June, igog.l SlNIITH : NeW SpECIES OF NOCTUID^ FOR I909. 61 



One female in rather poor condition from Dr. James P'letcher, 

 collected by Mr. J. B. Wallis. The specimen seems to have been 

 papered, and has the body somewhat pressed out of shape ; but the 

 wings are not marred and the legs are present. The resemblance at 

 first sight is to griseicollis ; but the connected median lines suggest 

 figurata. In the half dark head and collar the species seems to be 

 unique. 



Calocampa mertena, new species. 



General color smoky gray over a dull rusty yellowish red. Head darker in front ; 

 above middle and vertex, of the paler ground or tending to even more yellowish. 

 Collar rusty reddish to yellowish, crossed by narrow darker lines, tipped with blackish. 

 Thoracic disc varying from rusty brown to smoky gray, the contrast with collar vary- 

 ing materially and, in the case of the single female, scarcely marked. Abdomen 

 rather even rusty reddish in both sexes. Primaries smoky gray below the median vein, 

 the costal area rusty reddish over luteous, varying in brilliancy with the freshness of 

 the specimen. All the transverse maculation just traceable. At the base the pale 

 shading is whitish above a black or dark streak, and in this pale area are loop-like 

 brown markings in the interspaces. The t. a. line so far as it is visible has loop-like 

 outcurves in the interspaces. In the cell the orbicular and reniform are marked by a 

 blackish spot in which the orbicular is completely outlined in black and the inner part 

 of the reniform is well marked. The center of the reniform is marked by a contrast- 

 ing pale crescent, outwardly diffuse and shaded with reddish, and that tint usually 

 shades into the pale area which then extends through the upper half of the wing, to 

 the margin. T. p. line about parallel with the outer margin, usually reduced to small, 

 punctiform venular dots, in the best cases a slender crenulate line. S. t. line marked 

 by a more or less obvious preceding shade, quite rigidly oblique and, above vein 5, 

 emphasized by a black somewhat lanceolate streak. There is a traceable median 

 shade in most of the specimens. Secondaries lustrous, smoky, reddish-brown, semi- 

 transparent. Beneath rusty brownish, varying in depth ; secondaries with an obvious 

 outer line and discal spot, primaries with the same maculation indicated. 



Expands, 1.70-2.00 inches = 43-50 mm. 



Habitat. — Washington ; Seattle, Pullman and Olympia ; British 

 Columbia ; Rossland and Arrowhead Lake. 



Eleven males and one female : all the dates for males in spring 

 and examples somewhat flown ; the female without date, from Dr. 

 Barnes' collection, in fresh, perfect condition. I have had this series 

 separated in my collection for a long time ; but having only males was 

 not certain that I did not have a race of cineritia to deal with. The 

 receipt of the female from Dr. Barnes with his own conclusion that it 

 was a distinct species, determines me to give it a name. It is paler 

 throughout than cineritia, with the contrasts between costal and infra- 

 median area much more decided, while the transverse maculation is 



