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Hue contrast; s. t. liue iuaugiirated by a diffuse shade ou costa, below 

 which tJie line is exserted and followed by pale points. Hind wings 

 pale, soiled, or fuscous shaded, with terminal line. Beneath with discal 

 marks and common line." 



Expands 32-33'"'"; 1.28-132 inches. 



Habitat. — Nevada, Washington. 



I have seen and examined the type specimens in the Graef collection ; 

 both are females. The median space is slightly darker and the clavi- 

 form is indicated by a few pale scales. 



1 have seen no males, but I have no doubt that they will be found 

 referable to this grouj) by autennal structure. The insect seems rare, 

 and is an easily recognized one. 



Adelphagrotis innotabilis Grt. 



1874. Grt., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 26, 202, Agrotis. 

 1880, Grt., Can. Ent.,xii, 154, Agrotis. 



waslimgtonicnsis Grt. 

 1880. Grt., Bull. U. S. Geol. and Geog. Surv., vi, 259, Agrotis. 



" This well-marked species resembles at first sight A. hicarnea and A. 

 c-nigrum from the Atlantic States, but differs by its smaller size and 

 the absence of any carneous costal shades on the fore wings. Blackish ; 

 the collar is pale at base and very broadly banded with deep black 

 superiorly. Fore wings with the transverse lines narrow, continued, 

 geminate, accompanied by narrow pale shades. Orbicular small, spher- 

 ical, lying in a deep black discal shade preceding and following it; 

 reniform moderate, discolorous, ochraceous distinct, of the usual shape, 

 with distinct internal ring; fringes blackish. Hind wings blackish 

 fuscous, paler at base. Beneath paler, with a purply tinge ; a faint 

 narrow common line, a little irregular on secondaries, and discal dots. 

 Body parts blackish."^ 



Expanse 33-36"""; 1.32-1.44 inches. 



Habitat. — California (Sancelito). 



In the Can. Ent., xii, 154, Mr. Grote says: "This species may be 

 known by the yellow brown reniform, contrasting with the concolorous 

 blackish orbicular. The color is black above, gray below. Specimens 

 from Washington Territory differ from my type from California by the 

 median space being shaded with brown, the claviform outlined, and 

 several very fine black lines cross from the two median lines over the 

 median space inferiorly. The species is allied to hicarnea. The orbicu- 

 lar is more or less evidently quadrate and oblique." 



In Bull. Surv., vi, 259, Mr. Grote describes A. tcashingtoniensis as 

 follows : "551 have considered this a form of innotabilis (Can. Ent., 

 12, 154), but a larger series of specimens collected by Mr. Morrison in 

 Washington Territory shows no nearer approach to my type of innotabilis 

 from California. In umshimitoniensis the median space is shatled with rich 

 brown, the claviform is outlined, and several line black lines cross the 



