274 THE CA.NADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



each segment, which is wholly brownish-black. Ground colour of wings 

 grayish, with dark brown scales scattered over the entire surface. Intra- 

 discal and extradiscal lines of primaries as in flavisaria, but the sharp 

 outward curve of the latter below cubitus 2 more acute ; both lines black 

 and sharply defined. Another blackish line is traceable crossing the 

 primaries from costa to inner margin, close to their insertion into the 

 thorax. The basal area has an almost even scattering of brown scales, 

 fewer toward the intradiscal line. The inner half of the central area is 

 evenly covered with gray and brown scales, but the outer half is very 

 dark brown, scarcely any cinereous scales showing, and a slightly darker 

 line subparallel to the extradiscal line is faintly seen running through this 

 dark portion. Discal spot pure white, linear, angulate. The outer area 

 is irregularly divided into two distinct colours, the line of division running 

 somewhat the same as the extradiscal line, the inner portion cinereous, 

 with scattered brown scales and a brunneous patch in the centre and 

 toward the costa ; the outer almost wholly brown, with two or three white 

 dots in a line in the centre of the apical half. Secondaries gray, with a 

 faint yellowish cast, sprinkled with fine brown scales, thickest toward the 

 anal angle. A rather strong brown line, edged outwardly with white, 

 extends from the inner margin near the anal angle transversely across the 

 wing to the costa, ending one-fourth in from the apex ; this line becomes 

 narrower and fainter as it nears the costa, and the white border becomes 

 correspondingly weakened. The marginal line is most distinct toward the 

 anal angle, where it appears as three black crescents bordering the 

 marginal excisions. Discal spot absent. Margins of both wings as in 

 fiavisaria. Beneath the wings and body are dirty gray, with a yellowish 

 tinge, and with fine scatterings of brown scales. On the primaries the 

 white discal spot of upper surface is reproduced, while the extradiscal line 

 is scarcely to be made out. On the secondaries ihe brown scales form 

 short dashes toward the inner margin and anal angle, transverse line very 

 conspicuous on inner half; discal spot large, round, dark brown. 



Described from one female from Doble, California, taken in August. 



Type in Rutger's College, from coll. Dr. J. B. Smith. 



This is by far the darkest of all the species of Stefiaspiiates found in 

 the United States, and by that fact alone may be distinguished from its 

 congeners occurring in the same territory. I take pleasure in naming this 

 fine species in honour of Dr. John B. Smith, to whom I am indebted for 

 innumerable kindnesses of all descriptions. 



