154 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



i. Smithii, Guen., Sp. Gen., VII., 266, 1852, Ophiusa. 



The forewings are powdery light ash-gray over brown, with a slight 

 violaceous reflection. The brown colour appears as a diffuse deeper 

 shading before the t. a. line, and again before the t. p. line over the outer 

 portion of median space. T. a. line narrow, brown, slightly bent and 

 relieved outwardly against the gray median space. T. p, line similar in 

 appearance, but very cleanly cut and even, forming two angles outwardly ; 

 the first and most prominent opposite the cell, the second projection on 

 the interspace above vein 1 ; thus the line forms three subequal scallops, 

 the upper one shallower and more oblique, the middle one the longest. 

 A deep brown, inwardly oblique, shaded apical mark, terminating in a 

 second linear one, which appears as if dislocated and turns outwardly. 

 Hind wings obscure brown, a little dusted with grayish on the outer 

 margin before the angle. Beneath both wings concolorous, paler yellowish- 

 brown, with a faint darker median line and discal point. On primaries 

 above the brown reniform is feebly marked. Body concolorous. Two 

 female specimens examined, expanding 37-38 mil. In Mus. Brem. 



Guenee names this species foi one of the authors of the " Insects of 

 Georgia." 



2. Consobrina, Guen., Sp. Gen., VII., 1852, Ophiusa. 



Almost exactly like Smithii. The base of primaries somewhat darker 

 shaded, hardly ashen ; the liturate apical mark seems to run inwardly 

 obliquely throughout its length and is uniformly preceded by a deep 

 brown shade, appearing continuous. The t. p. line wants the second 

 angulation and thus forms a single curve from a point opposite the cell to 

 the inner margin. These seem the only differences in markings. Two 

 males examined, expanding, one 40, the other only 35 mil. In Mus. 

 Brem. 



I regard it as not impossible that Consobrina is the male of Smithii. 

 The antennae in both are simple, the joints provided with short hairs be- 

 neath. The terminal joint of the palpi appears to be shorter in Conso- 

 brina, and probably really is so, but this feature might be sexual. Guenee 

 docs not note the sex of his material. In ornamentation the only 

 differences I find are in the apical shade and the t. p. line ; this latter 

 character alone is strongly marked and leads one to suspect a disiinct 

 species. The difference in size noted by Guenee (p. 268) does not exist. 

 In this group of moths the male is not infrequently much larger than the 



