Sept., 191 1.] Smith: New Species of Noctuid^. 147 



Stretchia apicata, new species. 



Resembles erytlirolita in general type of maculation and appearance ; but 

 is a little more robust and of a powdery fawn brown. The median lines are 

 traceable by venular dots, the reniform is a rather large, ill-defined dark 

 blotch, and the s.t. line is almost or quite continuous to near costa, where it is 

 met by a little spur from the apex, so that the line to all appearance runs 

 continuously to the apex itself and not to the costa. The blotchy reniform, 

 the ground color, and the course of the s.t. line, characterize the species. 



The male is labelled San Diego in February, the female Pasadena, 

 IV, 30. There are only two examples, and there may be more varia- 

 tion than I suspect, when more material comes to hand. 

 Stretchia acutangula, new species. 



Has the pale blue gray ground of erytlirolita, and looks like a form of 

 that species in which the transverse maculation is present. In normal ex- 

 amples the geminate median lines are well marked, and a well defined median 

 shade is also present. The s.t. space is always dark, in contrast to the pale 

 terminal area, and the s.t. line is thus continuously and sharply defined for its 

 full length ; a very distinct and sharp tooth being formed just below the apex, 

 which is the characteristic feature of this species. The tendency is for the 

 blackish s.t. shade to extend inwardly and, in the male, it reaches the median 

 shade in one example. In the female it may reach the t.a. line, leaving only 

 the basal area gray and, indeed, in that sex the entire specimen may become 

 so uniformly smoky that even the characteristic s.t. line is to be made out 

 only with difficulty. 



There are 6 J" and 11 ? from Witch Creek, San Diego, Monterey 

 and Pasadena, California, in November, February and March. 



S. pulchella Harvey. 



Of this species I have only 2 c? and 2 ?, from Colorado (Bruce) 

 and California; one example labelled Santa Clara Co., the other with 

 a State label only. No two specimens are alike, and at first blush 

 an extremely variable species is indicated. But here again, careful 

 study shows that the markings in all are absolutely identical and 

 only the relative distinctness of the ornamentation varies. The 

 characteristic feature of the species seems to be the very strongly 

 crenulated t.p. line, and the well defined dusky orbicular. I re-de- 

 scribed the species as addenda, from a type showing no marked con- 

 trasts, and came near re-describing it again as orbiculata from a type 

 in which the orbicular is unusually contrasting. Hampson with both 

 species before him did not recognize their relationship, and refers 

 pulchella to Perigrapha, while addenda figures as Monitna. 



