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nearer toge'lif"'" <l':"i t'le second and tliinl, (he seeond toiicliing tlie discal spot : 

 tli(> oilier (or third) line is iniieli more wavy than tlie inner two; il reaches 

 near(>st, to the oiit(M- (uliic of th<' winir on the second median venule. The 

 mariiiiial hhudv points distinct. Hind wiiiiis Hke the primaries, with (wo 

 lines, the outer mon; zigzag than on llie primaries, the inner rumiimr just 

 beyond (he discal spot. 



Kcnealh, the discal spots larger than above, (he ba.sal line not present, 

 (he two ou(er lines dark brown, (he inner (he iainter and touching the discal 

 dot, (he on(er l)r()a(l, conspicuous. The marginal row of black points present, 

 while the wing is dusted ipiite thickly with brown scales. Hind wings with 

 a line a little beyond the discal dot. the outer line distinct (sometimes (he 

 inner line is wandng on both wings heueath). Fore and middle femora and 

 trochanters brown in front. 



Length of body, J , —I 9, O.^f) ; fore wing, ^, 0.35, 9,0.35-0.39; 

 expanse of wings, O.SO inch. 



Texas, ]\ray and June (Belfrage). 



This pre((y spc'cies dill'ers from any odier white species known to nu; 

 by (he (hree yellow-ochreous lines and dark lines beneadi, and the clear black 

 discal dots, as well as its small size and broad wings and whitish palpi. 



AciD.\LiA PUXCTOFiMBRiATA Packard. Plate 10, fig. 49. 



AcUluIiu piiitcto funbriala I'ack., Fifth Iti-p. Pfab. Acad. Sc, 70, lS7:i. 



1 <? and 9 3. — Closely allied in structure and shape of wings to vl. ;>e;'rt?- 

 bata, though a rather larger species. Body and wings whitish-ochreous, wi(h 

 fine dark specks. Vertex of liead and antennae a little v.hiter (han body; 

 front of head and palpi dark I)rown. Fore wings cro.ssed by fiv((dnll obscure 

 subochreous lines; the inner bent ou(war(l sharply just below Ihe costa; 

 second line broader than the others, nearly touching or ])assiug a little beyond 

 the discal dot; third line fine, sometimes black, but distinct, waved, some- 

 times sliar[)ly scalloped, and sinuous, situated half-way l)etw(;en (he discal dot 

 and Older edge. Two oi)sciire, somewhat diU'use, snbmarginal lines. Edge 

 of wings with an interrupted dai'k-brown line. A rowof l)lack i»oints (al)ont 

 eight) in (he fringe;. Hind wings marked like l()re pair, except that (here are 

 but four lines. Discal dots black, distinct on cnich wing. Beneath, the discal 

 dots distinct, black; and one prominent l)lack fine line on lioth wings half- 

 way between the discal dots and outer edire. 



