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tinge, this area extending over about one-third of the wing and very sharply de- 

 fined outwardly by an almost perpendicular narrow band of deep ruddy brown; 

 median area deep purplish, with a narrow reniform outlined in black and 

 bent toward apex of wing in upper portion; below reniform traces of a dusky 

 median shade; t. p. line brown, thicker at costa where it is outwardly oblique 

 for a short distance, then crenulate and subparallel to outer margin with slight 

 inward teeth on veins 1 and 2, preceded by a narrow purplish shade paler than 

 the rest of the median area and bordered outwardly by an ochreous line; s. t. 

 area pale purplish with three or four orange-ochreous costal dots; s. t. line 

 very irregular, pale, accentuated inwardly by diffuse dark arrow marks; 

 terminal area shaded with smoky over purple and with a terminal dark line 

 broken by orange dots ; fringes deep smoky ; secondaries deep smoky with traces 

 of a curved median line bordered outwardly with whitish, most prominent at 

 inner margin; a very faint subterminal dark band with whitish edging, only 

 distinct above anal angle; terminal line and fringes as on primaries. Beneath 

 primaries smoky with costal dark dash and beyond it four ochreous dots; 

 secondaries as above but much paler. Expanse 23 mm. 



Habitat : Palmerlee, Ariz. 1 9 . Type, Coll. Barnes. 



In default of a $ the species is only temporarily placed in Oxy- 

 cilla Grt. ; the strong contrast between the pale basal area and the 

 deep purplish outer portion renders the species quite easily recogniza- 

 ble and distinct from any N. American species with which we are ac- 

 quainted. 



Phytometra (Prothymia) apicata sp. nov. (PI. Ill, Fig. 23). 



Palpi, front, and base of collar pink, remainder of collar and thorax pale 

 yellow; primaries pale yellow or straw color, at times suffused with pinkish 

 terminally; basal half of costa pinkish; a faint pinkish oblique line proceeds 

 from apex of wing inwardly to vein 2 just below the base of vein 3; fringes 

 slightly pinkish; secondaries whitish, shiny. Beneath whitish, primaries suf- 

 fused with smoky in costal portion of wing from base to end of cell. Expanse 

 20-23 mm. 



Habitat : Redington, Ariz. 4 6\ 3 9 . Types, Coll. Barnes. 



This must be allied to plana Grt. but can hardly be the same species 

 as Grote's description makes no mention of the oblique pink line from 

 apex. 



Phytometra curvata sp. nov. (PI. Ill, Fig 24). 



Palpi longer than in the preceding species, obliquely upturned and blade- 

 like, pink; front pink; thorax straw-yellow. Primaries straw-yellow with a 

 faint curved pale line from apex of wing to base of vein 2 between which 

 and costa is more or less pink suffusion; basal half of costa pink; fringes 



