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Comp. VI, PI. 156, Fig. 1509; the type locality (Georgia) would also 

 point to this association as scitata Wlk., which is certainly a synonym 

 of pultaria, was described from- East Florida material ; very possibly 

 the two names refer to forms of one species. 



For the species erroneously identified as fervidaria by Packard 

 we propose the name turbataria and characterize as follows: 



Ellopia turbataria sp. nov. (PI. XXVIII, Figs. 2, 3). 



Head and base of collar pale orange; thorax and wings pale to dark 

 ocherous, heavily suffused with smoky sprinkling ; t. a. line dark, rounded, 

 edged inwardly with orange ; t. p. line gently sinuate, dark, edged outwardly 

 with orange, continued as an oblique or somewhat curved line across secondaries; 

 a dark discal dash on primaries ; both wings well angled at vein 4, more promi- 

 nent in 9 sex than in $ 's. Beneath paler than on upper side. Expanse 

 32-40 mm. 



Habitat: New Brighton, Pa. (Sept. Oct.) 4 $, 3 9. Types, Coll. 

 Barnes. 



This is considered by some entomologists to be a mere form of 

 fiscellaria Gn. ; while this is quite possible extensive breeding can alone 

 prove the correct relationship ; in any case it is readily separated from 

 fiscellaria and its forms by the nonangulate nature of the t. p. line, 

 the $ genitalia (PI. XXXII, Figs. 3, 4) of the two forms are very 

 similar ; it would seem that in turbataria the right branch of the Furca 

 (the only one developed) is stouter and has less spining toward its base 

 than in fiscellaria but this may not hold when long series are examined. 



Metarranthis duaria Gn. 



Duaria Gn. has been placed in our lists, along with its allies, in 

 the genus Gonodontis Hbn. ; Mr. Prout has recently suggested to us 

 that the genus Metarranthis Warren (Nov. Zool. I, 436) (type, obfir- 

 maria Hbn.) be used in its place and we heartily concur with him after 

 a study of the $ genitalia of the group and a comparison with 

 Pierce's figure (PI. IV) of the genitalia of bidentata CI. which appears 

 to be the type of the genus Gonodontis Hbn. (Odontopera Steph.). 

 The two types of genitalia seem widely divergent, our duaria group 

 corresponding closely to advenaria Hbn. which is listed by Pierce 

 (p. 5) under the generic term Cepphis. 



We doubt if all the species at present listed under Gonodontis 

 are congeneric but have not extended our studies further than the 

 duaria group which would in any case form the typical section of 

 Metarranthis. 



