Sept., 1910.] Barnes-McDunnough : American Lepidoptera. 157 



tion light sap green, bordered outwardly by t.a. line, which is black, single, 

 and slightly outcurved in central portion ; a black subbasal line is present, 

 proceeding obliquely outward to below cubitus, thence sharply angled to base 

 of wing; a slight dark brown shade in central portion of green area; orbicular 

 small, circular, outlined in black ; reniform with dark shade in upper portion 

 and black margin ; claviform a black dagger-shaped mark resting on t.a. line, 

 median area grayish white, shaded slightly with smoky towards inner margin ; 

 t.p. line black, strongly bent around reniform, touching it at lower extremity ; 

 incurved until opposite claviform, thence almost straight ; subterminal and 

 terminal areas grayish white shaded with green ; prominent black patch on 

 costa before apex ; subterminal line only present as a slight irregular dark 

 shade; terminal black line; fringes, grayish white. Secondaries smoky, some- 

 what lighter towards base, fringe white. Beneath, primaries dark with white 

 fringes ; secondaries white, sprinkled along costa and outer margin with smoky 

 brown, and with broad dark discal patch. 

 Expanse, 19 mm. 



This species seems to fit very well into the above genus, although 

 we hardly agree with Dr. Smith as to the position this genus should 

 occupy. In the original description (Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., XVII, 

 pt. II, p. 91) it is placed at the very beginning of the Noctuidae, 

 among genera characterized by hairy eyes and prominent vein 5 on 

 secondaries, most of which will probably be placed by Hampson in 

 his new subfamily Mominse. We should feel inclined to place the 

 genus far down in Hampson's subfamily Acronyctinae, characterized 

 by naked, non-ciliate eyes and obsolescent vein 5 of secondaries. 



Habitat. — Kerrville, Tex. i male. Type, GoU. Barnes. 



15. Antaplaga grisescens, new species. 



Female. — Head, thorax and abdomen creamy, slightly shaded with yellow 

 on collar ; ground color of primaries smoky brown, thickly covered with very 

 pale olivaceous scaling, leaving very little trace of ground color, except at 

 apex and along inner margin ; scaling thickest along basal half of costa ; sec- 

 ondaries light smoky brown. Beneath, primaries fuscous ; secondaries, pale 

 buff, without markings. 



Expanse, 21 mm. 



This species belongs in the thoracica group; the specimen before 

 us lacks its fringes, but is otherwise fairly fresh. 



Habitat. — Deming, N. Mex. (Sept. 1-7). i female. Type, Coll. 

 Barnes. 



16, Nocloa dissimilis, new species. 



Head and thorax olivaceous brown ; abdomen light gray ; primaries light 

 olivaceous brown, shaded with darker, presenting a distinct velvety appearance ; 



