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Mr. O. C. Poling: Huachuca Mts., August 1-7 ; Santa Catalina Mts.; 

 Pinal Co., August 24, Dr. Barnes. 



Five male specimens, the one from the Brooklyn Institute in per- 

 fect condition, the others somewhat defective. The species is ob- 

 viously related to arcifera and may be an extreme form of it ; but I 

 do not believe that likely. The new form is altogether lighter as a 

 whole, and the median space is contrastingly paler. The median lines 

 also, while similar in course, are much broader and more conspicuous. 

 It is probable that the female will be found to have black or brown 

 outer secondaries. 



The tibial armature consists of one long inner and two shorter 

 outer claws with the accessory spines small and defective. 

 Schinia erosa, new species. 



Head, thorax and primaries except median space a rather bright luteous. Head 

 and thorax immaculate. Primaries with well defined maculation, the median space 

 white or whitish, contrasting or with a wash of the ground color which obscures the 

 bright effect. The basal space has no markings and is only a little curved at its outer 

 border which is well defined. The outer portion of the median space becomes a 

 little luteous shaded below the reniform, deepening so as to relieve a whitish t. p. 

 line which is well curved over the cell and a little incurved below. S. t. line whitish, 

 very irregular, appearing as though gnawed from the outer side, this appearance 

 heightened by a preceding dusky shade which becomes black at some points along 

 the edge of the line. There is a very narrow pale line at the base of the fringes 

 which are obscurely cut with pale. The orbicular is vaguely indicated by a few dull 

 scales. Reniform of good size, oblong, a little oblique, dusky, the outer border 

 marked with black scales. Secondaries whitish to beyond the middle, then a 

 rather broad, irregular, diffuse smoky or blackish band, beyond which the terminal 

 area is yellowish to the whitish fringes. There is a large black discal spot. Beneath, 

 whitish ; primaries with a small round orbicular and a large oblong reniform, black, 

 contrasting, s. t. line of the upper side being even more sharply marked than above : 

 secondaries with the discal spot and extra-median hand of upper side duplicated. 



Expands. — .80-. 88 inch = 20-22 mm. 



Habitat. — Utah; Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 16 and 24. 



Three examples, one of them a female, are at hand. The Utah 

 example is old and its source is not known as it has only one of the 

 old State labels. Of the Phoenix examples one belongs to Dr. Barnes 

 and bears his number 123 ; the other was given me by Mr. Wm. H. 

 Broadwell and is the best specimen of the three. 



The fore tibial armature consists of one very long pointed claw at 

 the inner angle and above it two or three spines along the inner mar- 

 gin ; one moderately long pointed claw at the outer angle and two 

 smaller claws above it on the outer side. 



