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edge of unmottled white. Beyond the end of the cell is a large, indistinct, 

 round, light brown spot, which is rather sharply defined towards the lighter 

 basal part of the wing, but which apically gradually mixes with the surround- 

 ing color and partly covers the entire apical third. Hind wings dark brown 

 with whitish cilia and with under side slightly speckled with white trans- 

 verse streaks. Abdomen, dark fuscous. Legs, light ochreous. 



Alar expanse: i6 mm. 



Habitat: Kerrville, Texas (Wm. Barnes). 



Type: U. S- N. M., No. 10238. 



Near to bimaculana Robinson, but larger and with the well- 

 defined apical spot of that species supplanted by the suffused 

 brown shade. This species has a certain general resemblance to 

 Lord Walsingham's figure of Pcedisca maculatana and the type 

 specimens were determined by Mr. Wm. Kearfott as that species 

 for the National Museum. 



Pharmacis mexicana, new species. 



Labial palpi white, sHghtly sprinkled with light fuscous externally and with 

 apical joint light fuscous. Head and thorax white, slightly suffused with 

 light ochreous fuscous. Fore wings white, slightly suffused with light ochreous 

 fuscous and with brown markings. Basal third evenly and lightly darkened 

 by short indistinct transverse striation; before the middle of the dorsal edge 

 is a large conspicuous dark brown, outwardly oblique streak, terminating 

 beyond the middle of the cell. This streak has parallel and straight edges, 

 and is limited on both sides by a narrow edging of pure white scales. Beyond 

 the end of the cell is a large ill-defined ashy brown shade, limited basally by 

 a line of unmottled white and reaching nearly to the terminal edge: beyond it 

 is a short oblique whitish fascia across the tip of the wing. Extreme apex 

 ashy brown. Cilia white with dark fuscous tips. Hind wings light whitish 

 fuscous on the upper side, faintly showing the ornamentation of the under 

 side, which is whitish with dark fuscous transverse lines. Abdomen and legs 

 ochreous white, slightly dusted with light fuscous. 



Alar expanse: 22 mm. 



Habitat: Beulah, New Mexico, 8,000 feet altitude (T. D. A. 

 Cockerell). 



Type: U. S. N. M., No. 10238. 



This is the largest and lightest colored of the described American 

 species of this genus. 



Genus COMMOPHILA Hubner. 



Fore wings with vein 7 to costa or apex; 7 and 8 sometimes connate; with 

 raised scales. Hind wings with 6 and 7 approximate, connate or stalked; 3 

 and 4 connate or stalked. 



