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ceded by a series of more or less confluent sagittate l)lack spots, broadly inter- 
ruiited sut)apically. A dusky line at base of fringes. .\ll the veins white marked ; 
a mere trace of claviform. Orl)icular large, irregularly ov'al, black margined, 
inwardly white ringed, centre pale. Eeniform large, kidney-shaped, narrowly 
black ringed, inwardly white margined, centre pale. The space between these 
ordinary spots is blackish, and there is a black spur from reniform to t. p. line. 
Secondaries blackish fuscous to blackish, with white fringes. Beneath whitish, 
both wings with narrow dusky margins and linear discal spots. Breast blackish, 
legs with fine, thin, white hair. Antennte of male with whitish cilise. Expands 
1.16 — 1.24 inches: 29—31 mm. 
Hah. — Colorado, Bruce. 
Both sexes of this species are before me from i\Ir. Bruce’s collec- 
tions. There is considerable difference in the general appearance of 
the sexes, though not in details of maculation. The male is the 
smaller, and is sordid, more pale and less definitely marked ; in the 
female the ground color is deeper, richer, and the white contrasts 
very much more distinctly. 
Comjiared with staudingeri, this species is larger, the claviform is 
barely marked, and the orbicular is different in shape, large and 
irregularly oval in this species, small and round in stemdingeri. The 
species is in Mr. Neumoegen’s collection, and I have seen others from 
Mr. Bruce. A good pair in the National Museum collection among 
others. 
.\grotipliila rigida n. sp. — Head, thorax and primaries dull fuscous 
brown, with a yellowish admixture in the hasal and s. t. spaces. Front with 
pale scales intermixed. Basal line evident, black, followed by a white shade. 
T. a. line rigid, slightly oblique outwardly, white inwardly, margined outwardly 
by black, which is a little extended on the veins. T. p. line outcurved over 
cell, thence nearly parallel with outer margin ; inner line black, a little out- 
wardly denticulate on the veins, followed by a rather diffuse whitish shade. 
The veins are pale marked through the s. t. space, and aid in defining the series 
of dusky, sagittate spots before the s. t. line. This latter is whitish yellow, 
rather broad, distinct, very even, a little outwardly bent only on veins 3 and 4, 
a blackish, interrupted terminal line. Claviform rather obscure, incompletely 
outlined, concolorous. followed by a distinct yellowish shade, which extends to 
the t. p. line. Orbicular small, oval, slightly oblique, black margined, pale 
ringed, and wifli concolorous centre. Eeniform moderate, kidney-shaped, pale 
ringed, with narrow black margin and concolorous centre. Secondaries smoky 
fuscous, somewhat paler basally, with a dusky discal lunule. Beneath whitish, 
powdery, with a common, broad, blackish, e.xtra median band : a discal spot on 
all wings; primaries with a faint, dusky, submarginal band and secondaries, 
with a dusky outer margin. Exi)ands 1 inch ; 2.5 mm. 
llab . — Colorado ( Bruce). 
A single specimen of this species, from ]\Ir. Neumoegen’s collection, 
is before me, and is in good condition. 
