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a shorter outer claw at tip, aud above these the usual smaller spines. 

 In the U. S. N. M. are specimens from the Organ Mountains, New 

 Mexico, viii, 30, and ix, 4, elevation 5,300 feet. 



Scliinia biita a. sp. 



Ground color pale creamy, mingled and overlaid by somewhat glossy reddish- 

 gray scales, which gives the entire insect a soft reddish-gray appearance. Head 

 and thorax concolorous, front tumid. Primaries with median space paler than 

 basal and terminal spaces and more powdery, well defined by the broad, whitish, 

 even median lines. T. a. line inwardly bordered by darker scales, moderately 

 outcurved, the angle of the curve on the median vein. T. p. line outwardly bor- 

 dered by dusky scales, very evenly and slightly sinuate. There is no s. t. line. 

 The reniform is oblong, slightly darker than the ground, not defined, and from 

 it a very faint median shade line extends to the middle of the inner margin. 

 Secondaries of much the same general tint as primaries, more thinly scaled, a 

 little paler at base. Beneath: uniform powdery reddish-luteous, secondaries 

 with a slightly darker shade band outwardly. 



Expands 1.15 inches := 29 mm. 



Hab. — Los Angeles County, California. 



One good male. It differs from all its immediate allies in the 

 entire absence of the s. t. line and in the general agreement of tint 

 between the two pairs of wings. The tibial armature is characteris- 

 tic of the genus : one long outer claw with a series of smaller spines 

 above, a shorter inner claw and two shorter claw-like spines above. 



Schinia ernesta n. sp. 



Ground color pale creamy yellowish, with an overlay or intermingling of red- 

 dish scales. Head aud thorax concolorous. Front slightly tumid, a little rough- 

 ened. Primaries somewhat darker beyond the t. p. line, all the maculation very 

 obscure. T. a. line slightly darker than the ground, preceded by a slightly paler 

 shade outwardly bent from costa, with the angle in the middle of the cell, evenly 

 oblique below. T. p. line a little paler than the ground, preceded by a narrower 

 darker line and outwardly defined by the darker s. t. space, very slightly sinuate. 

 S. t. line a little paler than the ground, not sharply defined, almost parallel with 

 the outer margin. A vague slightly darker reniform. Secondaries glossy yellow- 

 ish, scarcely darker outwardly. Beneath : primaries yellowish at base, pinkish- 

 red beyond the middle; secondaries yellowish. 



Expands 1.12 inches = 28 mm. 



Hub.— Gar&e\d Co., Colorado, 5000 feet. 



One good male from Mr. David Bruce. It bears a superficial re- 

 semblance to buta in color, and a closer one to sara in maculation, 

 but is distinct from the former by the presence of the s. t. line and 

 from the later in the color and course of the median lines. The an- 

 terior tibiae are wanting, and the armature is assumed to be similar 

 to that of buta. 



TBANS. AM. KNT. SOC. XXXIII. (17*) MAY, 1907. 



