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pared with the t3'pe, through the courtesy of Mr. L. B. Prout, and 

 bears his label, reading, " aemulataria Walk. 6 (his supposed ? from 

 E. Florida differs) compared with type. L. B. P." Walker's name 

 is therefore limited to the J' from '" New York " and is referable here. 

 Habitat. — Common throughout the middle and eastern states. 

 Though I take it on the Catskill Mts., it is not so common there as is 

 ulsterata, seeming to prefer the lower levels. It ranges smaller in 

 size than that species, and in color is a decided ochraceous, not white, 

 and the sectional central spots are larger, more conspicuous than in 

 any other species. Morrison's type of sectomaculata in the U. S. Nat. 

 Museum Coll. is a large ? labeled " Hyde Park, Ms., May 25." A 5 

 ccniulataria in my collection, compared with it, is an exact counterpart, 

 and at the time of my visit (April, 1912) Dr. Dyar also concurred in 

 this opinion. 



Philobia perplexata new species. 



Expanse, J' 24 mm., J 26 mm. Palpi, front, antennae and collar deep 

 ochre or buff. Costal edge marked with a few dark brown strigae, chiefly 

 toward base, and scales of the same color are sparingly sprinkled over the 

 antennae above, and mark the cross lines at veins. Body and wings above are 

 covered with soiled, white and ochreous scales, intermixed about equally, 

 giving an ochreous tinge, and the veins are ochreous above and beneath. 

 Cross lines as in ulsterata well defined, ochre yellow; the basal of primaries 

 has less outward curve ; the intradiscal, after crossing costa touches the 

 upper point of a lineate discal spot of the same color, thence inside it straight 

 to inner margin. The apico-costal spot, a little rusty at its inception, is con- 

 tinued across both wings as a broad buff band, outside and close to extra 

 discal line, and includes the divided dark brown spots at center of primaries, 

 at which point also the extra discaf becomes broader and dark brown. Mar- 

 ginal dark brown line broken into spots or dashes between veins. Fringe 

 heavy in excavation, below apex, chocolate with a purplish tinge, elsewhere 

 pale ochreous. The round discal dots on secondaries are distinct, dark brown. 

 Beneath, the costa is broadly ochreous; the ochre ground tint is generally 

 deeper and the brown specks larger and darker. Lines reproduced as above, 

 distinct, brown, the broad outer band more broken, deeper ochre, and in 

 highly colored examples like the male type, is traversed centrally by a row 

 of purple brown spots that are enlarged and intensified in color at center of 

 all wings. In paler specimens they become mere blurs. Fringes as above. 

 Discal spots black, linear on primaries, a round distinct dot on secondaries. 

 Legs ochreous, with brown scales and strigae. Abdomen with a double row 

 of dorsal black spots on first to seventh segments in females, often confined 

 to the first and second in males. 



