no trace of white on the costal part of this line. A very faint nnv of brownish sub- 

 marginal spots. Margin a little paler than the ground color. Lower wings paler 

 fawn-color, with no median band. Underside wholly pale fawn-color, primaries 

 darkest, with very faint median band common to both wings. The thorax above ha> 

 the usual brown discal stripe, and the palpi are also brown above. Abdomen and 

 legs wholly fawn-color, i Q. Indian River, Florida. Expanse of wings 28 mm. 



A very peculiar species, easily distinguished by its e.xlremely faint 

 lines, the want of the white sub-apical dash, and its brownish fawn-color, 

 recalling that of the European Z aiiasfotnosis L. 



Ichthyura astoriae n. sp. 



Very pale, almost sordid while, so that the lines are almost undistuiguishabk-. 

 Basal line bent outwardly in a sharp tooth on the sub-costal nervule. Second line- 

 very slightly waved, and faintly bordered with pale brown posteriorly. Its branch, 

 (the third line) runs almost parallel with the basal line. The fourth leaves the costa 

 in a whitish curved streak, is there almost obsolete in a yelloAvish cloud, where it is 

 much curved and then almost straight to the internal margin. Behind this are some 

 blackish linear spots. Fringe concolorous. Secondaries above pale drab, no jriedian 

 band. Beneath wholly sordid white, with faint median band on secondaries only. 

 Thorax with very pale brown discal line. Expanse of wings 32 mm. i r/". Astoria. 

 Oregon. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



The palest of the genus, nearer to /. inornala Neum., but differing 

 greatly in die shape and direction of the lines, as well as in other 

 particulars. 



Gluphisia Tearlei n. sp. 



Ashen gray, crossed by two slightly waved lines of reddish brown, which 

 are edged distinctly with black. The median space is a little lighter than the rest of 

 the wing. Posterior margins slightly clouded with dusky. A narrow black marginal 

 line. Lower wings dusky. Beneath dusky, without marks. Thorax reddish-brown 

 in fi-ont, gray on disk, as is also the abdomen. Exp. of wings 40 mm. Length of body 

 18 mm. 19. LakeTahoe, Cal.(Tearle). \<^. Truckee, Cal. (C. F. McGlashan.) 



Dedicated to my friend Osmond Tearle, Esq., by whom this interest- 

 ing species was first captured. 



Gluphisia Wrightii n. sp. 



Mead, thorax and abdomen very dark gray, thickly speckled with black scales, 

 but lighter on the under side. The primaries are also very heavily covered with 

 black scales. A little above the basal half of wing runs a waved line of pale gray. 

 and from internal angle another waved line more oblique. The space between them 

 is closely scaled with black, but towards the inner margin is an almost square buff 

 patch, across which runs a black line. Space behind the middle band blackish, 

 shading into pale gray at the submarginal dentate line. Margin and fringe pale gray, 

 spotted with black. Secondaries sordid white, with a dusky submarginal shade, 

 connecting with the blackish anal spot. Beneath smoky white, with faint indication- 

 of a double median band. Expanse of wings 42 mm. i O. San Bernardino, Cal. 



Kindly added to my collection, by my friend Mr. W. G. Wright, 

 after whom I have named this pretty species. 



Gluphisia ridenda n. sp. 



Head, thorax and abdomen dark gray, plentifully >prinkled with bhuk, especi- 



