66 ('. H. PERNALD. 



upper surface. Hind wings and abdomen above, pale fuscous, fringes and under 

 side lighter with some small faint maculations towards the apex. Expanse 17 mm. 



Habitat. — Massachusetts. 



I have what I think is a variety of this species from Georgia. It 

 differs in having- the fawn color of the fore wings broken up by white, 

 so as to appear like minute checkers. 



Ter»s aiiiericailH n. sp. — Head reddish white ; palpi white within, reddish 

 fuscous on the outside, last joint nearly concealed. Thorax whitish; the collar, 

 tips of the patagise and two stripes across the thorax, light red. Fore wings white, 

 dimly reticulated with light red which is suffused along the borders. A dark red 

 spot rests on the costa a little before the middle, and another before the apex, both 

 of which are connected with a third which rests on the cell, so as to form a tri- 

 angle, the base of which rests on the costa. A red line extends from the outer 

 costal spot obliquely across to the anal angle, having in it a few sprinkles of tufted 

 black scales, and a similar line nearly parallel to the former extends across the 

 wing from, the inner part of the cellular spot. A black fleck of tufted scales rests 

 on the fold near the base of the wing, and another above it on the subcostal vein. 

 Fringes light reddish, darker at the base. Hind wings above and beneath whitish, 

 with very pale fuscous reticulations at the apex. Fringes concolorous with the 

 wing. Under side of fore wings very pale reddish fuscous, reticulated, reflecting 

 the markings of the upper side. Abdomen and legs concolorous with the hind 

 wings. Fore and middle legs touched on the outside with light fuscous. Expanse 

 15—16 mm. 



Habitat. — Massachusetts, California. Described from three males and 

 one female. Californian examples have the fore wings more or less 

 suffused with the reddish. 



Tersis fisliiana. n. sp. — Head, thorax and fore wings, light rust-red, the 

 markings more or less plainly indicated by dark brown and gray scales. Palpi 

 rust-red above and externally, lighter within and beneath. Head and antennfe 

 above, rusty brown, inclining to reddish gray in one exainple. Thorax reddish 

 brown, lighter behind with a dark brown transverse stripe behind the collar ex- 

 tending to the patagiee. Fore wings light gray, the basal portion as far as the 

 oblique band sprinkled more or less with dark brown scales, and suffused with 

 reddish brown on the basal part of the costa. The basal side of the oblique band 

 begins at the basal third of the costa, and extends obliquely across the wing 

 slightly curving outwardly on the cell, but returning to the general direction 

 again at the median vein, and terminates near the outer third of the internal 

 margin. This line is free from the dark brown atoms, and thus appears lighter, 

 but is followed by the darker shade of the terminal portion of the wing which 

 is reddish brown sprinkled with dark brown atoms, the shade being darkest on 

 the cell and costa, lighter towards the anal angle. A second pale line is faintly 

 shown extending from near the middle of the costa obliquely out to the outer and 

 upper angle of the cell where it curves down slightly ending at the anal angle. 

 Fringes concolorous with the adjacent parts of the wing, hut without the dark 

 brown atoms. Under side silky gray, straw yellow on the costa and outer margin, 

 irrorated with gray. Fringes lighter, with a reddish tinge towards the apex. 

 Hind wings light silky gray, with darker scattered and remote irrorations; be- 

 neath lighter, the irrorations more distinct. Fringes above and beneath lighter. 



