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left. The first tendency in these shades is to define such a line, 

 next to complete the median shade, arid next to define the t. p. line. 

 Yet, with all this variation of mottling, the maculation as first de- 

 scribed is easily distinguishable in all cases. The species seems to 

 be rather a common one in its range. 



'I'ornacontia niegoeiila n. sp. 



Head, thorax aud abdomen white. Primaries almost uniformly steel gray, 

 white powdered in the basal space, and the t. a. line faintly indicated. A whit- 

 ish longitudinal streak is in the cell, extends from the orbicular to the reniform 

 and beyond it to the outer margin. S. t. line white, only a little irregular. A 

 whitish costal patch before the s. t. line, and the veins are cut with white through 

 the terminal space. The orbicular is a slightly elongated black dot. Reniform 

 large, black powdered, annulate with white, round, conspicuous. Secondaries 

 white, with a vague smoky outer border. Beneath, primaries smoky, costal and 

 outer margin a little paler; secondaries white. 



Expands 30 mm. = 1.20 inches. 



Hah. — Southern California (Barnes). 



One female, in fair condition only. The species is very distinct 

 and at once separable from all the others near it in structure by the 

 uniform gray sutfusion and by the large round reniform, which is 

 annulate with whitish. The frontal structure is essentially as in 

 sutrix, but the chisel-like tip is narrower. The median vein forks 

 into 3 and 4 about one-third beyond the end of the cell, and in this 

 the species agrees with its generic ally. In both species also vein 5 

 arises from the cross vein almost midway between 4 and 6, though 

 nearer to 4. It is practically as strong as the remainder of the veins. 



Coiiac<»iitia flavicowta n. sp. 



Head and CdlJar creamy white, a very little shaded with gray. Thorax else 

 (icherous brown. Abdomen with a slightly yellowish tinge. Primaries cream 

 yellow along the costa from base nearly to the s. t. line extending inward to the 

 middle of the cell or even below the cell itself, the tendency being to narrow at 

 the outer portion of median space. The median shade may be marked on the 

 costa, and, at the inception of the t. p. line, there may be an olivaceous shading 

 which tends to cut off an irregular ante-apical patch. The inferior half or 5 of 

 the prin)aries, from base to s. t. line and extending through s. t. space to costa, 

 is a brownish gray, varying a little toward luteous or olivaceous. T. a. line some- 

 times distinct, single, dark, upright from inner margin to the costal shade, some- 

 times altogether wanting. Median shade a whitish, yellowish or bluish irregu- 

 lar indefined band, which may also be wanting. T. p. line u.sually indicated on 

 costa, indicated by black scales beyond the reniform, deeply incurved below the 

 cell, and visible in all specimens as a broken black single line. S. t. space partly 

 leaden filled, varying to whitish mottlings inferiorly. S. t. line white on the 

 costa, yellowish and diffuse toward hind margin, often taking in all the terminal 

 space at the hind angle. Terminal space more or less gray filled, always dark at 



