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quantity into blackish lines between veins i and 2, 3 and 4, and 4 and 5, 

 the last reaching half the wing to outer margin ; the second the heaviest 

 and black, but shortest ; the first nearly the whole length of the wing, and 

 lightest. Hind wings white, silky ; all wings thinly scaled, rather long and 

 narrow. Beneath more smoky, the fore wings with the markings above 

 fainter. 



Glenmore Springs, Colorado ; from Dr. Barnes. 



Alcis maestosa, n. sp. 



Expands ;^;^ mm. Palpi black below, ochre above; front fuscous 

 gray ; antennae dark fuscous ; thorax fuscous gray, mixed with blackish ; 

 abdomen fuscous, blackish dorsally, and posteriorly on segments; wings 

 broad, even fuscous, mixed more or less with black, with many of the 

 scales loosely raised, and in the light showing as powdered white atoms ; 

 fore wings, basal line fine, black, rounded, somewhat angled at cell ; 

 outer line rather evenly wavy, fine, black, nearly parallel with outer 

 margin ; an outer line of intervenular blackish shadow spots, and a 

 corresponding marginal line connecting with black marginal points, the 

 veins on outer field being rather broadly smooth, fuscous in colour. Hind 

 wings corresponding with fore wings, the black being heavier and less 

 separate at veins, the basal line obsolete, the outer line wavy, dentate, 

 rounded ; the outer blackish spots edged outwardly with a dentate white 

 line ; marginal line of broken black spots ; all discal spots present, 

 black. Beneath fuscous blackish, the outer Unes showing in black points 

 on veins, the outer margin darker fuscous ; discal spots present. 



Label doubtful, either la. or Ga., probably the former ; taken 

 Apl. 22. Type in National Museum. Type No. 3942. 



Alcis lallata, n. sp. 



Expands 45-48 mm. Palpi and front blackish ; thorax bluish-gray, 

 with black collar and edge to patagite ; abdomen fuscous, with black 

 scales mixed ; fore wings a bright blue-gray, with black shadings and 

 cross lines ; basal lines well out, fine, geminate, bent, waved ; a middle 

 blackish shading with strong outer sinus just below black discal spot ; 

 outer line bent outwardly beyond cell, rather evenly scalloped its 

 whole length ; an outer line of faint whitish lunules ; veins black at 

 ends ; hind wings gray fuscous, even, without lines, discal spots faint. 

 Beneath smooth, light fuscous, slightly darker towards margins. 



Senator, Aug. 20; Prescott, July 9; and San Francisco Mts., Ariz., 

 July 26 ; from Dr. Kunze. 



