374 AMERICAN LEPIDOPTKRA. 



gray of primaries at outer margin, the t. p. line of primaries continued across 

 the disc and scarcely less obvious; but this feature is probably variable and the 

 line probably tends to become lost. Beneath ; a more intense, almost rusty red, 

 with the outer lines obscurely indicated. Expands 1 inch = 25 mm. 



Hah. — Huachuca Mts. , Arizona. 



Two females, one in excellent condition, the other flown. It is 

 an obvious ally of immaculalis Harv., but difl^ers abundantly in the 

 broader median line, the larger size, more robust form and entire 

 absence of the s. t. line. 



Pleoiiectyptera iniiiiaculalis Harvey. 



1875. Harv., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., iii, 13, Pleonectyptera. 



obliqualis Hy. Edwards. 

 1886. Hy. Edw., Ent. Amer., if, 171, Pleonectyptera. 

 Pale fawn color above, Vermillion tinted beneath. Tlie inner line faint on the 

 primaries, the outer more distinct, pale red, with accompanying pale shade. 

 Dots take the place of the s. t. line. One specimen shows minute superposed 

 points replacing the reniform. Another has a more olivaceous tinting. Outside 

 of the t. p. line the wing shows a faint darker line, and there is everywhere a 

 slight powdering with fuscous. 



The above is, in essentials, Dr. Harvey's description, and he 

 allies it to phalcenalis, differing by the want of the reniform. Mr. 

 H)'. Edwards describes his species as follows : 



"Very pale fawn-drab, with a pinkish tinge. The anterior line is discontinued 

 a little beyond the middle, while the posterior is perfectly straight, and goes 

 obliquely to the costa at about 3 mm. from the apex. Both these lines are bright 

 chestnut-brown, though slightly indistinct, the space between them being paler 

 than the rest of the wing. The submarginal line is composed of a broken series 

 of dark brown spots, and there are also brown dots at the ends of the nervules. 

 The secondaries have a faint indication of a median band. Beneath : both 

 wings are stained with reddish, particularly towards the margins and the lowei' 

 side of the abdomen; tihige and tarsi are marked with the same color." Ex- 

 pands .80-. 85 inches = 20-21 mm. 



Hab. — Texas, March, April, July. 



All the specimens that I have seen are from the Belfrage mate- 

 rial. The Edwards' type is in the collection of the American 

 Museum of Natural History in New York, and I have examples 

 directly compared with it. In the United States National Museum 

 is a series of specimens out of the type lot from which Dr. Harvey 

 described, and in this series both the Harvey and Edwards descrip- 

 tions are fully typified. The t. a. line tends to become lost above 

 the middle, and the reniform varies all the way from a narrow line 

 to a pair of dots or is lost altogether. 



