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and only traces of the transverse lines can be made out. The short 

 fringes are tipped with whitish ; apices pointed, external margin quite 

 straight. Hind wings without markings; abdomen somewhat grayish. 

 An inconspicuous species, distinguishable by the pale fringes. One male 

 before me from Savannah, expanding 31 mil., in Mus. Erem. 



Probably most of the species referred to Poaphila in the Species 

 General, and in our Check Lists, belong really to Agnomonia, Of the 

 species described by Guene'e I have not identified anywhere Contempta 

 or Bistrigata. Poaphila sylvarum, in the collection before me, may be 

 considered typical of its genus. Flavistriaria, perplexa, and herbarum, 

 determined by me in Coll. Mus. Brem., are apparently related to Phurys 

 and Celiptera, as also is Bistrigata from Hiibner's figure. I have 

 described two species in Bulletin, U. S. Geol. Survey, IV., 184, 185, which 

 may also belong to Agnomonia. The types are in Coll. Brit. Mus. A 

 name to be admitted must be sanctioned by figure or description. But 

 what are we to do with the bad descriptions of the British Museum Lists ? 

 Can the supposed types of Mr. Walker be admitted as evidence ? In 

 cases where they in any way contradict the description I think cer- 

 tainly not. 



Phurys, Guen. 



1. Flavistriaria, Hubn., Zutr. 555-6, 1825, Crochiphora. - 



Guen., VII., 302, 1852, Poaphila. 



The forewings are grayish-brown, with a faint discal mark and a rigid 

 ochre-yellow subterminal band, followed by a narrower dark brown shade 

 line. Two specimens before me, which belong evidently to the species 

 described by Guene'e, but do not quite agree in shape of wing and appear- 

 ance with Hubner's figure, while the only markings correspond, and these 

 are so simple that it must be the species. The identification of flavi- 

 striaria has led me to that of Guenee's perplexa. described comparatively 

 in the Species General. Guene'e changes the specific name to Flavi- 

 striaris. 



2. Perplexa, Guen., VII., 303, 1852, Poaphila. 



Glans, Grt, Proc. Bost.S., N. H., 416, 1876, Phurys. 



This species differs from Flavistriaria mainly by the concolorous pale 

 gray colour, while the subterminal stripe has less yellow, the dark brown 



