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received from Mr. Theo. L. Mead and ticketed " 20, Colorado." The 

 eyes are hairy ; thorax and head shaggily haired without mixture of 

 scales ; head improminent ; abdomen without tufts ; size a little larger 

 than Anarta subfuscula Grote, from the same locality, with which species 

 it agrees in the shape of the wings ; the tongue is stout. I suppose the 

 hairy eyes induced the reference to Mamestra, this, with the other char- 

 acters, agreeing in reality with Aiiarta. 



LygrantJioecia Meskeana, n. s. 



Fore wings smooth with the terminal space olive green, the median 

 space light purple and the basal brownish. Median lines geminate with 

 white included spaces ; the t. a line straight to median vein, below which 

 it is slightly outwardly rounded ; t. p. line sinuate, becoming medially 

 indicated by white dots. Fringes olivaceous. Hind wings black with a 

 band of three light yellow spots ; a pale interruption medially along 

 terminal margin ; fringes yellowish. Thorax and head olive ; abdomen 

 yellow. Legs marked with reddish. Beneath pale yellow, fore wings with 

 a sub-basal triangulate patch, a discal spot and subterminal band black ; 

 above the spot and band are vinous costal shades. Hind wings with 

 black discal spot and black subterminal band extended along internal 

 margin and basally within the spot ; costal region vinous. Expanse 24 

 m. m. Bastrop Co., Texas, from Mr. O. Meske, to whom I dedicate the 

 beautiful species. 



Helioihis lupaius, n. s. 



$ . Fore tibise with a longer inner and shorter outer terminal claw. 

 Habit of phlogophagus. The entire insect is ochreous, stained with a 

 reddish tint. Fore wings with the t. p. line guttate, black points, touched 

 with white ; t. a line dentate. Reniform black with white centre ; orbi- 

 cular small, blackish ; median shade deeper colored than the wing ; the 

 wing deepens outwardly in tone or becomes more orange. The narrow 

 subterminal space is darker. A terminal series of black dots alternated 

 with orange. Fringes plumbeous, contrasting. Hind wings like fore 

 wings, with pale fringes, a small faint discal mark and fine central line ; 

 similar beneath, where the fore wings show a large exterior and small 

 interior black discal spot and an indication of an exterior black shade 

 line. Expanse 28 m. m. Bastrop Co., Texas, Mr. Meske. 



Tarache binocula, 11. s. 



Allied to cretata. Fore wings yellowish white with a perpendicular 



