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The above description is taken from two examples, one in collection 

 of G. H. French, the other in the collection of O. C. Poling. They were 

 taken at New Westminster, B. C, Canada. 



This species belongs to the Calif omica group, resembling that species 

 in size, and the bands of the hind wings ; but it differs in having the 

 ground colour more of a blue or glaucous gray, the markings more 

 distinct, and a duller red to the hind wings, a deeper excavation in 

 terminal band of hind wings near anal angle. The subreniform is nearly 

 or quite separated from the t. p. line. 



Catocala chiricahua^ n. sp. 



Expanse, 2.75 inches. 



Colour gray, in places near the apex, and along the posterior margin, 

 nearly as pale as the ground colour of C. Robinsonii ; with a deep brown 

 broken shade, not at first noticeable, extending from middle of base to 

 apex, similar to that found in same examples of C. innubens, but a much 

 brighter and deeper brown; all lines deep brownish black, prominent ; 

 basal line distinct, extending obliquely outward below the median vein to 

 the submedian, and thence along this in a shade ; t. a. line single, very 

 broad on the costa, gradually narrowing to median vein, from which it 

 extends to middle of posterior margin in about uniform width, with only 

 one tooth pointing inward on internal vein, the line before the tooth a 

 gradual curve with the convex side out ; the space inside the t. a. line 

 brown, except along posterior margin, the brown deeper in the centre, a 

 small gray spot just outside the basal line below the median vein ; t. p. 

 line single, broad, shading inward somewhat, the extra-discal teeth 

 extending well into the s. t. brown shade, subequal, the inflexion on 

 submedian vein sharp, closed, extending almost to t. a. line ; s. t. line 

 nearly obsolete, as also its preceding whitish shade ; terminal lunules 

 scarcely more than dots ; reniform brown, centre paler, a whitish annulus, 

 with a median shade obliquely above the reniform, with the lower part of 

 reniform in the edge of the central longitudinal shade that runs through 

 the wing, the outer part with four more or less distinct teeth ; subreniform 

 prominent, rather wide open, white to the s. t. brown shade sprinkled 

 with pale brown scales ; scales of the s. t. brown shade and subreniform 

 yellowish brown, those of the longitudinal shade mostly vandyke brown ; 

 in the cell and separated from it by its black annulus is an oblique white 

 space or patch, not quite so large as the subreniform, that has a few 

 brown scales, making with the subreniform an oblique whitish stripe from 



