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to the t. p. line. The single pale ray on vein 3 gives the species a 

 unique character that should make its recognition easy. 



Stretchia Hy. Ediv. 



S. pulchella Harv. — The male of this species was unknown to me 

 in 1889 and it was not until recently that I identified two male speci- 

 mens taken by Mr. Bruce in Colorado as belonging here. They are 

 decidedly unlike the type, which I compared in the Edwards collec- 

 tion in that they lack that sharp contrast in color which justified the 

 name pulchella, but in essential details of maculation they are alike. 

 A characteristic feature is the almost quadrate orbicular which is 

 slightly oblique, and another the peg-like projections from the t. p. 

 line on the veins. 



In male characters the species resembles erythrolita, as it does in- 

 deed in other features, but there is considerable difference in detail. 



S. addenda Smith. — This species, described by me as a TcEnio- 

 campa proves more satisfactorily referred to Stretchia, not only by 

 wing form but in the structure of the male genitalia. These are sim- 

 ilar to those oi pulchella but much heavier and more compact, as a 

 comparison of figures will show. It is probable that addenda and 

 pulchella can be confused, though the former has no contrasts of any 

 kind on any specimen seen by me. It seems likely however that the 

 latter may vary in the direction of uniformity and in such cases there 

 may be a close resemblance to addenda. More material of both forms 

 is needed to clear the situation satisfactorily. 



Taeniocampa flaviannula, sp. nov. 



Ground color a rather light fawn brown, more or less powdered with blackish 

 scales. The vestiture of the head and thorax is fine loose and a little divergent, a 

 trifle darker and more grayish than the primaries. The palpi are very short, black at 

 the sides and scarcely reach the front. Primaries with all the markings obscured ; but 

 in most specimens fairly traceable. The most prominent feature being the unusually 

 large, broadly oval reniform which is ringed with yellow, the spot itself being some- 

 times a little darker than the rest of the wing. In some specimens the basal line is 

 indicated by black dots and in one example it is geminate. It may, however, be 

 entirely wanting. The t. a. line is generally represented by a series of black dots on 

 the veins ; but these may be entirely wanting, and on the other hand the line may 

 become complete and even geminate. In the latter instance the line is seen to be a 

 little irregular between the veins ; but as a whole it is upright or only a little out- 

 curved. There is a median shade line from near the middle of the costa, outwardly 

 bent so as to cross the lower part of the reniform, then forming almost a right angle 

 and a little oblique inwardly to the inner margin. This shade also may be entirely 



