38S THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



K. Lateral thoracic bands some- 

 what more than i mm. broad, 

 yellow; ovipositor 4 mm. long; 

 genital valves with tips ele- 

 vated .. .4. pabnata Hagen. 



KK. Lateral thoracic bands not 

 more than i mm. broad, gen- 

 erally pale bluish, rarely yel- 

 low ; ovipositor 3.3 mm. long ; 

 tips of genital valves not 

 elevated. 



L. Lateral thoracic bands 

 about I mm. broad . . 



8. t?iierna, n. sp. 



LL. Lateral thoracic bands 

 linear, generally less 

 than .75 mm. broad. . 



9. lineaia, n. sp. 

 JJ. Lateral thoracic bands broad, the 



first with the anterior margin 

 strongly sinuate, narrowed about 

 the middle, the second expanding 

 dorsad, more or less triangular. 

 M. Larger, stouter species ; hind 

 wing 45-46.5 mm. long; no 

 antehumeral spot ; first lateral 

 thoracic band greatly con- 

 stricted near the middle by a 

 deep excavation of the an- 

 terior margin, upper end not 

 bent forwards ; spots between 

 first and second bands small 

 and inconspicu- 

 ous II. eremita Scudd. 



MM. Smaller, slenderer species ; 

 hind wing 40-42 mm. long ; 

 a conspicuous triangular pale 

 antehumeral spot just in front 



