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I have noi \'et reached conclusions as to what all these curious chan.2:es Ri,s^- 

 nify. W. G. Wright. 



Description of Polia \"orax, Behrens. — Primaries even, dark brownish 

 gray; stigmata obsolete ; transverse lines barely indicated by black venular 

 dots; a slightly darker s. t. shade, intensified into blackish on the veins; an in- 

 terrupted lunate terminal line, or more properly a series of lunate terminal spots. 

 Fringes yellowish at base, else concolorous. Secondaries pearl-gray, veins and 

 outer margin more smoky; a yellowish line at base of fringes. Beneath, prima- 

 ries glistening smoky gray, paler on disc; secondaries as above, a transverse 

 line of venular dots beyond the middle. Head, palpi and collar dark red 

 brown; thorax concolorous with prinlaries; abdomen concolorous with second- 

 aries. Legs robust, woolly. Expanse i. 5-1. 6 inches ; 39-41 mm. 



Hab. — California. 



Several specimens in Mr. Hy. Edwards' collection, most of them more or 

 less imperfect, though perfectly well marked, as the damage consists of various 

 breakages in transit, and not in rubbed wings. 



In Papilio, Vol. IV, p. 21, was described the larva of Agrotis vorax Beh- 

 rens, n. sp., but no description was given of the imago. Dr. Behrens wrote me 

 that he had intended a description of the imago to be prepared to go with this 

 description of the larva, and on mentioning this fact to Mr. Edwards, he re- 

 quested me to write it. Examination of specimens convinced me that the insect, 

 though with a somewhat marked general resemblance to Agrotis havilce or 

 clatidestina in coloration, yet could not be referred to Agrotis. The unarmed 

 tibia; and lashed eyes forbade that: the larval habit seems to be somewhat Leii- 

 cani/oi^n, and, in shape, the imago is not unlike L. unipiincta; however, the 

 eyes are not hairy, so this insect cannot be referred to Leucania. With Polia, 

 the insect agrees in all essential structural details, while somewhat aberrant in 

 color. 



For the generic reference of this species I am therefore rcsjionsible; with the 

 determination that it was undescribed, I had nothing to do. 



John B. Smith. 



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