290 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Holotype. — One 9 from Mt. Lowe, California, April 11, 1913, 

 received through the kindness of Mr. Harry H. Newcomb. 



I take pleasure in naming this species after my friend, 

 Mr. R. F. Pearsall, who has done so much to clear up this group. 



Cleora newcombi, n. sp. 



Expands 29-30 mm. Palpi short and grayish, head whitish 

 between the antennae. Fore wings dark gray, heavily striated with 

 black, body and thorax dark gray, the body with characteristic 

 geminate black spots. The basal black band is quite broad on fore 

 wings, starting from a black patch on costa, about 4 mm. out from 

 base, and curving in towards body. The line is geminate with 

 black shading. Beyond this line, about the centre of the wing, a 

 line starts from the black spot on the costa and runs straight across 

 the wing to the inner margin. About three-fourths out from body 

 a third black line runs sinuately across the wing, bending in to- 

 wards body as it reaches inner margin at about the middle. This 

 black line is accentuated on the veins by black dots. Beyond 

 there seems to be a double row of lunules, gray centred and blackish 

 outside; about the centre of the fore wing at outer margin they 

 form a patch much lighter than the rest of the wing. The discal 

 spot, when present, is very faint. Hind wings of same colour as 

 fore wings, basal band black, running in a regular curve to outer 

 margin, the black discal spot large and prominent. Extra discal 

 black line very close to discal spot; starting from inner margin it 

 curves upward towards discal spot, then suddenly runs straight to 

 outer margin. Quite close to this extra discal line and running 

 parallel to it is another somewhat paler line; beyond there is a 

 clear space, then a curved, wide, black band shaded with whitish 

 and appearing almost as lunules. The scollop of the hind wing is 

 bounded by a narrow black line, fringe long and grayish. Be- 

 neath fore wings lighter gray than above, except towards the body 

 and on costa, where it is heavily striated with black. There is a 

 prominent black discal spot, but no further markings, except the 

 black shadings. Hind wings pale ashen with no lines or markings 

 except black discal spot. 



Holotype.— One c\ Venice, Calif., July 11, 1913, H. H. 

 Newcomb. 



