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Jersey, and which proves that we have yet fine species in the 

 East undescribed. That it has a near ally in the European fauna 

 makes the discovery more valuable. 



Trichoclea. n. genus. 



Eyes hairy, lashed. Front with a protuberance concealed by 

 the short, close scales; globose, clypeal plate prominent. Palpi 

 moderate, third article distinct, oblique. Tongue well sized. 

 Tibiae unarmed. Body untufted. Male antennee ciliate, simple. 

 Aspect of Carneades. Looks like a small Mmnestra Trifolii. 

 Care must be taken to distinguish this from very similar forms, 

 differing structurally, from the sarrte locality. 



Trichoclea Decepta. n. s. 



^ *?. Carneous gray. Claviform and reniform, shaded with 

 blackish lines faint, double, marked on costa. Stigmata small, 

 concolorous. Hind wing white, with a smoky border broadest in 

 ? , and in this sex with a dotted mesial line before it. Beneath 

 yellowish-white, with dots and extra mesial line more or less 

 marked. Head and thorax like forewings, abdomen a little paler. 

 The t. p. line is denticulate, followed by pale points ; the sub-ter- 

 minal field is unprominently darker shaded. A terminal dotted 

 line. Fringe finely cut with pale. Thorax and head unmarked. 



Expanse, ^ 27, ? 32 mil. Three specimens. Arizona. 



Coll. Mr. Neumoegen. 



Carneades Moerens. Grote. 



Other $ ? specimens lately examined are more reddish than 

 my type. This species must be examined under the microscope 

 and its structure verified to make sure of the identification. 

 The average expanse seems to be 28 mil. The insect has a slight 

 resemblance to Agrotis Citricolor, but is faded ochrey, with a 

 reddish cast; the terminal space darker. The genus agrees well 

 with Agrotis, but may be quickly separated by the structure of 

 the clypeus, which has a navel-shaped protuberance. The single 

 species is dull and inconspicuous in color and markings. It was 

 taken by Mr. Morrison in Arizona. 



Mamestra Bella, n. s. 



Rich blackish-brown ; sub-terminal line narrow, contrasting, 

 yellowish, with a sub-costal shallow rounded projection, thence 

 even, rounded to internal angle. Lines black, double. Clavi- 

 form black, outlined in velvety-black. Orbicular pale, ringed 

 with dark-shaded centre, ovate, somewhat oblique. Reniform 

 opposedly-oblique, narrow, dark, with incomplete pale ring be- 

 hind. Cuneiform black marks before the s. t. line inferiorly. 

 Fringes dark, very finely cut with pale. Head and thorax green- 

 ish-brown. Hind wings fuscous, paler at base, with discal mark 

 and faint mesial line. Eyes hairy. Ovipositor exserted. Be- 



