June, igioj Smith : New Noctuid^. 95 



Seven males, in good to fair condition and, on the whole, very- 

 much alike. There is some difference in the amount of powdering 

 and in the relative distinctness of the median shade ; but that may- 

 be due to some extent to the condition of the specimens ; some being 

 evidently more flown than others. 



Mamestra gatei, new species. 



Dull powdery gray over a luteous ground, without strong contrasts of any 

 kind. Collar with an obscure dark line across the middle. Disc of thorax 

 powdery. Abdomen only a little paler gray, dorsal tuft distinct on basal 

 segment only, second tuft small. Primaries powdery, with all the transverse 

 maculation obscure, broken, the lines marked by geminate black or blackish 

 spots on costa ; but only irregularly traceable beyond that point. S. t. line 

 marked by the slightly darker terminal space, deeply bisinuate, sometimes 

 preceded by darker shadings or even sagittate blackish spots in the fifth and 

 sixth interspace. A series of very small black terminal lunulas ; a yellowish 

 line at base of fringes, which are very narrowly cut with yellowish over the 

 veins. A small black basal streak, scarcely extending beyond the basal line. 

 Claviform large, extending half way across median space, traceably outlined 

 by black scales and sometimes by an obvious black line. Orbicular small, 

 round, black-ringed, with a small central dot. Reniform large, kidney-shaped, 

 a little constricted in center, outlined in black, inferiorly filled with darker, 

 leaden gray ; but not contrastingly so. Secondaries white ; in the male with 

 a narrow blackish powdered margin, in the female with a broader dusky 

 border ; fringes white. Beneath, white, powdery outwardly and along 

 costal region ; an extra-median series of venular black dots, and a black discal 

 spot on all wings. 



Expands, 1.15-1.30 inches = 29-33 rnm. 



Habitat. — Fort Wingate, New Mexico, IX, 4-10. 



Eight males and five females in good condition. A purchased lot, 

 collector unknown. The antennae of the males are ciliate merely, the 

 joints very slightly marked. It is an obscure species allied to Yakima 

 in wing- form and general appearance ; but much darker and unlike 

 any other species known to me. It is somewhat after the trifolii 

 type and associated with that series. There is not, however, any 

 definite W-mark in the s. t. line. 



Mamestra meodana, new species. 



Ground color pale bluish gray, washed with faded reddish fawn. Head 

 varying a little in tint between gray and fawn. Collar inferiorly whitish, a 

 dark line separating the brownish tip. Thoracic disc a little mottled, patagia 

 with a dusky submargin. Dorsal tuftings of abdomen obscure. Primaries 

 with all the maculation distinct, but not contrasting or conspicously mottled. 

 The median lines are white filled, the defining edges narrow, even and only a 



