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ill defined, below it a very narrow line descends towards internal margin 

 beyond ; the distinct, slightly waved, broad, median shade line crosses 

 the wing ; this line is accompanied by a diffuse shading which in one 

 specimen is tinged with ferruginous. Reniform filled with blackish, 

 forming a larger rounded inferior spot. T. p. line nearly perpendicular, 

 very slightly exserted opposite the cell, the inner line extending outwardly 

 dentatedly on the veins. Subterminal line irregular, whitish, preceded by 

 a blackish shading, denticulate. An even black terminal line, obsoletely 

 interrupted ; fringes even, gray, dotted with blackish. Secondaries 

 blackish fuscous with paler fringes. Beneath paler fuscous, with blackish 

 discal spot and median, irregular, denticulate line ; on fore wings the 

 median line is distinctly and broadly inaugurated in deep black, near the 

 discal mark, but afterwards becomes obsolete ; terminal space paler than 

 the rest of the wing. Collar with a black line above ; behind, on the 

 dorsum are two more faint lines across the base of the tegulae. 



Expanse 27 m. m. Hab. St. Catherines, Mr. Geo. Norman, No. 226, 

 1 1 15; Quebec, M. Belanger. 



Identified by Mr. Morrison, from a photograph, as his Scopelosoma 

 napaea. 



AGROTIS RUB1FERA, N. S. 



BY A. R. GROTE, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Allied to rubi and conflua. Taken by Mr. Norman in Canada, and 

 considered to be identical with the European rubi in former writings. 

 Abdomen and hind wings paler than in conflua. Fore wings of a darker 

 purply-reddish brown ; t. a. line geminate, a black spot before the orbi- 

 cular and usually the disc between the spots is black stained. Claviform 

 indicated. Subterminal pale, more waved, but like conflua, differing from 

 rubi; beneath the common line is not diffuse as in conflua. Thorax 

 darker than fore wings, with front and palpal tips pale. Expanse 28 m.m. 



Dr. Speyer, to whom I sent a specimen, regards the species as different 

 from rubi, but finds no characters to separate the European Xanthia 

 togata from a N. A. specimen determined as this latter species, sent to 

 him at the same time. 



