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^ HO.^IEOJSiOIVIA Curt. 



Honieosoina iiupressalis sp. hoc— Expands 30 mm. Palpi fuscous ; 

 head and thorax dirty white ; abdomen light fuscous, white at tip. Fore wings 

 white, a little peppered with black scales on anterior portion of basal and middle 

 fields, washed slightly with fuscous posteriorly, and on outer space; a broad 

 black band dividing the basal and middle fields, not reaching costa, and broken 

 post medially, thus forming two subquadrate black spots; two black dots on 

 outer median field, one anterior to the outer ; a straight clouded outer band pretty 

 close to outer margin ; hind wings light pellucid fuscous, nearly white on anal 

 half; beneath, pale fuscous, hind wings as above. 



One I , Nevada. 



MEGAPHYCIS Grote. 



Megaphycis feriial«lialis 'a'^. nov. — Expands 50 mm. Palpi, head, tho- 

 rax and fore wings cinereous ; the thorax and wings a little the darker, the palpi 

 being almost white at end. Fore wings with a fine black basal line on post-discal 

 vein, running half way out the wing; beyond disc, veins 4 and 5 finely lined 

 with black to margin ; a marginal line of black spots; hind wings pellucid fus- 

 cous, iridescent, nearly transparent, white basally ; marginal line dark fuscous, 

 hairs along anal margin forming a fuscous band ; fringe of fore wings cinereous, 

 of hiud wings white, fuscou.s at base; beneath, even glistening fuscous on fore 

 wings ; hind wings as above. Bodj- and legs cinereou.s, the latter stout and long. 



One 9 , Arizona. So far as I know the largest of our Pyralids; 

 exceeding the giant M. dentata Grote in size. It is with great pleas- 

 ure and respect, and with a vivid sense of very many favors done 

 me, that I name it after the one who is greatest in general knowledge 

 of the Microlepidoptera of America, and who has, if any, only one 

 or two rivals in any special part of that great field of nature. 



Iflegapliycis edwardsialis %->. wot^— Expands from 35 to 45 mm. Head, 

 thorax, abdomen and fore wings fuscous to blackish fuscous ; post-discal and sub- 

 median veins lined with black ; an outer light fuscous cross line, before which 

 all veins have a short black dash continued beyond on outer space ; hind wings 

 lighter dull fuscous ; beneath, even fuscous. 



Two % % one 9 , Nevada. Named in honor of Hy. Edwards, 

 who has added very much to our knowledge of the insects of all 

 orders of the Pacific coast, and who for his constant acts of generosity 

 has my gratitude. 



ASfERASTIA Hiibn. 



Anerastia excantalis"s^. ?iot).— Expands 22 mm. Palpi light fuscous; 

 the rest of the insect, except abdomen and hind wings, soft fuscous brown, the 

 middle field of fore wings perceptably darker. Abdomen soft blackish fuscous; 

 hind wings fu.scous, with a faint darker marginal line ; beneath, concolorous, with 

 hind wings above. 



One 9 , California. 



