320 Journal of Agricultural Research voi. xxn. no. 6 



(PI. C, 5); orbicular spot elliptical, with an outer black ring, within which appears a 

 white annulus, inclosing the gray center; reniform spot large and of the usual shape, 

 the portion of its black annulus, beneath the median vein, separated and very dis- 

 tinct; exterior line rounded, formed of interspaced luniform marks, followed by a white 

 shade line; subterminal space rather lighter than the median space, terminal space 

 again dark; a series of partially effaced cuneiform marks, before the white subterminal 

 line, which forms two short teeth on the second and third median branches. Pos- 

 terior wings whitish at the base, with a black terminal band and contrasting white 

 fringes. Beneath whitish, the center of the median space dark, and the neighbor- 

 hood of the median vein, on the anterior wings, clothed with long soft hair. 



Expanse, 34 mm. 



Hab. Glencoe, Nebraska. Received from Mr. G. M. Dodge. (No. 66). 



The nearest ally of this fine species is the European Agrotis vestigiales Rett. 



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