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Ainatlies straminea Smith. 



1907. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, xxxiii, 132, Orthosia. 



The original description and the preceding notes tell practically 

 all that I know of this species. I have only two males, both from 

 Colorado ; the type, a fairly good example from Glen wood Springs, 

 in October ; the other a decidedly rubbed specimen without date or 

 other information. I am not aware that I have seen others in col- 

 lections that I have recently looked over. 



Aniatlies anfapica Smith. 



1907. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, xxxiii, 134, Orthosia. 



This is a very distinct and characteristic species, probably not 

 uncommon and with a considerable range of variation. I have it 

 from Corvallis, Oregon; Pullman, Washington; and Corfield, Van- 

 couver ; the dates ranging from the end of September to the middle 

 of November. It is an ally of the crispa form of piirptirea ; but 

 altogether a rougher more coarsely powdery species. The range of 

 distribution is like that of acta, and the difference between the punc- 

 tiform s. t. line of this species as compared to the continuous line of 

 acta is almost like that obtaining in the east between ferruginoides 

 and valla. 



Aniatlies purpurea Grote. 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Xat. Sci., ii, 125, Orthosia. 

 1898. Dyar, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., iv, 323, larva. 

 1904. Dyar, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvii, 873, larva. 



1906. Hamps., Cat. Phal. B. M., Xoct., vi, 489, pi. 107, f. 6, Amaihes. 

 var. crispa Harv. 



1875. Harv., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 276, Orthosia. 

 1881. Butler, Papilio, i, 169, Orthosia. 



1893. Smith, Bull. 44, U. S. Nat. Mas., 217, pr. var. 

 1906. Hamps., Cat. Phal. B. M., Noct., vi, 489, ab. prec. 



The base of my knowledge of this species is a nice series of speci- 

 mens in the collection of the U. S. National Museum, in which both 

 the purpurea and crispa forms are represented. The range of vari- 

 ation is considerable, and greater than is indicated in the original 

 types of the species ; but I believe Sir George Hampson has ex- 

 tended it to include the species that I have separated off as antapica. 

 In the catalogue above cited, the localities Vancouver and Oregon 

 almost undoubtedly apply to antapica, while the California localities 

 only are really applicable to purpurea and are from the type exam- 

 ples. I have no doubt whatever of the distinctness of the two spe- 



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