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constricted inferiorly by their juxtaposition ; it is surmounted on costa 

 by a distinct black dot, and two others, nearer together, are placed 

 above the reniform spot. These latter may be regarded as indicating 

 the inception of the transverse posterior line which, like the transverse 

 anterior, is fragmentary and indicated by pairs of black dots with 

 whitish scales between them, situated on the veins. The line itself is 

 faintly interspaceally visible within them and appears geminate (as is 

 probably the transverse anterior), inwardly slightly lunulate, with an 

 included whitish shade which is edged by ochraceous and, on the in- 

 terspace above internal nervure, inwardly by blackish scales. Subter- 

 minal line irn^gular and prominent, dark ochreous, succeeded narrowly 

 by a pale shade. The costa shows three pale dots on the subterminal 

 space. Terminally, the nervules are sprinkled with blackish scales, 

 and there is a terminal series of black interspaceal dots, fragments of 

 the usual line. Fringes ochraceous. Secondaries testaceous, largely 

 and evenly shaded with dark cinereous, which leaves the costal region 

 free. A very faint discal mark; a broken blackish terminal line; 

 fringes pale. Beneath, the wings are pale whitish testaceous. Prima- 

 ries with a faint discal spot and three blackish ante-apical dots on cos- 

 ta; a series of black interspaceal dots along terminal mai-gin. Seconda- 

 ries with similar terminal marks obsolete inferiorly; a blackish discal 

 lunule and a faint transverse irregular narrow line composed of dark 

 scales. The wings are very sparsely irrorate with dark scales; this is 

 notably prominent along costal region of secondaries. 



Ea'panse^ 34 m. m. Length of body ^ 15 to 16 m. m. 



Habitat. — Atlantic District. (Long Island, New York ! Canada ! 

 No. " 294," Rev. 0. J. S. Bethune .') 



Readily distinguished by its pale color and ochraceous shadings ; 

 the ornamentation of primaries is, as often occurs in this genus, diffi- 

 cult to make out. but the markings are much more distinct than in 

 Xylina signosa, Walk., with which it agrees in size and form. 



Named after the Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, to whom we are indebted 

 for an opportunity of examining the present and a number of other 

 species of Nocturnal Lepidoptera found in Canada, and whose publish- 

 ed writings on this subject evince his interest in the progress of Ento- 

 mology in that part of the North American Continent. 



Xylina capax, n. sp. (Plate 7, fig. 57, 9 •) 



% 9 . Size large; form rather stout. Dark brown, shaded with pur- 

 plish-ashen. Head with frontal and occiputal tufts. Antennae simple 

 and long, minutely ciliated and somewhat thickened at base in the male. 



