AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 27 



In all the species hitherto discussed the transverse posterior line is 

 narrow, irregular, lunulate or rivulous, tending to be marked with ner- 

 vular dots. In the two following it is even, of the usual Noctuid sub- 

 sinuate appearance and quite distinct. 



13. Renia centralis, m.— ^ 9 .— Blackisji, obscurely colored. Sizesmall, 



form slight, wings rather full; % antennae slender, ornamented as usual, Q 

 simple; % palpi long, strongly porrected, £ palpi projected obliquely forwards. 

 Deeper shaded on costal region. T. a. line narrow, linear, irregular. Orbicular 

 yellowish, indistinct, black ringed. Reniform yellowish, of the usual form 

 black ringed and black dotted, inconspicuous. T. p. line irregular, linear, fol- 

 lowed by a pale shade apparent at costa. Subterminal followed by a pale shade 

 also apparent at costa. Terminal black nervular dots. Secondaries nearly con- 

 colorous with primaries with the usual ornamentation, lines very evident re- 

 lieved by very pale shades towards anal angle. Beneath the two subparallel 

 common wrinkled lines crossing both wings are very distinct and relieved by 

 following pale coincident lines or shades; blackish discal marks on both wings. 

 Expanse 23 to 26 mm. 



Habitat. — West Virginia. 



More distinctly marked than the two preceding species, while simi- 

 lar in color. 



14. Renia pastoralis, m.— % .—Palpi porrect; male antennae as usual, 

 wings a little wider than in preceding species. Dull obscure brownish, paler 

 within t. p. line. Eeniform with the customary dots, less prominently discolor- 

 ous than usual. T. p. line even, gently curved, continuous, pale with indistinct 

 dark marginal lines. Subterminal similar in appearance, but less distinct, pale, 

 irregular inferiorly, broken opposite the disc and again inferiorly more or less 

 plainly. Terminal line dotted on primaries, continuous on hind wings. Hind 

 wings like primaries, a little lighter colored within the two transverse pale lines 

 continued from primaries. Beneath the pale common line is evident. Expanse 

 28 mm. 



Habitat. — Pennsylvania. My two specimens differ slightly and 

 of one I have no locality. The transverse anterior line is very faint 

 and median shade not perceptible in my specimens. 



15. Ronia Relfragei, m.— % £ .—Darker colored than R. pastoralis with 

 distinct lines. Palpi a little longer in the female, in both sexes sub-porrected, 

 in the male held as in R. pastoralis. T. a. line even, distinct, dark, with preceding 

 pale shade. Reniform black dotted, small, inconspicuous, not discolorous,asin 

 R. pastoralis. T. p. line even, curved," continued, resembling t. a. line, with a 

 following pale shade. Sub-terminal line indistinct, propinquitous, vaguely in- 

 dicated by darker scales, with a faint succeeding pale shade, irregular. Termi- 

 nal narrow black lines sub-continuous on both wings. Secondaries similarly 

 colored with primaries and with the t. p. line continued across them nearly as 

 distictly. Beneath the propinquitous t. p. and sub-terminal lines of the upper 

 surface are distinguishable. Expanse 26 to 27 mm. 



Habitat. — Texas (Beifrage leg.). Similar to R. pastoralis but darker 

 and more distinctly darkly lined. 



