteriorly by whitish scales. A small 

 brown patch near the inner margin at the basal fourth, and another near 

 the costa at the basal third ; a white transverse line at apical third of the 

 lobes. First lobe before transverse line very dark on the costa, and with 

 a longitudinal dark patch midway between costa and inner margin ; 

 second lobe dark at the anal angle. Costal cilia white just behind tri- 

 angular costal patch and near apex ; between, very dark brown. Cilia 

 of fissure white to transverse line, beyond dark brown ; on posterior mar- 

 gin white outwardly, brown on basal half, with a marginal line of darker 

 scales at base ] at posterior angle wholly brown ; on inner margin whitish, 

 with a small patch of dark scales before, and one just behmd apex of 

 costal triangle. 



Hind wings reddish brown, third lobe with ochreous tinge on inner 

 edge. Cilia brown, with a dark division line at end of first and second 

 lobes. Third lobe linear ; cilia of inner margin whitish at base, and 

 bearing a small patch of dark scales just before apex. 



Under side of fore wings cinereous brown, ochreous towards apex ; 

 transverse line distinct, also white spot on costa behind triangle ; triangu- 

 lar patch showing faintly. First lobe of hind wings ochreous, with oblique 

 white line near apex ; second lobe cinereous ; third lobe with ochreous 

 and white scales mingled. 



Alar expanse, $ 25-27 mil., $ 22-23 '^i^- Described from 2 ^ and 

 3 $ taken at Boston, Mass., by Mr. Hy. Edwards, to whom the species 

 is respectfully dedicated ; and 5 ^ and i $ taken at Amherst, Mass., by 

 Mr. L. W. Goodell. 



