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As inihilata may by .some be regardeU us a g(jod species, I nppeiid my 

 origuuil (leseriptioii. 



"Var. nuh'ilutu. — (Plate; 8, fig. 4G.) — ,"3 S and 3 9. — Palpi lung, acute, 

 dark, willi a few pule scales on the edges; front dark in tiie middle, 

 whitisli on the- sides. Body and wings ash ; base of fore wing dark, 

 limited externally by a white, scalloped line, which is straight on the 

 cosfa, with a scallop on the median space, another on the submedian, and 

 a third on llie inner edge. Another similar line, exactly parallel to this, 

 crosses the wing nearly midway between it and the discal spot, which is 

 small, l)lack, linear-ovate, the interspace filled loosely wilh scales. Beyond 

 this spot the wing grows more and more dusky to the outer line, which is 

 white and straight, widest on the costa, wrinkled slightly below and in the 

 middle of the wing, between the independent venule and the third median, 

 ibrming a large, rounded, double-toothed projection; from the third median 

 to the inner edge the line is straight, consisting of three scallops, the central 

 one being largest. A submarginal scalloped line, zigzag toward the costa, 

 each scallop separate*, and centered with a triangular or lunate spot. Just 

 l)elow the apex is a l)lack patch, resting on the black line on the edge of the 

 wing. Hind wings whitish, with a fevvsiiort, dark and white lines on the 

 inner edge; one sinuate, extending to the middle of the wing; just beyond 

 is a line of dusky spots, edged broadly with white externally; the outer 

 edge of the wing is dusky, with a black, marginal line, interrupted by white 

 dots. Beneath, both wings much alike, ashy, with a slight ochreous tinge, 

 blackish along the edge of the costa ; discal dot distinct on the fore wings. 

 A dusky outer line half-way between the discal dot and outer edge of the 

 wing, indented opposite the discal dot. A submarginal row of distinct white 

 spots, less distinct on the hind wings. A long pencil of lilack hairs arises 

 Ironi the base of the fore wings, and is partially concealed by the costa of the 

 iiind wings. Legs dusky, broadly ringed with white. 



"Length of I)ody, 9, 0.45-0.50; of tbre wing, $, 0.64-0.75 inch 

 (Edwards).'' 



Though my Labrador specimen dillers somewhat I'rom Moeschler's 

 descri])tion and figure, yet I am inclined to unite; it with V. pnaiata var. iiigu- 

 biata. I have before me a specimen from j\Iount Marcy, New York (August), 

 (figured on plate 8, fig. 48), and liom Mount Washington, New Hampshire 

 (Sanborn), and numere^us specinuuis from Califi)rnia and Vancouver Island. 



