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gray shade ; in course it is obtusely angulate on the median vein, and in the 
slight convexity in the cell, the round orbicular rests on the line. T. p. line 
whitish, even, widely outcurved over the cell and incurved beneath: defined 
outwardly l>y the dark ground color, inwardly by a narrow gray-brown line. 
The reniform is large, black, filling the entire width of the cell and resting on 
the incurve of the t. p. line. A narrow dusky shade from the reniform to hind 
margin close to t. p line. Beyond the t. p. line the wing is uniform in color, 
somewhat white marked on the veins and crossed by the narrow whitish s. t. 
line, which is twice outcurved and with three acute inward teeth. Secondaries 
black, with a broad whitish hand, almost divided by the large black discal spot, 
Beneath, primaries white, with a broad, irregular, black outer border, a broad 
black basal dash, and a large black reniform. orbicular and subapical spot. Sec- 
ondaries much as above, but median white band broader. Expands .80 inches ; 
•20 mm. 
Hah. — Colton, Cal. 
I have seen but a single specimen of this curious insect, received 
from INIr. W. N. Tallant, Columbus, Ohio, marked collected by G. 
R. Pilate. It has the habitus of Melieleptria, but the structure of 
the genus to which I have referred it. 
STYLOPODA n gen. 
Eyes narrowed, ovate, naked. Head small, not retracted, front 
somewhat protuberant, conical, but not roughened. Tongue strong, 
moderate in length. Palpi reaching to middle of frf)Ut, stout, the 
terminal joint small, the parts so held as to make the front seem 
pointed. Anteniue moderate in length, in the S finely ciliated. 
Thorax plump, robust, vestiture scaly, smooth, forming an indefinite 
posterior tuft. Legs short and stout, tibiie not spinose, the spurs 
long, clothed with long, divergent vestiture, anterior sho)-t, broad, 
flattened and corneous at tip, with a long inner and short outer claw- 
like spur or process. Abdomen short, conic, nntufted. Primaries 
short, broad, costa somewhat de|)ressed, making the apices prominent. 
This genus resembles Pseudotamila in structure, save that the tibiie 
are not spinose, and the primaries have the costa de|)ressed. Its 
characters are also like F.^eudacontla, save that the eyes are narrow, 
ovate. The genus is recognizable, and unlike any other of our 
Heliothid foi'ins known to me. 
Ktylopoilsi eeplialica !i. sp. — Head, thorax and abdomen deep piir])li.^h 
blaek. Primaries purplish hlack to t. p. line, then an irregular white shade 
fading into the black ground color beyond. The macnlation on the inirjtlish 
ground is picked out by deep black scales. Basal line single, complete. T. a. 
line .single, fine, upright or slightly oblique, very regularly tridentate. T. p. line 
single, outwardly oblique from costa over reniform. then very deeply indrawn. 
