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before the apex of the first lobe of the primaries in place of one. The 

 marks on the costa are much less extensive than in the figure. 



The yellow color of fresh specimens renders this species very 

 distinct from the preceding, but worn specimens of small size are fre- 

 quently difficult to distinguish. The differences in pattern noted in 

 the key sufiice in all of the few specimens which we have seen, and 

 the heavily brown-marked apex of montana seems to us the most 

 salient difference in that species. The wings, in our opinion, do not 

 show the marked difference in shape which appears in Walsingham's 

 figures, though we have compared his own paratypes in the F"ernald 

 collection. 



The early stages are unknown. 



5. Adaina buscki n. sp. PI. XLII, fig. 4. PI. L, fig. 1. 



Tawny or brownish white. Antennae and palpi concolorous, the latter 

 moderate, slender, upturned or oblique. Abdomen with a slight brown dorsal 

 stripe and some brown scales on the sides and below. Legs concolorous, shaded 

 with brown. Mid-tibiae with brown scale tufts at end and middle. Hind tibiae 

 with a distinct tuft at end, a slight tuft below at base of first pair of spurs, 

 and a short, spur-like tuft above at middle, well before spurs. 



Primaries, whitish tawny with scattered brown scales fonning a dot in 

 cell and a dash before cleft which projects toward a costal spot beyond base 

 of cleft. First lobe with costal dot beyond middle, an apical dot, and one before 

 apex on inner margin. Second lobe with some brown scales in apex and at 

 end of vein Cu . Fringes gray brown with a darker cluster at spot on inner 

 margin of first lobe. Secondaries and fringes gray-brown. Expanse 20-21 mm. 



Holotypc 9, Cocoanut Grove, Fla. (E. A. Schwarz), and paratype in poor 

 condition, Miami Fla. (Coll. Schaus), U. S. N. M. No. 23465. 



Allotype S, same source as holotype, coll. Barnes. 



The tufted tibiae of this species do not agree with Mr. Meyrick's 

 diagnosis of Adaina, but in venation it corresponds with most of the 

 other species which we place in the genus. Veins R. and 4, of the 

 primaries are short stalked and R5 free. We examined a specimen 

 in the American Museum collection which appeared to be this species, 

 and found Rj and R4 only connate. The genitalia of the allotype 

 seem most closely related to those of ambrosiac. 



The types were found in the National Museum collection, and 

 in recognition of his services in connection with the loan of this mate- 

 rial we take pleasure in naming the species after Mr. August Busck. 



We have no data on the life history. 



