192 B. Nh;UMOEGEN AND H. G. DYAR. 



M. apicalis Walker. 



1855.— Walker, Cat. Brit. Miis. Pt. v, p. 1058. Ichthynra. 



vau Fitfh. 

 1859.— Fiteh. Eep. Ins. N. Y. v, p. 65. Clostera. 



indentata Packard. 

 1864. — Packard, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii, p. 352. Ichthyura. 



ornata Grote and Robinson. 

 1868. — Grote and Robinson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. vol. ii, p. 91. Ichthyura. 



incarcerata Boisduval. 

 1868. — Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. vol. sii, p. 86. Clostera. 

 race astoriap Hy. Edwards. 



1887. — Hy. Edwards. Ent. Amer. vol. ii. p. 11. Ichthyura. 

 var. bifiria Hy. Edwards. 



1887. — Hy. Edwards, Ent. Amer. vol. ii, p. 167. Ichthyura. 

 Sordid white to ash-gray, the lines whitish. The second meets third at about 

 median vein, while the fourth is undulate, widened and white at costa. A s. t. 

 row of black dots preceded by a lead-colored shade centrally. An obscure lead- 

 colored discal dot. The apical portion of the wing as far as vein 3 (viii) more 

 or less overspread with ocherous or rusty brown. Secondaries whitish or gray, 

 often with a mesial line. Thoracic mark deep brown. Expanse 25 mm. 



Hab. — Atlantic States northward and westward, California and 

 the Pacific Northwest. 



The very pale fojm astorice is found on the Pacific coast in Oregon, 

 and a form very similar to it occurs in the central region from the 

 Rocky Mountains westward. In the Sierras examples occur of a 

 fine purplish tint constituting the var. bifiria. 



HI. iiioriiata Neumoegen. 



1882. — Neumoegen, Papilio vol. ii, p. 134. Ichthyura. 

 1893. — Packard, Ent. News vol. iv, p. 78. 



Hab. — Southwestern United States to Mexico. 



Closely allied to M. apicali^s, from which it d.oes not differ in mark- 

 ings. It is, however, larger and paler, more suffu.sed with reddish, 

 and lacks the dark streak on head and thorax. 



M. iii(;lu!i»a Hiihner. 



1825. — Hiibner. Zutr. ex. Schmett. vol. iii, p. 36. Ichthyura. 



nmericana Harris. 

 1841 — Harris. Rep. Ins. Mass. p. 314. Clostera. 

 var. in versa Packard. 

 1864. — Packard, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii. p. 352. Ichthyura. 



pall a French. 

 1882.— French, Can. Ent. vol. xiv, p. 33. Ichthynra. 

 Pale gray, irrorate with brown. Lines pale, quite straight, tiie outer wiiite 

 on costa. S. t. dots moderately distinct. Subapical patch ocherous or rusty- 

 brown, the apical and central parts of the wing shaded with olivaceous brown. 

 Secondaries brownish gray, with an irregular mesial line. The variety inversa 

 is darker, usually smaller, with the subapical patch more obscured. 



Hab. — Atlantic States westward. 



