March, 1906.] Smith : New Noctuice. 27 



ing. Reniform an irregular, linear, whitish line, with a deeper brown shading on 

 each line. Terminal dots on some of the veins, the brown shadings crossing the 

 whitish fringes. Secondaries, whitish, with a lustrous yellowish reflection. Beneath, 

 whitish, with a yellowish shading ; primaries with a blackish discal spot, some 

 brown subapical spots and brown marks on the fringes ; secondaries with an obscure 

 subapical brown shading. 



Expands. — 1.10 inches = 27 mm. 



Habitat. — Glenwood Springs, Colo., July 20. 



One good female which has been in my hands for years, originally 

 received from Dr. Barnes. The fore legs are missing hence the arma- 

 ture cannot be described ; but it is probably not unlike that of wal- 

 singhami, to which the new species is most nearly allied. The most 

 characteristic feature of the species is the absence of an s. t. line and 

 the rayed terminal area. 



Schinia megarena, new species. 



Head and thorax creamy white, more or less tinged with ocherous brown. 

 Primaries, ground color a rather dull white, the maculations and shadings formed by 

 ocherous and brown scales. The large, blotch-like reniform, which is more or less 

 marked by black scales is the only conspicuous feature of the wing. The extreme 

 base is white, the brown powderings darkening gradually to the narrow t. a. line 

 which is somewhat irregularly angled and, as a whole, nearly upright, emphasized by 

 a few black scales. The median space is white to beyond its middle, then darkened 

 by a powdery ocherous band which crosses the reniform and runs close to the t. p. 

 line inferiorly. T. p. line geminate, the inner line powdery and obscure, the outer 

 marked with black scales, a little irregular and sometimes almost lunulate ; in course 

 with a long outcurve over cell and a moderate incurve below reniform. S. t. space 

 brown, powdered, very irregular outwardly where it marks the whitish, diffuse s. t. 

 line. Terminal space brownish powdered except at apex, which is usually white. 

 A series of terminal black lunules. Fringes ocherous, with a white interline. The 

 orbicular may be absent or may be marked by a narrow, incomplete ring of black 

 scales. Secondaries white. Beneath, primaries with a slightly gray tinge, with 

 prominent reniform and a more or less well denned orbicular — though the latter may 

 be entirely wanting. 



Expands. — .88-1.00 inch = 22-25 mm - 



Habitat. — Kerrville, Tex.; Utah, August 4 to September 6, 

 Poling. 



Nine males and four females all from Mr. Poling. Only one male 

 is from Kerrville, the others have simply the " Utah" and date label. 

 All the examples are a little worn or defective. 



In a general way this resembles a bleached out S. tertia with im- 

 maculate secondaries. The type of maculation is the same ; but the 

 details vary greatly and this is not nearly so handsome a species. 



