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bordered, running outwardly obliquely from the median vein to the t. p. 

 line at vein 2, sub-triangulate, the bordering lines fusing outwardly to a 

 point, forming an oblique uneven V. The median space below and 

 beyond the metallic mark is shaded longitudinally with obscure chalceous. 

 The reniform is a narrow angulate dark lunule. The orbicular incom- 

 plete, whitish edged. The subterminal is more dentate than usual, and 

 shaded anteriorly with dark brownish, with a golden reflection inferiorly. 

 The median space is dark brown above the metallic mark and below the 

 median vein and the base of vein 3 ; also inferiorly. The ground color 

 is a purple gray shaded with brown. The t. a line is even, rounded, 

 distinct, like the t. p. line in color. Hind wings rather pale, with blackish 

 hind borders ; beneath pale grayish, not yellowish, and without the lines 

 of precationis. 



Expanse 36 m. m. Cape Breton. From Mr. Roland Thaxter. 



Plusia pscudogamma, u. s. 



Like gamma, but with a more contrasted color of fore wings. The 

 t. p. line more rounded opposite the cell, succeeded by a white shading 

 which appears again over internal angle without the s. t. line. The metal 

 mark is like gamma, but broader and pure silvery. The space about the 

 spot is shaded with deep brown. Inferiorly the median space is entirely 

 chalceous. The t. p. line is stained with reddish and the inward tooth 

 opposite the extremity of the metallic mark is deeper than in its ally. 

 The s. t. line is less dentate than usual, preceded by a chalceous and 

 brown shading. Hind wings pale gray with blackish borders. Abdomen 

 with dorsal tufts. Beneath obscure gray, unlined. This species has a 

 strangled reniform with narrow pale annulus, like gamma, while the 

 orbicular is less conspicuous and the t. p. line is more even superiorly 

 than in its ally. 



Expanse 42 m. m. Cape Breton. From Mr. Roland Thaxter. 



Plusia Dyaus, n. s. 



Between verruca and precationis. Ground color pale olive-lilac gray. 

 Collar and face of dorsal tuft olivaceous. Metallic spot an obtuse silver 

 open mark, succeeded by a well sized detached silver spot. Orbicular 

 with a pale shaded annulus, inconspicuous. Reniform incomplete, with 

 a deep outer constriction and here outlined in pale gold, the annulus being 

 perceivable inferiorly ; beyond the reniform the cell is chalceous and 

 inferiorly the median space is golden shaded, the wing about the metallic 



