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Thorax fusconi. Front wing : A broad transverse ochreoi.is-vvhite 

 band in outer third, followed by a narrower fuscous subapical band, inner 

 two-ihirds fuscous and gray-brown. Basal patch not defined, the 

 brownish-fuscous colour covering inner two-thirds, interrupted on dorsal 

 margin by a geminate creamy-white spot, and the cosla marked by paler 

 and darker spots. The outer edge of dark area is nearly vertical, il is 

 sharply indented at middle. The white outer band is narrowest on costa, 

 broadening out a quarter below, and involving anal angle and usual 

 position of ocellic spot, which is obsolete. It is white on costa, becoming 

 ochreous towards outer and dorsal margins. Two small fuscous dots 

 mark costa within this white area and two black dots on median line at 

 end of cell. From costa, beyond white fascia, is an olivaceous band, 

 darkest on edges, curving evenly before apex and terminating in a point 

 just above anal angle on outer margin. This is bounded outwardly by a 

 narrow whitish line, beyond a darker — blackish — line, broadest on costa. 

 The apex and apical cilia fuscous, cilia below apex gradually becoming 

 creamy-Qchreous. Hind wings whitish in ^ , dark fuscous in 9 , cilia and 

 under side the same, but a shade darker. Under side front wing; smoky 

 fuscous, mottled wiih darker and with five creamy-white costal spots on 

 outer half. Abdomen: grayish fuscous, anal tuft ochreou', legs creamy 

 white. 



One (J, expanse 10.5 mm., Essex Co. Park, N. J., V., 20. Two 9 , 

 expanse 12.5. mm., Montclair, N. J., VII., iS (Light-trap), and Orford, 

 Quebec, VI., 8 (Albert F. Winn). Co-type, U. S Nat. Mus., No. 8213, 

 and my collection. 



I have had two of these specimens in my collection for several years, 

 labelled diibUana, Hbn., but the recent accession of several European 

 specimens of the latter showed conclusive differences; dubitana is creamy- 

 white over the entire surface of fore wing, except a fuscous-brown middle 

 oblique dorsal patch, a smaller costal spot above it, a narrow apical and 

 outer margin line and a small ba'^al patch. I have yet to see an American 

 insect that compares with dubitana, and have no doubt that this name, 

 with the majority of other European names in our list, will be dropped 

 when the whole family is better known. 



I take pleasure in dedicating this species to Mr. Albert F. Winn, of 

 Westmount, Quebec. 



