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The species is nearest to C. polygrammaria, Hulst, but differs in its 

 larger size, darker brown colour, and the comparative evenness of the 

 cross-lines. 



Tortios erectarius, new species. — $ . Expanse, 23-24.5 mm. Palpi 

 dark brown, with or without a few yellowish scales ; front uniformly dark 

 brown ; posterior part of vertex yellowish. Thorax yellowish, more or 

 less mottled with dark brown. Abdomen brown, occasionally with yellow 

 mottlings, and the posterior part of the segments are sometimes whitish. 

 Wings mottled with brown over a gray or ochreous-gray ground. Two 

 rather narrow, blackish lines cross the primaries. The intradiscal line is 

 somewhat obscured in the brown mottlings which overlay the wing; it 

 begins on the c'osta between the discal spot and the base of the wing, 

 curves broadly outward, and then sweeps inward to inner margin. The 

 extradiscal line begins on the costa, between the discal spot and the apex, 

 slightly nearer the former, curves outward around the discal dot, from 

 which it retains an even distance to vein Cu 2 , then extends far inward to 

 the inner margin ; at each of the veins there is a slight thickening to the 

 line. Outward of this line is a band of ochreous, sometimes separated 

 from it by a very narrow line of white. A broken zig-zag subterminal line 

 of white traverses the outer area, and the terminal line is represented by a 

 series of black triangular marks between the veins. Fringes checkered 

 brown and yellowish. Discal spot a large, round tuft of blackish scales. 

 Secondaries with a denticulate, blackish extradiscal line extending con- 

 tinuously from the costa to the middle of the inner margin, and running 

 subparallel to the outer edge of the wing. An intradiscal line is indicated 

 on the inner margin of the wing, but this extends only a short distance 

 into the wing. Subterminal line white, discontinuous and obsolete toward 

 costa. Between this and the extradiscal line is an ochreous shade, but 

 this also disappears before the costa is reached. Fringe as in primaries. 

 Discal spot not large, linear. Beneath light gray, dusted with brown 

 scales, especially on the primaries, and particularly along the costa and 

 near the apex. Extradiscal line vaguely indicated on both wings, and 

 marked rather strongly at the veins by a black spot. Discal spots rather 

 large, dusky. 



?. — Expanse, 26-27.5 mm - Palpi, front and vertex as in male; 

 thorax and abdomen almost entirely ochreous. Ground colour of wings 

 rather even pale ochreous throughout, intensified outward of the extradiscal 

 line. On the primaries there is a sparse scattering of brown scales over 

 the basal and median areas, and a more dense overlaying of similar scales 



