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two-thirds of primaries are pinkish-brown, with fleckings of whit- 

 ish scales. The t. p. Hne is whitish, bent in a sharp angle on 

 costa, thence oblique to internal margin. Behind this is an 

 oblique broad yellow stripe, with a golden sheen, edged poste- 

 riorly by a pinkish-brown sub-marginal band, the apex of the wing 

 being occupied by the yellow streak. Fringe brown, speckled 

 with white. Secondaries dull fawn color, palest at base, with an 

 indistinct median line. Fringe stone color. Beneath, the pri- 

 maries are dusky, the yellow oblique stripes of the upper side 

 being faintly shown. Costa with a golden sheen. Secondaries 

 wholly pale fawn color. Thorax and abdomen concolorous. 



Exp. wings, 28 m. m. Length of body, 13 m. m. 



Four examples. Prescott, Arizona. (I. Doll.) Coll. B. 

 Neumoegen. 



Plusia scapularis. n. sp. 



Primaries bright fawn color, with some golden shades near 

 the internal angle. From near the apex a bright chestnut-brown 

 shade extends to the internal margin, and a large blotch of the 

 same color rests on the middle of the internal margin, enclosing 

 the entire scapula-shaped silver spot, the dark shade not reach- 

 ing to the costa. The lines are very faintly indicated, the t. a. 

 being most apparent, and shown by a little darker shade than the 

 ground color of the wing. Secondaries fawn-color, with darker 

 shading outwardly. Under side of wings yellowish fawn color, 

 the primaries with dusky shade. Thorax and abdomen concol- 

 orous. 



Exp. wings, 36 m. m. Three examples. 



Washington Ten (H. K. Morrison.) Coll. Hy. Edwards 

 and B. Neumoegen. 



Plusia accurata. n. sp. 



Primaries with the ground color, pale fawn, with a large 

 chestnut-brown blotch in the disc of the wing, and another on the 

 posterior margin, giving it a mottled appearance. Basal half-line 

 and t. a. line both well marked, and shaded inwardly with chest- 

 nut-brown. The t. p. line is slightly bent on the costa, then 

 oblique to internal margin. Reniform and sub-reniform united, 

 and forming a bent whitish band reaching to costa, and enclosing 

 a bright chestnut-brown triangular blotch. Below the reni- 

 form is a large chestnut blotch, shading into fawn color on the 

 internal margin, and immediately behind the reniform is a pale 

 shade interrupted by the t. p. line. The sub-marginal line is dis- 

 tinct at the apex for about 3 m. m., then lost in a bright chest- 

 nut-brown cloud, reappearing in a dentated form near the inter- 

 nal angle. Marginal space chestnut-brown. Secondaries whit- 

 ish, shaded with pale brown. Fringe white. Lower side of pri- 

 maries pale fawn color, with the t. p. and sub-marginal lines faintly 

 indicated. Secondaries wholly dull white, with a brownish tinge. 

 Thorax and abdomen concolorous above and below. 



