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Phlyctaenia berberalis sp. nov. (PI. XXIV, Fig. 2). 



Primaries pale ochreous sparsely dusted with fuscous, maculation fairly 

 distinct; t. a. line single, black with prominent tooth in the cell and slight 

 inward bend in the submedian fold ; orbicular a small round spot filled with 

 the pale ground color; reniform medium-sized, lunate, pale-centered; four 

 or five minute dark costal spots between reniform and apex; t. p. line single, 

 dentate, with large inward loop below the cell to base of vein 2, terminal 

 dotted line; fringes pale. Secondaries pale smoky with traces of discal dot 

 and bent postmedian line and distinct terminal dotted line. Beneath primaries 

 pale smoky with traces of the maculation of upper side visible, secondaries 

 paler with discal dot and postmedian line better defined than on upper side; 

 terminal dotted line on both wings. Expanse 18-22 mm. 



Habitat: Loma Linda, S. Bernardino Co., Calif. (May, June, Sept.). 

 3 5,7 9. Types, Coll. Barnes. 



Closely allied to ivashingtonalis Grt. but duller in color and with- 

 out the brown patch above the reniform ; it is paler than indistinctalis 

 Warr. with better defined maculation. There are apparently two 

 generations, the September specimens being much smaller than the 

 spring ones. 



Pyrausta ochreicostalis sp. nov. (PI. XXIII, Fig. 8). 



Head, thorax and abdomen ochreous ; primaries ochreous along costa and 

 through the cell, remainder of wing deep blue-gray caused by white scaling 

 over a blackish ground ; whitish shading through the submedian fold to t. p. 

 line ; veins lined with white ; t. a. line only marked by a white dash on inner 

 margin preceded by a slight dark spot ; t. p. line far out, gently rounded from 

 costa to vein 2 then curved strongly towards base of wing and again straight 

 to inner margin near t. a. line, shaded outwardly by a white line broadest below 

 costa; a terminal white line and slight dark dots at ends of veins; fringes 

 pale ochreous. Secondaries hyaline whitish shaded with smoky outwardly, with 

 smoky postmedian wavy line angled sharply at vein 2 near outer margin and 

 not continued to inner margin ; terminal broken dark line ; fringes pale. Be- 

 neath primaries pale smoky with t. p. line and pale shade at costa more or 

 less defined ; secondaries whitish with dark costal postmedian mark. Expanse 

 18 mm. 



Habitat: Palm Spgs., Riverside Co., Calif. (Apr.) 2 $. Types, Coll. 

 Barnes. 



The species is closely allied to linealis Fern, differing in the ochre- 

 ous shades along costa and in the cell ; it is not quite a typical member 

 of the genus Pyrausta as the front is sloping and slightly raised above 

 the level of the eyes terminally without forming the distinct conical 

 protuberance of Loxostegc ; it belongs in a group with linealis Fern., 



