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blackish. On the primaries the basal line is geminate, black, broken. 

 T. a. line geminate, black, the inner portion narrower and less marked, 

 somewhat irregular, as a whole a little oblique outwardly. T. p. line gemi- 

 nate on the costa and on the outcurve ; beyond that the outer line is lost 

 and the inner is well defined and sharply crenulate, as a whole only a little 

 outcurved over the cell, and very evenly oblique below it. S. t. line* of 

 the ground colour, a little irregular, marked by a series of triangular 

 blackish spots, and the terminal space, which is darker except at apex. 

 There is a series of distinct terminal lunules, beyond which there is a 

 yellow line at the base of the fringes. An indefined dusky median shade 

 crosses between the ordinary spots and darkens the cell at that point. 

 The clavifo'rm is concolorous, loop-like, incompletely outlined by black 

 scales. Orbicular concolorous, outlined by a narrow black ring. Reni- 

 form moderate in size, kidney-shaped, a little paler than the ground, with 

 a smoky central line or shade, incompletely outlined by black scales. 

 Beneath, primaries dull smoky-yellowish with a blackish extra median 

 diffuse transverse shading; secondaries as above, but more diffusely marked 

 and paler. 



Expands. — 1.45 inches = 36 mm. Habitat. — Regina, Assiniboia, 

 August 5; T. N. Willing. 



One male in fine condition received from Mr. F. H. Wolley Dod, 

 (No. 11). This is a most remarkable species for the genus and was taken 

 for an Oncocnemis at first sight ; but the generic characters are unmistak- 

 able. The body is robust, the thoracic vestiture dense, consisting of 

 flattened hair, collar and patagia well defined. 



Euxoa lira, n, sp. — Head, thorax and primaries creamy-gray with a 

 reddish tinge ; the first two immaculate. Primaries with all the markings 

 well defined, smoky, not contrasting, surface powdery. Basal line gemi- 

 nate, well marked as a rule, rarely obscure or even wanting. T. a. line 

 geminate, broad, powdery, the inner portion more even, more slender and 

 less marked; the outer forming obvious though not wide outcurves in the 

 interspaces, as a whole a little outwardly oblique. T. p. line geminate, 

 the outer portion even, narrow, tending to obsolescence, the inner lunulate 

 or even crenulate, the teeth often extending to the outer portion ; as a 

 whole only a little outcurved from costa over cell and then nearly parallel 

 with outer margin. A more or less obvious, diffuse shade crosses the 

 median space between the ordinary spots, darkening the cell and then 

 runs close to the t. p. line, tending to reach it in some examples. S. t. 



