THE LEPI'DOPTERIST 87 



jects to level of upper costa and not above it. The 

 valvae are rather short and broad and the lower costa 

 is only serrate near tip and not on the lower part as 

 in figure. The ceros is very broad with long heavy 

 spines. The figures 4 and 5G do not show these 

 spines clearly enough. They are quite noticeable on 

 the upper edge of the ceros. The penis is not so 

 broad or havily spined as in attenuaria and the spines 

 are finer. 



Expanse <i' .31 to 33 mm. 9 40 mm. 



Holotype d" Plummer's Island, Maryland (R. P. 

 Currie)'july 30, 1903 and in the United States Nat- 

 ional Museum, Washington, D. C. 



Allotype c? Plummer's Island, Maryland, July 30 

 and in the National Museum. 



Paratypes <^ Plummer's Island, Maryland, August 

 3 (R. P. Currie) in poor condition, and in S. E, 

 Cassino's collection, Salem, Mass. through the kind- 

 ness of Dr. Dyar. 



2$s Plummer's Island, Maryland, August 18 and 



Xanthotype rufaria 

 Figure 6G 



August 23, F'03 (Aug. P.usck) and in the National 

 Museum collection. 



This seems to be a very local variety. I have 



