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Protagrotis obscura, new species. 



Head, thorax, abdomen and wings concolorous, varying from pale ochre- 

 ous to bght reddish-brown : markings sometimes entirely wanting, always very 

 indistinct ; in darker specimens traces of a reddish basal dash and scaling at 

 base of inner margin, usually however lacking entirely ; t.a. line not traceable ; 

 orbicular when present oval, oblique, whitish ; reniform obscure, whitish, with 

 slight darkish central scaling ; t.p. line an indistinct light line on darker 

 background, well outcurved around reniform, thence incurved to inner margin ; 

 submarginal line occasionally present as an irregular whitish line preceding 

 a somewhat darker terminal area : in most cases terminal and subterminal 

 areas are unicolorous and the line is lacking ; terminal row of dark lunular 

 marks at base of ochreous fringes usually present, occasionally wanting; 

 secondaries light buff, more or less obscured with smoky. Beneath light 

 ochre, with or without darker postmedial line on both wings : secondaries 

 often with discal dot. 



Expanse 35 mm. 



Habitat. — Reno, Nevada. 10 c^c?, 4 $$. Type Coll. Barnes. 



This species has two small spines on hind tibiae between the two 

 pairs of spurs, which in connection with the hairy thorax would place 

 it in Hampson's genus Protagrotis. It seems to bear a considerable 

 resemblance to viralis Grt. from Nebraska, but the markings are not 

 nearly so prominent as in the figure of this species given by Hamp- 

 son (Cat. Lep. Phal., I\'. 656). In general appearance it most closely 

 approaches Agropcrina indela Sm. ; no two of the specimens before 

 us are exactly similar, but all seem to belong to one variable species : 

 we have taken as type a specimen about midway between the two 

 extremes of color and markings. The general light tawny color 

 should serve to recognize the species. 

 Polia (Mamestra) basivirida, new species. 



Palpi scaled outwardly with black mingled with white ; front and inside 

 of palpi creamy ; tuft of dark hairs between antenn;e with central light patch ; 

 collar dark, edged with light greenish ; thorax and patagia largely light green, 

 with slight intermixture of black; abdomen dark gray with anal tuft tinged 

 with yellow laterally and ventrally ; primaries dark purplish, basal portion to 

 t.a. line bright green crossed by a geminate black subbasal line and with slight 

 black shade on anal vein ; t.a. line black, indistinctly geminate, the inner line 

 tending to become obsolete ; traces of white scaling between the lines, espe- 

 cially on veins and costa : the line itself outwardly inclined, angled just below 

 costa, thence sinuate to anal vein from whence it curves strongly outwards 

 to middle of inner margin: orbicular round, green, with black center; reni- 

 form large, similar in color, with black central lunule, preceded on costa by 

 small greenish patch ; t.p. line black, slightly dentate, well rounded about 



