1907.] Kearjott, Microlcpidoptcra from the Black Mountains, N. C. 163 



P'ore wing: — Olive and dark brown, with patches and Hnes of iridescent pinkish 

 ■ochreous, raised scales. The basal patch, which extends to middle of costa and 

 inner fourth of dorsal margin, is pale pinkish brown or pinkish ochreous, with a 

 small rectangular brown spot on the costa at inner fourth, containing two small 

 black dots, there are four small black dots on costa on each side of this brown spot 

 in the pale basal area. Below the costa the pale color is lightly dotted with darker 

 brown. Beyond this area, and occupying the middle third of the wing, is a large 

 triangular dark brown area narrow on costa but extending to anal angle on dorsal 

 margin. It contains numerous vertical black strigulse and two small patches of 

 pinkish ochreous scales on each side below the fold, and is margined on costa by 

 black dots. Beyond it a narrow, angulated band of pinkish ochreous scales starts 

 from costa at outer fourth and runs obliquely to anal angle; this line is interrupted 

 on end of cell by a small patch of dark brown scales. Beyond this is a flattened lunate 

 patch, extending from a little below costa to anal angle, of olivaceous brown, hori- 

 zontally streaked with black. Between this and the apical margin is a larger lunate 

 patch of rich brown, also lined with black; this involves the costa before the apex 

 and extends down to middle of outer margin; the two lunate patches are separated 

 by a broken line of iridescent scales, a line of the same outwardly defines the dark 

 brown patch and is continued as an antimarginal line into the anal angle. The 

 cilia is ochreous brown overlaid with fuscous and preceded by a broken line of black 

 scales. All of the pinkish ochreous scales are shining, iridescent; those on the 

 outer half of the wing are raised in clusters and lines. The most conspicuous tuft 

 is in the middle of the wing at the end of the cell and another just before the anal 

 angle below the fold. 



Underside of fore wing, very dark blackish brown, with four whitish dots on 

 outer half of costa; cilia ochreous brown, with three blackish patches and preceded 

 by a blackish line inside of which is a narrow ochreous line. 



Hind wing: — Rich smoky brown, cilia leaden metallic, shaded darker inwardly 

 and preceded by a fine yellowish line. Underside blackish brown, with whitish 

 vertical strigulse. 



Four specimens, Mount Graybeard, May 2; Valley, June 3 to 12. 

 Named in honor of Dean Hoffman, whose interest and love of science 

 lias made possible the discovery of this and many other species. 



Phalonia obliquana sp. nov. — '^ 

 Plate VIII, Fig. 12. 



Expanse 20 to 22 mm. 



Head clay yellow, a shade darker on tufts behind the eyes. Palpi clay yellow, 

 shaded with brown outwardly and with a white patch on the upper side of second 

 segment. Thorax olivaceous yellow, patagia clay yellow and whitish at base. 

 Abdomen and legs clay yellow, the latter speckled with brown, the dark color pre- 

 dominating on the first two pair.'^. 



Fore wing: — ('lay yellow, with rich cinnamon brown spots and lines. There 

 is a large kidney shaped patch of brown in the middle of the wing, with the small 

 end resting on the middle of the costa and the lower end, which is pointed, on the 



