214 WM. II. EDWARDS. 



hind margin narrowly edged with brown, enclosing-a series of whitish 

 serrations on the margin. 



Under side of primaries white discolored with brown on costal and 

 hind margins ; a subapical brown patch on costa preceded by a short 

 oblique brown bar; secondaries whitish brown, largely brown at base 

 and along basal part of costal margin with a connected patch on disk; 

 hind margin broadly edged by a border a shade darker than the 

 ground color and straight edged within from outer to anal angle. 



From Arizona. Taken by Dr. Palmer, and in the collection of the 

 Agricultural Department. 



Stereoptes Skada, n. sp. 



Allied to Mandan, Edw. 



31ale. — Expands 1.2 inch. Upper side dark velvety brown spotted 

 with deep ochraceous; primaries have a submarginalr ow of indistinct 

 points ; a straight median row of large spots, of which the most con- 

 spicuous is on the costa divided by the black nervules, and the two 

 next succeeding are small, back of the line and near the outer row; 

 the fourth spot is sagittate, the fifth subrectangular, sixth minute and 

 seventh a streak on inner margin ; in cell a large subrectangular spot 

 connected at its lower inner angle with a small triangle. Secondaries 

 have the submarginal row of points more distinct; a large rounded 

 spot on middle of disk and a small oval between this and abdominal 

 margin; a third small spot in cell near base; fringes yellow brown. 

 Under side of primaries ochraceous from base to middle of wing and 

 connected by the ochraceous median nervule with the second row of 

 spots, which are much enlarged ; the marginal spots distinct ; the 

 space between these and the second row as also the hiatus in this last 

 black; a black spot in cell, one in first median interspace beyond the 

 Sicond row and another of larger size b^low this. 



Secondaries brownish yellow; the marginal spots as on primaries and 

 in addition a second, or submarginal row of similar spots; besides the 

 spots of upper side, which are repeated, is an oval on abdominal mar- 

 gin and a long oval on costa ; all these spots except the outer rows of a 

 yellowish tint. 



From Kodiak. Taken by M. Bischoff. 



Heteropterus Arene, n. sp. 



31ale. — Expands .9 inch. Upper side glossy honey yellow; hind 

 and inner margins of primaries largely bordered by fuscous ; costa 

 edged by same color ; the outer extremity of cell bordered by two 



