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the species to be a form of rugosa ; but Sir George Hampson, to wliom 

 specimens were sent, declared this to be an error. Mr. Dod thereupon 

 kindly sent additional material, and I secured typical rugosa from Maine 

 and New Brunswick for comparison. The result is this description, 

 which I believe characterizes as good a species as any in the genus. 

 Eugosa is a smaller, less irrorate, more sharply-defined species, with 

 ordinary spots of different form, s. t. line hardly indented, costal region 

 gray, and colour of secondaries more decidedly yellow. 



Mamestra acutermina, n. sp. — Related to Goodelli in general 

 characters ; but is smaller, darker, the maculation barely traceable, the 

 apex of the primaries distinctly better marked. Of the seven specimens 

 before me, two have no relieved maculation at all, though the general 

 ornamentation may be made out by careful scrutiny ; three others have a 

 little black mark at the end of the claviform, and in these it is sowewhat 

 easier to determine the general markings. In the other two the ordinary 

 spots are partly outlined by black scales, and the remainder of the 

 ornamentation may be readily made out. 



Expands i. 20-1.30 inches =30-32.5 mm. 



Habitat. — Calgary, Alberta, July 9, head of Fine Creek, Mr. Dod ; 

 Cartwright, Manitoba, Mr. Heath; Wellington, Brit. Col., July 17, 

 August 24, Mr. Bryant ; Volga, South Dakota, Mr. Truman. 



Five males and two females. One male measures 1.20, another 1.30 

 inches; all of the others measure 1.25 inches. An equal number of 

 Goodelli range from 1.35 to 1.50 inches ; 1.40 being about the usual size. 



Orthosia verberata, n. sp. — Ground colour varies from dull grayish 

 to reddish lutcous. Head and thorax immaculate. Primaries with all 

 the maculation defined ; s. t. space a little the darkest part of the wing, 

 but not strongly contrasting. Basal line single, smoky, nearly upright. 

 T. a. line single, narrow, smoky, outwardly angulate on costal, inwardly 

 on median vein, outcurved in the submedian interspace and well bent out 

 below the internal vein. T. p. line geminate, the inner part narrow, 

 smoky, linear, the outer merely a darkening of the s. t. space, even in 

 course, outcurved over cell, a little incurved below. S. t. line outwardly 

 diftused, irregular, pale, preceded by a distinct reddish shade. There is a 

 series of small, smoky terminal lunules. Median shade diffuse, smoky, 

 outwardly bent between the ordinary spots so as to darken the reniform 



