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a slight darkening of some of the veins, especially in the female, are all 



that mars the otherwise uniform clearness of the wings. In oxymorus the 



darker portions of the fore wings are frosted with white, more or less 



obscuring the markings and giving a powdery appearance to the wings. 



In similaris these portions are smooth, even, dark iron-gray, neater and 



cleaner looking, not so "mussed up." The basal and t. a. lines are fine, 

 black and more distinct than in the older species. No trace of claviform, 

 except in one specimen, and that very faint, while in oxymorus it is quite 

 marked. The t. p. line is exserted further beyond cell and on inner 

 margin comes closer to the t. a. line. The upper of the two dark 

 patches beyond s. t. line is more triangular, and the lower extends 

 farther in towards t. p. line. 



Types : 3 c? 's, 3 ? 's. So. California, March and May ; Arizona, 

 April and May. 



Tcetiiocafupa ainitiosa, n. sp. — Expanse : 34 mm. 



Ground colour yellowish-brown or sepia, markings darker shades of 

 the same colour, with a vinous or purplish cast. Ordinary lines double 

 distinct, pale-filled, basal half line well marked crenulated, outer portion 

 emphasized just above median vein by a small, rather broad toothed 

 projection, surrounded by the same shade as the filling. T. a. line 

 transverse, irregular, cut by the somewhat lighter veins, outer portion 

 heavier than inner. Median shade well marked, passes almost directly 

 across wing from inner margin to costa, between reniform and orbicular, 

 it is also cut by the lighter veins and slightly lunulated between them, 

 especially in lower half. T. p. line well-defined, moderately exserted over 

 cell and slightly incurved below it, consists of a series of lunules between 

 veins, the lunular character being more marked opposite cell. S. t. line 

 distinct, pale yellowish-tan, wavy, emphasized by a preceding rather 

 purple shade, which is made up of lunules between the veins, the line 

 being almost or quite cut by them. The terminal space has a row of 

 terminal lunules projecting between them, both being of a purplish colour. 

 These purplish lunules are continued through the fringe, which otherwise 

 is of a lighter colour. Orbicular moderate in size, subquadrate, slightly 

 inwardly oblique, pale-ringed, purplish-filled, somewhat lighter centrally. 

 Reniform of good size, erect, moderately constricted, pale-ringed, purplish- 

 filled, somewhat lighter centrally. Hind wings yellowish-white, slightly 

 darker along extreme edge. Veins somewhat darker, fringe concolorous. 



