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front, liul hairy. Fore wings more similar in sliape to L. plumulaiiu, l)ciug 

 l)roduce(l and pointed at the apex, with no angle in the outer margin as in 

 L. snovuiii(i,\n\i the whole wing is shapcil nuich as in L. plitmithuia ; the 

 hind wings arc fnll on the outer edge and distinctly angulated. Body and 

 fore wings ash-brown, the latter brownish-ash on the inner two-thirds, a rich 

 brown externally beyond the outer straight line. Fore wings crossed by 

 three brown lines: the inner curved outward; the middle straight and much 

 nearer the third than the basal line ; third line very straight and firm, not 

 wavy. Beyond this, the wing is cofFee-brown (the color of crushed burnt 

 coffee). Fringe concolorous with the outer third of the wing. Hind wings 

 deep reddish-orange, unspotted, mottled with light and black scales on the 

 inner edge, especially toward the internal angle. Fringe brown. 13eneath, 

 fore wings orange, light asli-l>rown, speckled with fine l)lack strigie on the 

 (•osta and apical portion of the wings, extending to the inner angle. . Hind 

 wings uniformly 'light ash-brown, speckled with black, concolorous with the 

 dark portions of the front wings. A slight discal spot and an outer .slightly 

 Ijent distinct dark-brown line. Fringe on fore wings checkered with brown, 

 uniformly pale on hind wings. Legs short, concolorous with under side of 

 hind wings. 



Length of body, J, 0.35; of fore wings, i, 40; expanse of wings, 

 0.80 inch. 



Central Missouri (Uiley) ; Dallas, Texas, in April and again in July to 

 September, o\\ Gled'Uscliia (Boll). 



, This interesting species is dedicated to Prof C. V. Riley, State Entomolo- 

 gist of Missouri. It may be recognized l)y the immaculate coffee-brown fore 

 wings, with three inequidistant lines, the outer straight and merged with 

 the cotfee-l)n)wn border. The hind wings are a little deeper-toned than in 

 L. anovkiria 



Lytiiria snoviaria, ?io/\ xj). Plate 9, fig. 42. 



Fon; wings rather l)road ; hind wings distinctly angulated Head and 

 thorax (abdomen wanting) and f()re wings reddish-brown. Fore wings with 

 three deep-red, parallel lines ; the basal nearly straight, somewhat bent on 

 the costa, tJK! middle line slightly bent below the costa, and the third line a 

 little Ix'nt in I lie discal space. Just beyond (he liend, a large, conspicuous, 



