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superimposed somewhat brownish olotches. T. a. line vertical, slightly 

 waved, yellowish, somewhat paler than ground colour, owing to the 

 absence of the reddish tinge, edged outwardly by a very faint darker shade, 

 which is emphasized by tiiree or four small brownish spots on the veins, 

 the one on the submedian vein being quite well defined. T. p. line even, 

 broadly curved outward over cell, thence with a slight inward curve to 

 inner margin, its course in a general way following that of the external 

 margin, like the t. a. line it is of a pale yellow colour and edged inwardly 

 by a quite complete row of brownish dots on veins. S. t. line extremely 

 faint, and only to be distinguished at all with the lens in certain lights, 

 seems to be evenly lunulate and follows the course of the t. p. line. 

 Orbicular concolorous, outlined with a pale yellow ring, which is lost in a 

 somewhat paler shade along costa. Spot large, oval and erect. Reniform 

 marked laterally by pale line, not defined below, large, upright, slightly 

 constricted in centre. Boundary lines merge into the paler costa shades, 

 the same as orbicular, so that both spots seem open above. Extreme 

 edge of costa is darkened somewhat by blackish scales, which diffuse 

 themselves somewhat over the wing at apex. Fringe with a faint wavy 

 brownish line at base, followed by a band concolorous with ground colour, 

 edge ochraceous. Hind wings white, pellucid, fringe pale yellowish. 

 Inner margin of wing clothed with rather long yellow hair, tinged with red. 

 Beneath, thorax and abdomen yellow, with the exception of the thorax at 

 sides and below ^yes, which is reddish. Legs whitish inwardly, reddish 

 externally. 



Type : i S < Chiricahua Mts., Ariz., from Mr. Poling. 

 Alaria diffusa, w. ■i'^.— ^ expanse: 35 mm. 



Head and palpi pink, antennae yellowish-brown, collar flushed with 

 pink at base, yellow above. Thorax pale yellow, abdomen a little darker, 

 more dusky-yellow than thorax. Primaries clear pale yellow, showing, 

 however, under the lens a slight dusting with orange scales between the 

 veins, barely discernible to the naked eye in some places as faint 

 longitudinal streaks. The pink markings are arranged as follows : From 

 middle of, but not quite reaching costa there is a well-marked blotch, 

 quite well defined, which runs downward and outward across cell, here it 

 makes a well-marked angle and is continued to middle of inner margin as 

 a somewhat narrower band, parallel to outer margin. This median band 

 is connected with a marginal band by a broad shade in the middle of the 

 wing, which is sharply defined above, but gradually fades into the yellow 

 below. The marginal band leaves the external margin just below apex, 



