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Plagodis KUETZiNGARiA Pack. (PI. XXIII, Fig. 3). 



We already (Contr. Ill, (4) p. 249) have had occasion to refer 

 to this species and its involved synonymy; on a recent visit to Cam- 

 bridge we went over the specimens of this species contained in the 

 Packard collection and found that of the original type specimens only 

 the single specimen from Maryland was present and this did not agree 

 well with either the description or the figure given (PI. XI, Fig. 44). 

 A visit to the collection of the Boston Society of Natural History 

 proved, however, that there still existed in the Harris Collection the 

 specimen labelled "Cambridge May 6," "Coll. Harris," and as this 

 agrees well with Packard's figure we propose that it be made the holo- 

 type of the species. Of the other specimens mentioned from Albany 

 (Lintner) Ithaca (Comstock) and New York (Grote) we have no 

 record ; it may be that they may still be found in the respective collec- 

 tions; Morrison's Cambridge specimen is probably destroyed. 



Purpuraria Pears, we believe will prove a distinct species from 

 kuetsingaria as thus limited; the group seems to be an involved one 

 and until careful comparisons of S genitalia can be made we prefer 

 not to make too definite statements. 



GoNODONTLS? siMPLicius sp. nov. (PI. XX, Figs. 4, 5). 



Palpi moderate, porrect; $ antennae bipectinate to near apex, 9 an- 

 tennae faintly serrate; head, thorax, abdomen and wings pale grayish ochreous, 

 the latter heavily sprinkled with blackish dots which thicken in the subterminal 

 area forming an irregular blackish band bordered outwardly by a pale s. t. line 

 beyond which the terminal area is paler than remainder of wing; a discal dot 

 on both wings, largest on primaries; the t. p. line is generally wanting, but 

 in some instances is present, slightly crenulate, outwardly oblique from costa 

 to vein 6 then bent and parallel to outer margin ; fringes pale ochreous. Be- 

 neath considerably paler than above but similar in maculation. In the 9 the 

 abdomen projects considerably beyond the secondaries with protuberant ovi- 

 positor and the wings are rather stumpy looking, giving the appearance of 

 being slightly aborted. Expanse 35 mm. 



Habitat: Olancha, Inyo Co., Calif. (June ). 8 5,8 ?. Types, Coll. 

 Barnes. 



The generic reference is doubtful and the species possibly might 

 better be referred to Mcris Hist. ; the venation appears to agree with 

 Hulst's definition of this genus, veins 10, 11 and 12 anastomosing; 

 the hind tibiae in the 5 are without hair pencil and we can see no 

 fovea at base of primaries ; the species resembles, however, cctrapclaria 



