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Snowia montanaria, n. sp.— Antennae, head, thorax and primaries 

 yellowish brown; legs and body of a somewhat lighter color; some 

 grayish granulated sprinkling from apex to middle of exterior margin, 

 and at inner angle; the following prominent markings in blackish 

 brown: two irregular transverse lines from costa to inner margin; the 

 interior line starting from middle of costa and the anterior from near 

 apex; both lines pointed outwardly, the anterior line as far as second 

 sub-costal nervure, the interior as far as discoidal nervure, but after- 

 wards resuming their transverse course in a somewhat undulating way; 

 the interspace between these lines of a darker brown shading, with 

 prominent blackish brown horizontal dashes, broadest inwardly, along 

 first median and sub-median nervures; a blackish brown dash from base 

 to interior transverse line above sub-median nervure. Secondaries 

 silvery gray, darkest along exterior margin and shading lighter towards 

 base; a brown mesial line. Beneath, primaries and secondaries yellow- 

 ish gray with some sprinkling of brown grains along exterior margins; 

 costa and fringes yellowish ; a blackish brown transverse line on pri- 

 maries from costa to sub-median nervure; a prominent blackish brown, 

 undulating mesial line, and a discal spot of same color on secondaries. 



Exp. of wings 42 mm. Length of body 10 mm. 



Hab.— Las Vegas, N. M. 



Type 9 Prof F. H. Snow. 



This handsome geometrid ranks between the European genus Ellopia 

 and our Caberodes, and I take great pleasure in dedicating it to my 

 friend Prof F. H. Snow. 



THE TYPES OF TINEINA IN THE COLLECTION OF 

 THE MUSEUM IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



By Dr. H. A. Hagen. 



The growing interest in the study of the Microlepidoptera of 

 N. America may perhaps excuse the publication of a catalogue of the 

 types now present in the collection. Collections of types will be 

 archives of all that has been done in science. The better the facts of 

 science are preserved, the better the archives will be. These collec- 

 tions should therefore be handled as carefully as archives are handled. 

 Of course they are brought together to advance science, and can there- 

 fore be used by scientists in a manner agreeing with the rules and by- 

 laws of the Museum. They cannot be sent to volunteers, or to begin- 

 ners, and only by direct application to the Director of the Museum to 

 scientists. It should never be forgotten that a future generation will 

 have the same right as the actual one, to find the types preserved in 



