56 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Descriptions of New Species. 

 I. EtipitJiecia placidata, n. sp. — Expanse, 24-26 mm. 



Palpi large and bushy, porrect, dark gray, much darker than the 

 thorax or abdomen. Front and thorax light gray, thorax becoming lighter, 

 almost white posteriorly. Abdomen above a little darker than the thorax, 

 dorsal tufts not conspicuous, except on second and third segments, where 

 they appear to be black. 



Wings rather long and acutely pointed. Fore wings even light gray, 

 with a slight brownish tinge in the median space, particularly near the 

 inner margin. The wings are crossed by numerous very fine broken black 

 lines ; about four of these are between the inlradiscal line and the base of 

 the wing. The intradiscal line is fairly well defined (in the best of the 

 type specimens) from the median vein to the inner margin, where it is 

 much nearer the base of the wing than it is at its point of origin on the 

 costa. The median space includes two faint black cross lines more 

 distinct near the inner margin, and an indistinct discal spot. P'^.xtra- 

 discally there appear to be three lines, which are nearer to each other at 

 the inner margin than they are at the costa ; the outermost of the three is 

 broken into dots. 



The submarginal space is nearly free from markings, the submarginal 

 white line is very faintly indicated ; the marginal line on all the wings is 

 dark, hardly interrupted at the veins. 



Hind wings the colour of the fore wings, a little paler costally and 

 darker at the extreme base ; acute, slightly indented at vein 5. A minute 

 discal dot. About seven very Hiint parallel cross lines, four being exta- 

 discal and traceable right across the wings. 



Fringe on all wings pale, with dusky median line almost continuous. 

 Beneath pale leaden gray, with all markings very faintly and diffusely 

 reproduced. The discal spots and the costal halves of the extradiscal 

 h'nes on the fore wings being most clearly seen. 



Abdomen paler than above ; pectus white. 



This species seems quite distinct from any other known to me. I 

 have seen three specimens, all females, and all taken at Kaslo by Mr, 

 Cockle on July 7 and 11, 1907. 



One type is in my own cabinet, and the other two in that of Mr. 

 Cockle. 



