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centrally inwardly arcuato. The dark rcniform is here determinate against 

 the narrower pale shading, which precedes the t. p. line more evenly and con- 

 tinuously than in A. diva. Subterniinal lino more irregular and contrasted 

 by the terminal si)ace, which is paler than in A. diva. Hind wings bright 

 orange-yellow, with a large black lunate discal spot, a black narrow terminal 

 band with irregular margin. Within anal angle is a black spot, indicating a 

 possible subterminal line. Base with dusky scales defined outwardly by a 

 transverse band. Beneath, both wings yellow. Primaries with a median black 

 fascia, inwardly bent below costa, then running outwardly. A large black 

 discal spot. A wide black subterminal shade not reaching internal margin. 

 Fringes black and the apices and costal edge dusky. Hind wings with a con- 

 tinued extra basal angulate black line, a discal spot, a very attenuate subter- 

 minal irregular line and a subobsolete black edging indicated by a black spot, 

 as on upper surface, before vein 2. 



Expanse, 21 m. m. Habitat, Culiforuia (coll. Henry Edwards, 

 No. 22 GO). 



Annaphila danistica, Givte, Plate 4, fig. 7, ? . 



$ ? . — Resembles A. depicta in the orange-yellow color of the hind wings 

 above, but differs throughout, and particularly in the beautiful ornamentation 

 of the fore wings beneath. Fore wings blackish, becoming outwardly a little 

 paler. Orbicular a long transverse black streak with equally broad, pale, 

 linear edgings. A black blotch on the cell between the spots. Reniform 

 large and a little vague. T. p. line even, geminate with an included pale 

 shade, slightly and widely roundedly outwardly produced over median ner- 

 vules, thence lightly sinuate to internal margin. Subterminal line contrasted 

 by the paler terminal space, preceded by an accentuated black shade empha- 

 sized on subcostal nervules. A7i accessory, narrow, continued, even, transverse 

 black line before the margin. A terminal dotted line ; fringes blackish. Hind 

 wings deep orange-yellow, blackish at base and along internal margin. A 

 black discal lunule. A narrow subterminal black line, sometimes ( $ ) wanting. 

 A narrow black band along external margin with even interior edge ; fringes 

 blackish. Beneath the primaries are pale dull-yellow, with the discal spots 

 vivid black, eyelike, pale-yellow circled, tlie space between them an outwardly 

 oblique black extended patch. Exterior transverse line black, evenly out- 

 wardly rounded ; beyond it an even pale yellow arc is bounded by another 

 line leaving the apices dusky. Hind wings dusky fulvous, powdery, with a 

 faint transverse line and discal liture and an even narrow dark border ; fringes 

 dark. Corporal vestiture blackish. 



Expanse, 20 to 22 m. m. IIaJ)itat, Nevada Territory (coll. Heury 

 Edwards, No. 24G). 



