452 ' NORTH AMERICAN NOCTUID^E. 



yellowisb, puiictiform. Basal black dash distinct ; cell black. Side 

 pieces of S as in tbe preceding species; bat tbe projections at upper 

 and inferior angles are longer, and there is an additional carved slender 

 projection from upper margin. The clasper is lacking, but is replaced 

 by a quadrate corneous plate. The additional projection of side piece 

 l)robably serves the same purpose as the clasper of preceding species. 

 Expands 1.4 inches (36'"'"). 



Ha hi tat — C al i f or n ia. 



This is the facula of Mr. Neumoegen's collection, so named by Mr. 

 Grote. The differences are so obvious, that there seems scarcely an 

 excuse for the error. The diflerence in the $ genitalia is very decided 

 also. A single $ specimen only in Mr. Neumoegen's collection. 



A. confusa Smith, sp. uov. 



Bright red-brown; costa and collar broadly pale yellow; cell before 

 and between the ordinary spots black; ordinary spots concolorous, 

 narrowly annulate with pale yellow ; claviform outlined in same way. 

 T. a. line distinct, not crossing costal pale space, but incurved to base; 

 t. p. line punctiform, indistinct, geminate, included space paler; s. t. 

 line pale yellow, narrow, powdery, emphasized by the somewhat darker 

 brown s. t. space. Secondaries fuscous. $ genitalia essentially as in 

 cremdata. Expands 1.5 inches (38-39 """). 



Habitat. — Washington Territory. 



This is the form labeled exsertititigma by ^Ir. Grote in collection Graef 

 andNeamoegen, svnd Mr. Tepper also had a specimen associated with bi- 

 nominalis under the same title. The superficial resemblance between 

 binominalis and confusa is very close, but the species are undoubtedly 

 distinct. The black collar of binomirialifi is distinctive and the differ- 

 ence in the genitalia is strongly marked. Four specimens of S and 9 

 from Messrs. Graef, Tepper, and Neumoegen examined. 



The following species belong to other groups, as indicated in each 

 instance : 



A. tepperi Sinitb, sp, uov. 



Anterior tibia sparsely spi nose; front smooth ; palpi equal through- 

 out, second joint not clavate at tip. Body somewhat depressed, thorax 

 untufted. Primaries white, sparsely irrorate with black scales ; trans- 

 verse lines single, fuscous. T. a. line oblique, slightly and rather evenly 

 curved outwardly. T. p. line sinuate, perceptibly angulate over the 

 cell. S. t. line broad, diffuse, unusually remote from but nearly parallel 

 to outer margin. A row of distinct terminal dark spots. Ordinary spots 

 indefinite, concolorous. Orbicular small, round; reniform moderate, 

 of normal form, rather small, the outer and inferior margin black. Sec- 

 ondaries whitish, darker outwardly. Beneath white, powdery. Thorax 

 concolorous, collar tipped with black. Expands 1.35 inches (34'°'".) 



Habitat. — Montana. 



