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istic indentation of the t. a. line and the other distinctions pointed 

 out, justify the new species. 



Schinia macroptica, new species. 



Head and thorax with an ocherous brown powdering over a luteous base ; abdo- 

 men dull yellow. Primaries with median space silvery white, else luteous with 

 ocherous brown powderings ; a large somewhat transversely oval ocherous brown 

 reniform making the most conspicuous feature of the wing. T. a. space powdery, 

 extending to the t. a. line, which is rigid, a little oblique, and marked only by the 

 contrast of silvery median and ocherous basal space. T. p. line marked in the same 

 way against the s. t. space, even in course, rather widely bent over the large reniform 

 then evenly oblique to the hind margin. S. t. line pale, very irregular, almost cut- 

 ting the s. t. space opposite cell. Apex and upper portion of terminal space golden 

 brown, shading into the palest ground at anal angle. A series of deep brown terminal 

 marks. Fringes luteous, not cut or interlined. Secondaries whitish at base, with a 

 broad washed-out outer band and whitish fringes. Beneath, primaries smoky, paler 

 at base, with a large blackish discal spot and a yellowish s. t. line. Secondaries 

 white with a faint yellowish tinge. 



Expands. — .86 inch = 21 mm. 



Habitat. — Southern Arizona, Poling. 



One female without date or definite locality, but probably from 

 Pima County in September. The very large discal spot of primaries, 

 shaded with golden brown in the silvery white median space, marks 

 this species at once. From oculata, to which the new form is allied, 

 it differs by the much broader basal and outer luteous areas, as well as 

 by the much larger and differently shaped reniform. 



The tibial armature consists of a long, not very pointed inner 

 claw and a stout spine above it, while on the outer side are two 

 shorter, claw-like spines. 



Schinia biforma, new species. 



Head and thorax tawny yellow : abdomen clothed with thin hair of the same 

 color over a black base. Primaries deep tawny over a lighter yellow base. The 

 median lines are broad, of the pale ground, diffuse, tending to broaden toward the 

 center so as to lighten the median space. T. a. line nearly rectangularly bent above 

 the middle. T. p. line feebly bisinuate. S. t. line obscure, even, of the pale ground. 

 Fringes pale. No discal spots. Secondaries evenly black, with yellow fringes. Be- 

 neath primaries blackish, apex and margins more or less tawny ; secondaries pale 

 tawny, shaded with blackish toward the inner margin. 



Expands. — . 76-. 80 inch = 19-20 mm. 

 Habitat. — Kerrville, Texas. 



One male and two females, the former in poor, the latter in good 

 condition. In size and wing-form the species resembles roseitincta ; in 



