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iiiid wings iiro of ;i uiiiliuiu IJiw n-coli.r, \hv scales Ix'ing thick and citise. 

 The hasal liiu^ is angiilatcd on the median vein, extending tiienee straight to 

 the costa, and below tlie median vein its conrse to t.lie inner edge is ohlicjno 

 and slightly sinuous. Tiie outer line |)al(! testaceous, like the inner, l)nt a 

 little more distinct, and slightly sinuous; it is situated half-way iVoni tiie 

 inner line to the outer edge of the wing. Apex very acute, median angle 

 larjje. as is that on the hind wins^s. A minute^ Ijlack diseal dot on i)oth win'^s 

 On the liindAvings, the single straight pale line is a little broader than on the fore 

 wings. Fringe short, testaceous, a little reddish at base, es])ecially toward 

 the angles. Abdomen a little paler than the thorax. Beneath, the wing is pale 

 ochreous. witii dense black striga?, often confluent; both wings are shaded 

 with a slight ashen tinge on the outer edge; on the fore wings, the strigse 

 unite in diifuse patches, forming an irregular broad band on the outer third 

 of the wing; fringe as above. 



Length of fore wing, 0.87: oi' body, 0.72; expanse of wings, 1.50 

 inches. 



W. S[)ring.s, Cal. (Behrens). 



Another individual from California, taken by Mr. Behrens October If), 

 is ochreous, with the tawny-brown lines and the inner line on the fore wings 

 much curved. 



This tine species may be recognized by its large size, uniforn.i fawn- 

 color, the simple antenn?e, and the two testaceous lines on the fore wings, the 

 inner line being curved regularly. 



Tetracis grotearia, .sji. nor. Plate 12, fig. 48. 



1 i . — Head smooth in fri)nt. Palpi large, extending far beyond the 

 front of the head. Antennae with moderately long pectinations. Fore wings 

 with the costa sinuous, falcate, the outer edge not excavated as much as 

 usual, w'ith a slight projection lialf-way betw^een the apex and the median 

 angle, the latter not .so prominent as usual. The angle on the hind wings is 

 well marked, much as in T. truxaliala. ]}ody and wings pah^ ochreous. 

 Fore wings with the; inner line broad, diifuse, curv(;d outward, not well 

 marked ; the outer line scalloped, sinuous, curved outward beneath the 

 co.sta ; the line is made up of a tine black line, with tlie shallow scallops 

 filled in with white scales, with a broad l)rown shade beyond. Hind w ings 

 with traces of a straight dusky line; l)ofh wings speckled transversely with 

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