Agaristidse 
the same as those of Glover’s Purslane Moth, though up to the 
present time no one has described them. 
Genus TUERTA Walker 
Only one species of this genus, which is better represented in 
Africa than in America, is found within our borders. 
(i) Tuerta sabulosa Boisduval. (The 
Sand-dune Moth.) 
Syn. noctuiformis Mceschler. 
The moth has the primaries grayish-brown 
marked with white at the insertion of the 
wings. The secondaries are bright orange- 
yellow, with a wide black marginal border, 
as represented in the cut. The habitat of the * '''bulosa* 
insect is Arizona and Mexico. 
Genus ALYPIA Hiibner 
This genus is well represented within our territory. The 
following synopsis of the species is adapted from Hampson: 
I. (Androloma .) Fore wing of male with a dilation of costa and 
a groove of ribbed membrane below it from base ex¬ 
tending beyond middle.. .mac-cullochi 
II. For© wing of male with a postmedial dilation of costa and 
groove of ribbed membrane below it; wing elongated. 
a. Fore wing with the markings yellow... disparata 
b. Fore wing with the markings white. brannani 
III. ( Alypia.) Fore wing of male without dilation of costal area 
or grove. 
A. Fore and mid tibiae, orange; hind wings marked with 
white. 
a. Discal spot of fore wing longitudinal. octomaculata 
b. Discal spot of fore wing transverse. wittfeldi 
Hind wings marked with yellow. 
c. Hind wing with subbasal yellow spot. dipsacA 
d ; Hind wing without subbasal yellow spot. langtoni 
B. Mid tibiae only orange. 
a. Wings with the spots not traversed by black veins . .mariposa 
b. Wings with the spots traversed by black veins . . . .ridingsi 
(i) Alypia mac-cullochi Kirby, Plate XVII, Fig. 13, 6 . 
(MacCulloch’s Forester.) 
Syn. lorquini Grote & Robinson; similis Stretch; edwardsi Boisduval. 
The habitat of this species is Canada and the Rocky 
Mountains northward to Alaska. 
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