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ductus bursae with a narrow, sclerotized internal band near junction 

 with the bursa; signum a broad, strongly sclerotized, concave plate 

 with serrate margin. 



Types. — In the United States National Museum {fiscellaria, No. 

 55719; turbataria, No. 55721); Boston Society of Natural History 

 {johnsoni, peccataria) ; British Museum (?) {fiagitiaria) . 



Type localities. — "Amerique Septentrionale" {-fiscellaria) ; Maine 

 {johnsoni) ; Massachusetts {peccataria) ; New York, Canada {flagi- 

 tiaria) . 



Food plants. — Abies, Quercus, Tsuga. 



Distribution. — United States: Connecticut (Aug., Sept.), Illinois 

 (Aug., Sept.), Iowa (Sept.), Maine (Sept.), Massachusetts (Sept.), 

 Michigan (May, Aug., Sept.) , New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York 

 (Aug.), Pennsylvania (Sept., Oct., Nov.), Rhode Island (Aug.), Wis- 

 consin. Canada: Manitoba (July, Aug., Sept.), Ontario (Aug., 

 Sept.), Quebec (Sept.). 



One hundred and seventy-seven specimens examined. 



Remarks. — Four names listed as synonyms of fiscellaria are consid- 

 ered unworthy of subspecific status because they are based on either 

 aberrant or inconstant variations. Specimens exhibiting melanism 

 in varying degrees are not unusual in the group. The evidence in 

 each case is briefly reviewed: 



The name flagitiaria is based on rather pale ocherous specimens 

 showing a somewhat smoky suffusion between the transverse lines, 

 the suffusion more intense adjacent to the lines. While this form is 

 easily separable from the paler and less distinctly marked specimens 

 of fiscellaria, many intergrading specimens occur. Similar color 

 variations occur within a series of somniaria and lugubrosa. 



Swett's peccataria is based on a pale ocherous form with a slight 

 fuscous suffusion on the fore wing between the transverse anterior 

 line and the base of the wing and with a similar suffusion beyond 

 the transverse posterior line, the suffusion broader and somewhat 

 stronger below vein 4 and extending to the inner margin. Hind wing 

 with a similar suffusion below vein 4, extending to inner margin. One 

 of the specimens of peccataria is from Connecticut and was reared 

 on Quercus. I have before me several specimens from Maine, reared 

 on Abies, with a similar color pattern but with the ground color 

 slightly darker and the suffusion stronger. I consider these and 

 Swett's peccataria to be merely aberrants. 



The name johnsoni is based on a dark smoky form, with the upper 

 surface of wings rather smooth, somewhat sheeny, the transverse lines 

 usually with bright yellow borders. This is merely a very dark me- 

 lanic form of fiscellaria. Intergrades occur in material from Massa- 

 chusetts and Michigan. Swett described johnsoni from a single male 

 specimen. 



