THE LEPIDOPTERIST 63 



Subterminal line light, indistinct, indistinctly edged 

 with black or gray, lightest at the costa. Apical patch 

 rather lighter than the general ground, submarginal 

 points black subjoined to white. Veins in submargin 

 black. Fringes grayish. 



Secondaries orange, fringes orange-white, marginal 

 band deeply serrated with two triangular indentations 

 near the annal angle. Median band irregular, tapering 

 to a point and vanishing as it reaches the inner mar- 

 gin. 



Primaries, underside, light orange to whitish ; 

 secondaries deeper orange on the inner margin, 

 fringes white and gray. 



Locality : Mission San Jose, Calif., Holotype S in 

 author's collection. Allotype 1 $ and 1 9 . Co-type 

 in collection of William Reif?. 



This species resembles in general appearance zoe. 

 It should stand after zoe. in the order of arrange- 

 ment. 



Catocala MINERVA N. sp. Primaries, ground 

 color, light gray sprinkled with chocolate colored 

 scales in ligher portions. Expands 2^:^ inches. 

 Thorax gray, abdomen light brown, lappets 

 black and gray. Basal dash wanting, basal line more 

 distinct at costa. T. a. line black, irregulairly 

 zig-zag, edged within by a light line. Space between 

 the t. a. Hne and basal line darker above the lower 

 radial vein than below. T. p. line rather light, of vary- 

 ing intensity, edged without by lighter scales, two 

 sharp angles near the inner margin, line bends in sharp- 

 ly from the upper radial to the costa. Sub-terminal 

 line darker near the hind angle and still heavier as 

 it approaches the costa. Space between the t. p. and 

 the sub-terminal lines sprinkled with light chocolate 

 scales. Reniform dark, produced outwardly on veins, a 

 prominent light patch between the reniform and the 

 t. a. line sprinkled sparingly with light brown scales. 

 Median nervule dark as it passes through this light 

 space. On the costa above the reniform are two 

 black spots, the outer one being the heaviest. Between 

 the reniform and the t. p. line the ground color is 



