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darker outer margin. Beneath, primaries fuscous, with paler powdery outer and 

 costal border, Secondaries paler, powdery, with an incomplete outer line and a 

 diffuse discal spot. Expands 1.40 inches; 35 mm. 



Habitat. — Sierra Nevada, Cal. (McGlashau). 



This species has all the essential characters of the pitychrous group, 

 and is perhaps nearest to choris, but quite distinct from it. The 

 maculation so far as the ordinary spots are concerned is naore dis- 

 tinct than any other of the pitychrous group, and in that respect ap- 

 proaches somewhat the tessellata group, without, however, in the 

 specimens before me raising any question of the proper group to 

 which it should be referred. The genitalia of the male are in all 

 essentials like those of pitychrous. 



Agrotis auiiulipes sp. nov. — General color ashen-gray with a reddish 

 shade, with blackish powderings. Palpi darker at sides, head somewhat pallid 

 in front, collar with a very vague transverse line composed of dark powderings. 

 Thorax evenly and not heavily powdered. Primaries with the dark powderings 

 becoming more prominent outwardly, slightly suffusing the outer part of me- 

 dian space and becoming most prominent as a heavy smoky brown shade before 

 the s. t. line; the terminal space dusky, but not so dark as the outer part of s. t. 

 space. Basal line apparently single, brown, not very distinctly marked. T. a. 

 line geminate, evenly outcurved, slightly irregular ; the outer part of the line is 

 distinct, brown, rather broad, the inner vague, not well marked superiorly, but 

 easily traced through the lower part of its course. Median shade very distinct, 

 brown, rather definitely limited, very nearly parallel with the t. a. line. T. p. 

 line distinctly geminate, rather widely outcurved over reniform and slightly 

 incurved below ; inner line distinctly crenulate, outer line somewhat vague, 

 except through costal region. S. t. line pale, somewhat diffuse and very even, 

 starting from the pale apical space. Claviform wanting. Orbicular and reniform 

 slightly paler, not outlined, very vague and indefinite, at first sight apparently 

 wanting. Secondaries smoky whitish, somewhat iridescent. Beneath whitish, 

 powdery ; primaries darkest and with trace of an outer line ; secondaries more 

 powdery along costa and without outer line or discal spot. Expands 1.16 inches ; 

 29 mm. 



Habitat. — Oregon. 



A very distinct species of which I have only one 9 specimen in 

 good condition. It has all the characters of the messoria group, and 

 according to the tabular arrangement comes nearest to brunneigera. 

 It is, however, decidely smaller than that species, and the color is 

 more gray ; the prominent median sha<le and the dusky terminal 

 parts of the wing are distinctive. The tarsi are ringed with brown, 

 the_^ legs also of the same grayish white as the underside. 



