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ochraceous, followed by a marginal band of mummy-brown ; the markings 

 of the ftrst continued on the second lobe ; fringes white ; the fringe of the 

 inner margin of the second lobe has two patches of black scales, the basai 

 one largest ; anal angle of the second lobe is mummy-brown, less so on 

 the first lobe ; the apex of the first lobe is produced, pointed. Hind 

 wings are entirely clay-colour, fringes slightly lighter ; third feather with 

 black scales along the fringe, especially towards the base, the largest patch 

 in the centre and somewhat triangul.ir. Legs barred with mummy-brown 

 and white, the basal part white ; spurs white. 



Habitat : South Fork, Santa Ana River, 6,200 ft. altitude, June 26, 

 28, and July i, and Santa Ana River, 5,500 ft. altitude, Aug. 3, 1907; San 

 Bernardino ^Mountains, Calif., J. Grinnell. Described from five specimens, 

 two of which are types in the author's collection. 



Platyptilia Pasadenensis, n. sp. — Expanse of wings, 18 mm. Head 

 and thorax light brown ; antennae darker, spotted on the upper side with a 

 lighter colour; abdomen hair-brown, lighter beneath, and with patches of 

 white scales, two large patches of white scales just below and slightly 

 behind the wings ; on sides of the thorax slightly spotted with white ; legs 

 dark brown, barred with white ; spurs pale, outer two-thirds dark brown. 



Fore wings : General colour hair- brown to olive and seal- brown ; 

 the darkest is a triangular patch, resting on the costa, above the fissure^ 

 not quite reaching the fissure ; the space between the triangular patch and- 

 outer margin is more or less hoary, but much streaked and spotted with 

 black ; a narrow, fimbriate, obscure black line extends from the outer end* 

 of the triangle along the costa to within the fringes, thence to fissured- 

 fading out on the second lobe. The wing within the triangular patch to 

 base is darker than the outer half, and spotted with darker scales ; another 

 blackish triangular patch rests on the costa at end of fissure, the longest 

 side within ; a black quadrangular patch on second lobe, below the 

 fissure ; the space between the two patches is light brown. Hind wings 

 are the same colour as fore wings, with the usual black scales along the 

 fringe of the third feather. 



Habitat : Pasadena, Los x\ngeles Co., Calif; collected by the author^ 

 July 16, J 906. 



Type : I c? in the author's collection. 



Pterophorus bacc/iarides, n. sp. — Expanse of wings, 30-36 mm^ 

 Antennae and palpi whitish or clay-colour ; rest of head ochraceous > 

 thorax and abdomen buff; legs buff. 



