Sept., igii.] Smith: New Species of Noctuid.'e. 141 



There remains a series of ii males and ii females, all from 

 Pullman, Washington, in iMay, and all very much more uniform in 

 tint. The males are almost uniform reddish gray, the median lines 

 lost, the s.t. rather contrastingly yellow and very narrow. The ordi- 

 nary spots are fairly well defined; but are scarcely relieved in tint. 

 The female is brighter and the apical area is paler and with a reddish 

 shading; but the curved shading is only blackish, outwardly diffuse 

 and not contrasting. This form I have labelled miistelwa, and it 

 forms the beginning of the development of the series which culmi- 

 nates in pulchclla. 



SuhapicaUs is not so closely allied to this series as I had believed 

 from insufficient material, and the original reference of my species 

 to the synonymy was made by myself after an inspection of Grote's 

 type of pcrhibcns. Hampson apparently did not have my species at 

 all, and simply followed my reference. 



Tricholita ulamora, new species. 



Head and thorax hoary reddish gray, ahiiost fawn gray, immaculate. 

 Primaries dull reddish brown, powdery, the white-marked reniform being the 

 only conspicuous feature. The median lines are very narrow, black, thread- 

 like, the t.a. with large outward teeth in the interspaces, the t.p. narrowly 

 crenulate. A narrow black terminal line, cut by yellowish venular dots at 

 base of fringes. Claviform small, vaguely indicated by black scales. Orbicular 

 small, round, concolorous, very narrowly black-ringed. Reniform small, nar- 

 row, upright, outwardly and inferiorly marked with white dots that relieve 

 it from the surroundings. Secondaries whitish, black powdered, with a small 

 black discal dot. Beneath smoky, powdery, primaries much darker, each wing 

 with a discal spot. 



Expands 1.34 inches = 33 mm. 



Habitat.— San Diego, California, X, 20, 1908, Mr. George H. 

 Field. 



A single male in good condition, the antennae lengthily pecti- 

 nated. The species somewhat resembles artcga Barnes, which has 

 however more pointed primaries, and has the secondaries of the male 

 smoky fuscous, without discal spot. 



It was received from Mr. Field under the number jt,, and has had 

 no mates since its receipt, from any source. 



Tricholita endiva, new species. 



Head, thorax and primaries a rather soft mouse gray,- the head and 

 thorax without markings. Primaries with all the transverse maculation lost 

 except for the narrow terminal blackish line which is very narrowly cut with 



