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the exceptional series containing vulpecida and citrago, in which the 

 ordinary lines are defined and the maculation is not blotchy. I have 

 seen two or three other examples, all from the same general region, one 

 of them in the Strecker collection. 



Drasteria conspicua, n. sp. 



Head, thorax and body smoky black, more or less covered with gray 

 scales and hair ; under side almost whitish. Head usually whitish in 

 front. Collar gray or yellowish at base and tip. Patagise gray edged. 

 Abdominal rings narrowly edged with yellowish. Primaries smoky, 

 overlaid by bluish-white or gray scales, variable in depth, the markings 

 smoky brown or blackish, contrasting. Basal half line marked on costa 

 only. T. a. line outwardly oblique, inner margin nearly even, edged by 

 paler, more yellowish scales. From the costa to the median vein the line 

 forms a narrow band ; below that point it broadens out into a blackish 

 fascia, somewhat extended outwardly on the median vein and along the 

 inner margin, so that the outer edge of the fascia is deeply indented. T. 

 p. line forms a broad fascia, a little angulated on vein six, extending only 

 to the middle of the submarginal interspace, pale edged at both margins. 

 S. t. line of the ground colour or paler, preceded by a blackish shading, 

 which may be partly obsolete ; but is always marked on the costa, where 

 a conspicuous, smoky patch, emphasized by two large black spots, 

 practically fills the s. t. space. Usually the shading is also marked on 

 the inner margin, extending a variable distance toward the costa and 

 sometimes reaching it. There is a series of black, terminal lunules. 

 Orbicular a small black spot in undefined paler shading. Reniform 

 smoky, obscure, not outlined, chiefly marked by the median shade which 

 ends there. .Secondaries pale straw yellow to reddish luteous ; shaded 

 with black basally and with a black discal lunule. There is a black 

 median band, a black s. t. band and a black terminal band which 

 includes the white-tipped fringes. Ail the bands are narrow, resembling 

 some forms oi Sy?ieda. Beneath whitish to straw-yellow, all wings with a 

 black discal spot, a defined black median band, a smoky or black s. t. 

 band which is diffuse inwardly, and a narrow black terminal band. 



Expands 27-31 mm. = 1.08- 1.24 inches. 



Habitat : Calgary, Canada, May and June. 



Seven examples, four males and three females, all in good condition, 

 from Mr. F. H. Wolley l)od, who sent it as separate from disthicta, 



