230 REVISION OF MAMESTRA SMITH. 



yellow f iiscons, outwardly darker, fi inges with a carmine tinge. Beneath, 

 pale yellow fuscous with dense carmine powderings toward costal and 

 outer margins. Head, thorax, and basal tuft of abdomen concolorous 

 with primaries. Abdomen like secondaries, often with a carmiue tinge. 



Expands SS-SS™'^" (1.32 to 1.52 inches). 



Habitat. — Northern, Eastern, and Middle States; Colorado. 



Six specimens are in the Museum collection : New York (J. B. S.) ; 

 Center, ^ew York, May 15, 26 (Meske) ; Colorado, from Bruce. The 

 Colorado examples are paler in ground color, more as if a film of white 

 underlaid the normal tiutiug. The species is easily recognized by the 

 characters given. The harpes of male are narrowed and angulate near 

 tip, where they are, as usual, broadly dilated and spinulated. There 

 seems no distinct clasper, though there is a slight projecting angle of 

 the harpe, which might serve as such. 



This species is also quite uncommon in collections. 



Mamestra viiidemialis Gu. 



1352. Gu., Sp. Gen. Noct., i, 344 ; Ceramica 

 1857. Wlk., C. B. Mu8., Lep. Het.,x, 417; Ceramica. 

 ^ 1875. Grt., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., 418; Mamestra, 

 ruhefacta Mo it. 

 1874. Morr., Can. Eat., vi, 251; Ceramica. 

 1880. Grt., Can. Eut., xii, 1>5 ; pr. syn. 

 18sl. Grt., Cau. Eut., xiii, 128 ; pr. syn. 



Dark red-brown, with a more or less distinct carmine tinge. The 

 veins slightly darker, with sparse white i)owderings. Transverse lines 

 marked by venular whitish dots. S. t. line marked on costa only by 

 white i^owderings. Ordinary spots small, dusky, indefinite, with a few 

 white scales. Secondaries pale yellow fuscous with darker outer margin. 

 Beneath, powdered with carmine toward outer and costal margins. 

 Head and thorax concolorous with primaries, abdomen with secondaries. 



Expands 37-40'"'" (1.48 to 1.60 inches). 



Habitat. — Canada, Eastern and Middle States, Florida. 



Four specimens are in the collection: New York (J. B. S.) ; Center, 

 New York, May 14 and 21 (Meske). 



The Florida record is by Guenee. I have not seen southern speci- 

 mens myself. 



The species is easily recognized by the uniforui deep red-brown color, 

 with all the maculation subobsolete and indicated in the most incom- 

 plete manner. In this and all the preceding species of the group, the 

 abdomen is laterally tufted and there is an agreement in stout fascies. 



The male has harpes much as in congermana, but the inner margin of 

 tip is more drawn out. The superior margin is somewhat rolled, thick- 

 ened, and produced into a curved hook. 



