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the postmedian line which itself is obsolete. The bulging t. a. line arid 

 less rigid t. p. line on primaries distinguish it from omata. Expanse 

 25 mm. Types are 2 $ , 1 5 in Coll. Barnes. 



Epiplatymetra lentifluata sp. nov. (PI. XXVII, Fig. 13). 



Head, thorax and abdomen whitish ; primaries dull ocherous, sprinkled 

 slightly with purplish-brown in $, strongly so in 9 ; t. a. line purple-brown, 

 broad, inwardly oblique, from cell at base of vein 2 to inner margin, lacking in 

 costal half of wing; faint traces of a discal dash, more distinct in 5 ; t. p. 

 line purple-brown, gently curved outward below costa and then almost rigidly 

 oblique to inner margin with the mere trace of an incurve at vein 2, followed 

 by a broad purple-brown shade only slightly lighter than the line itself, broaden- 

 ing toward inner margin. Secondaries pale ocherous, slightly sprinkled and 

 with traces of a purple-brown oblique dash above anal margin representing the 

 postmedian line. Beneath pale ocherous, more heavily sprinkled than on upper 

 side, with maculation of primaries showing through. Expanse 34 mm. 



Habitat: S. Arizona (Poling); Redington, Ariz.; Tucson, Ariz.; Hua- 

 chuca Mts., Ariz. ; Palmerlee, Ariz. 5 $ , 1 9 . Types, Coll. Barnes. 



Very close to coloradaria G. & R. (PI. XXVII, Fig. 14), but 

 with the t. p. line much less bent in below cell and with the t. a. line 

 incomplete. 



Synaxis jubararia sericeata var. nov. (PI. XXVIII, Fig. 9). 



Pale silky ocherous with scarcely a trace of brown sprinkles; lines fine, 

 reddish-brown ; t. a. line perpendicular to inner margin with a slight in- 

 ward bend at costa; t. p. line straight from costa to vein 4, then obliquely in- 

 wardly to inner margin two-thirds from base ; median space twice as broad 

 at costa as at inner margin .: 2 faint discal dot ; secondaries paler than primaries 

 with only traces above inner margin of an oblique median line; discal dot 

 scarcely visible. Beneath much as above with the lines obsolescent. 



Habitat: Glenwood Spgs., Colo. (Sept. Oct.). 1 $,l 5. Types, Coll. 

 Barnes. 



Differs from the typical form from the West Coast in the much 

 paler color and fainter discal dots; the course of the lines is rather 

 different in our type specimens but this may not be constant as sev- 

 eral specimens before us, which we consider too poor to make types, 

 seem to show a variation in this feature. We also have two 2 's 

 from Truckee, Calif., which seem to belong to this species; they en- 

 tirely lack the discal dots. 



Metanema excelsa olivata var. nov. (PI. XXVIII, Figs. 7, 8). 



In typical excelsa, described from Pagosa Spgs., S. Colo, the color 

 of primaries is a bright orange-red with narrow pale cross lines shaded 



