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Tills spccu's iiiiiv he know II In llic ;iiiiiiiliii- liilcatc lore wiii^rs, witli llie 

 ilj^lit nMlcllsli-browii lines on I he ]);ilc ;isli-sp(^ckli'(l winys, ;ni(l liv the (Iciitatc 

 hind wings, witli the siiiirlc clear line imd snltniari^inal alilnevialeil line, as 

 well as by the slioil small palpi and elnniialed liiud uini^s pidjeetiuii l:irllier 

 tliiui usual l)ey()nd the iiody. This species is allied lo .1/. iclidiiii Walk iVuni 

 Fliiiida, \vhi<di may prove lo he a variety ol'tlie |)resent species. 



This asrrees well with (inenee's (h'sciintion, except thai the edge ol'holh 

 wings are clear in all my s|)ecimcns. 



Ijtnii — •• Caleipillar of a very pale green, with the sutures and sides 

 reddish, a double angle (r/rcV^') hordered with reddish on the second ridue, 

 another more salient on the sixth, and (inally another on the tenth : the liith 

 has on each side a small pointed tubercle. Head and I'eii concoloroiis. It 

 lives on the oak and poplar, in April : it pupates at the iie<rinnin>.f (d' Mav, 

 and the moth appears at the eral of tin' same mouth. The chrvsalis is ol"a 

 gray-l)rownish, with tin' abdonnnal incisions reddish.' — ((iuence's descrip- 

 tion Irom Ai)l)()t's ]\IS. drawings.) 



Desiderata. 

 Mi'tanema forjicaria Giien., Phal, i, 172, 1857. — "40""". Ailes snperi- 

 enres a apex tres-aigu et falqne, a bord terminal ondnle, avec le coude de la 

 2 plus obtus que chez les autres especes, d'un testaee clair, avec ipudques 

 ecailles noires parsemees, et la frange pins IbnccM'. Deux tines lignes 

 ondulees a la place ordinaire, claires, liseret's de brun, et doid la secoiule va 

 rejoindre I'apex qui est marque de gris noir. Ailes inferieiires subdentees, 

 avec la dent de la 2 ])lus saillante, mais arrondie, plus claires que les 

 superienres, avec une ligne taible continuant la coude'. Un ])oint cellulaire 

 noir aux quatre ailes. Californie.'' 



Metanema ctliaria "Walk., Lkst Le[). Het. Br. 3Ius., xx, 260, 18(J0. — 

 " Female. Pale testaceous, whitish testaceous on the underside;. Fr(nit flat. 

 Palpi slender, very short. Antemue rather stout. Legs stout ; hind fibi;^ 

 not incrassated. Wings indistinctly ochraceous speckled, slightly black 

 speckled exteriorly ; a brown oblique nearly straight line, reddish bordered 

 on the outer side ; a more exterior undulating and denticulated line, which 

 is most apparent on the under side ; a black di.scal point. Fore wings sub- 

 falcate; exterior border concave on each side of its very distinct angle ; a 



nearly straight and upright interior line which is dilated on tln-costa; a 

 Of) p u 



