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of the outer margin. One male matches this female, except that 

 the pale shades are much less marked, and in two males there is a 

 tendency to the median shade which occurs in hutsoni. There is a 

 possibility that this is only an extreme form of hutsoni, or that two 

 of the examples referred here are really variations of the other 

 species. 



Perigea morsa n. sp. 



Ground color dull fuscous-brown, without obvious shadings or contrasting 

 niaculation. Head and thorax concolorous with primaries, collar with a black 

 subapical line, abdomen only a little lighter. Primaries with all the lines puncti- 

 form, basal and median lines geminate, incomplete and variably defined. S. t. 

 line preceded by a black, narrow, defining shade, which may be very distinct and 

 quite sharply marked, or may be just obvious. The cell, except for the ordinary 

 spots is shaded with blackish ; but not sharply contrasting. Basal line obvious in 

 all the specimens; iniier part tending to become complete. T. a. line a little 

 oblique, irregular in the interspaces, dissimilar in the specimens. T. p. line quite 

 even, in some cases almost parallel with the outer margin, in others a little more 

 outcurved over the cell and a little drawn in below. S. t. line quite irregular, 

 drawn in below apex, above vein 5 and above the anal angle. A series of obscure 

 dusky terminal lunules. Claviform marked only by black scales, of moderate 

 size, obscure. Ordinary spots not outlined and incompletely defined ; orbicular 

 nearly round and of moderate size; reniform large, a little drawn together at 

 middle ; both spots usually a little lighter than the rest of the wing and not pow- 

 dered with blackish scales. Secondaries: in the male whitish, with a dusky 

 outer margin ; in the female evenly dull, smoky. Beneath : dull brown, powdery, 

 secondaries much paler, both wings with a distinct dark exterior line; secondar- 

 ies with a discal spot. 



Expands 1-1.12 inches := 25-28 mm. 



Hah. — Brownsville, Texas, in June. 



Two males and two females in only moderate condition, from 

 Prof. F. H. Snow. In wing form and, indeed, in general appear- 

 ance, this resembles daufacta ; but it is decidedly smaller and there 

 are no abdominal tuftings. In niaculation the continuous dusky or 

 blackish s. t. shade is always at least obvious, and the dark shadings 

 of the median cell attract attention. 



Acontia cacoia n. sp. 



_ Head and disc of thorax chocolate-brown, with a metallic lustre, collar and 

 lateral margins of patagia white. The head tends to a paler tint, and the brown 

 scales may be rubbed so as to make confusion possible in a defective specimen- 

 Abdomen not banded. Primaries with the markings chiefly brown, lustrous; no 

 complete transverse niaculation. A black ovate patch fills the inferior half of the 

 basal space. The inception of the t. a. line is indicated by a small brown spot. 

 There is a brown costal spot at the inception of the t. p. line, and this varies in 



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