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to nivca Wlk. but differs in having the whole head and tegute orange. 

 We cannot however place it exactly as we have not yet seen a speci- 

 men of the male sex. 



Family XOCTUID^. 

 Grotella olivacea, new species. 



Light olive brown ; primaries crossed by t.a. and t.p. lines of darker 

 brown, often indistinct ; former straight below costa, with strong outward 

 curve below the cell : t.p. line slightly outcurved and dentate beyond cell. 

 thence with single incurve to inner margin ; small white dot at end of cell and 

 traces of a dark subterminal shade ; secondaries lighter than primaries, im- 

 maculate. Beneath as above without markings. 



Expanse 19 mm. 



Habitat. — Deming, N. M. (Sept. 1-7), Tucson, Ariz. (July 24- 

 31). 2 c?, 5 $. Types Coll. Barnes. 



Agrees exactly in structure with the genus Grotella. but is very 

 dissimilar in general appearance, resembling somewhat a small 

 Narthccophora pnlvcrca. 

 Lygranthoecia carolinensis, new species. 



Front and tegulae dark olivaceous : thorax and abdomen light ochreous ; 

 primaries very glossy, light ochreous ; secondaries largely smoky brown, 

 ochreous towards base with large discal spot, fringes light. Beneath deep 

 smoky-brown with light fringes ; secondaries more or less ochreous with 

 prominent discal spot. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



//rt6//a/.— Southern Pines. N. C. (Aug. 1-7). i c?, 2 $ ?. Types 

 Coll. Barnes. 



Related closely to biiiiatris Harvey, with which it agrees in struc- 

 ture, fore tibiae possessing 2 claws and a spine en inner side and 3 

 claws on outer. It is however a smaller insect and the primaries arc 

 not silvery white but glossy ochreous. 



Chlorocleptria imperialis, new species. 



Male. — Thorax and primaries light olive-brown, terminal area slightly 

 darker than remainder of wing; maculation obsolete, t.p. line and reniform 

 can, on careful observation, be just distinguished as slightly darker shades : 

 secondaries smoky-brown with light fringes. 



Female. — Primaries largely suiTused with pale pinkish, terminal area olive, 

 slightly lighter than in male ; secondaries as in male. 



Beneath in both sexes ochreous with central area of primaries suffused 

 with smoky-brown and with large discal dot. In female some pink shading 

 along costa of both wings. 



Expanse 26 mm. 



