NO. 1376. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE KOOTENAI DISTRICT— DYAll. 843 



This stage Uisted 41 days. 



StaqeY. — Iload sliiiiint;". licaxily hlai-k reticulate on a jjiown urcjund, 

 rounded, the apex in joint 2; width, l.t! mm. Body rohust, joint 12 

 enlaro'cd. a little narrower befoi'e. Soft red l)rown. tinely uniformly 

 dotted retieidate in ])aler. Dorsal line narrow, white, suhmaculatc 

 except at the ends; subdorsal similar, obsolescent anteriorly, a faint 

 darker brown edging- to th(> dorsal line. Su})stig-matal band obsolete, 

 showing as a slightly lighter shading over the subventral fold. Cer- 

 vical shield shining- black, slightly elevated. Thoracic feet brown; leg 

 shields quadrat(% black. 



Sta<i<' YJ. — Head shining black, luteous dotted abo\e and more so 

 on the sides; clypeus and labrum paler, violaceous; apex in joint 2; 

 width, 2.fi nun. Body robust, short, joint 12 scarcely' enlarged, flat- 

 tened ventrally. Cervical shield large, shining black with threebroad 

 distinct white lines. Anal plate similar but only the dorsal line dis- 

 tinct. Thoracic feet brown. Body dead leaf brown, reddish brown, 

 broadly mottled on a pale carneous ground, which contrasts under a 

 lens. Dorsal lines carneous white, broken dotted, subdorsal similar 

 but nearly contiiuious, subconfluent with the pale ground above; below 

 it a nearly solid l)rown space; then the sides more mottled with the 

 pale ground color which is more whitish subventrally, but all other 

 trace of the lower lines is lost. Tubercles brown, corrugated, rather 

 large, not elevated. Feet with shining brown shields. Tubercle iv 

 above the center of the spiracle on joints U and 1(>. 



MAMESTRA SENATORIA Smith. 



No specimens; one in Mr. Cockle's collection, August 20, agrees 

 very nicely with this Arizonian species. The distribution is un- 

 expected. 



MAMESTRA LIQUIDA Grote. 



Three specimens, June 3, 30. Two males brightly t-olored, one 

 female with the colors subdued and ditl'used, but the same species, 

 I think. 



E(i(j.--\y<o-i\\\x^'A spherical, spheroidally flattened, base Hat, the 

 ribs forming lumps at the vertex. Ribs about 35, diminishing above, 

 capped and s(^paratcd by the vertical reticulations with which the 

 equally distinct cross strije form nearly square cells, clear, the angu- 

 lar joinings suggesting as mass of soap bubbles. Vertex reticulate 

 for two rows of'^cells with a small circle of pyriform ones at the micro- 

 pyle. Slightly yellowish white; diameter, 0.0 nun. 



MAMESTRA RADIX Walker. 



Three specimens, June 23, 25. In spite of so few .specimens being 

 taken, five separate broods of the larvie were raised. Two of the 

 captured specimens were females and readily laid q^^^\ two 'i^^ masses 



