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Forewing: inner two-thirds very pale whitish-fawn, median streak almost 

 obsolete, outer third of a rosy-coppery hue; a shade of darker fawn below costa in 

 outer third, in which the costal spots and lines are but faintly observable. The 

 ocellus is nearly obsolete, a shade of fawn, hardly differing from the color around 

 it, enclosed on both sides with faintly metallic bars, with a pinkish tinge. Cilia 

 light pinkish-brown. 



Hindwing: light smoky brown, cilia paler, preceded by a darker line ; under- 

 side whitish-ochreous. 



Underside forewing: pale ochreous-brown. 



9 . — Expanse 16-19 mm. 



Head and thorax reddish-brown ; palpi dark gray, whitish internally ; antenna 

 and abdomen reddish-fuscous; legs ochreous, dusted with brown. 



Forewing: very like female of umbrastriana, but of a brighter ochreous-red. 



Hindwing: dark smoky brown; cilia ochreous, preceded by a darker line; 

 underside reddish-ochreons. 



Underside forewing: dark smoky ochreous-brown, paler along costa. 



Twenty eight <? and twelve 9 specimens: Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 May 19th to 29th, Miss Braun ; New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pa., 

 May 18th to June 3d, F. A. Merrick ; Wisconsin. 



Thiodia awemeana sp. nov. 



% . — Expanse 17-19 mm. 



Head : pale fawn, with ashy-gray scales in tuft above eyes and front; thorax 

 pale fawn, with a blackish central and lateral line; patagia fuscous at base; palpi 

 fuscous-gray, paler within; abdomen grayish-fuscous; legs fawn, dusted with 

 brown. 



Forewing : very pale fawn, median streak blackish brown, from base at dorsum 

 to fold at middle of wing; outer third of wing, surrounding ocellic spot, dark 

 brown, overlaid with black. Ocellic spot fawn, with metallic side bars, joined 

 below; costal spots fawn, costal lines shining pale fawn, before apex a metallic 

 line, becoming leaden below, parallels the termen to middle of wing. A shade 

 of the dark outer color reaches costa before the costal lines and forms a narrow 

 darker fascia to anal angle. Cilia blackish-fuscous, divided by a pale fawn line 

 and a narrower pale basal line. 



Hindwing: light brownish -fuscous, darker at apex ; underside pale gray. 



Underside forewing: grayish-brown, lighter on outer half of costa. 



9 . — Expanse 17-19 mm. 



Marked similar to male, but very much darker, not reddish as in the females 

 of the three preceding species. The outer third is dark ochreous and dark brown, 

 overlaid with black. The metallic leaden line from before apex joins the outer 

 bar of ocellus. The light fawn of inner two-thirds is heavily overlaid with 

 brown. Cilia blackish-fuscous; underside blackish-brown, ochreous-brown along 

 costa. 



Underside forewing: same as hindwing. 



Eleven % and two $ specimens: Aweme, Man., ^Jay 20th to 

 June 29th, Norman Criddle ; Beulah, Mann., A. J. Dennis. 



TBANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXXIII. (6) FEBRUARY, 1907. 



