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IMuseum, the type of Sfenaspi7a/es meskean'a, Pack. (Cteom. Moths, p. 

 213, pi. 13, f. 50, 1876). I was very much surprised to find it to be the 

 insect afterwards called Azelina arizonaria, Hy. Edw. (Pap. II, p. 130, 

 1882). Without being ready to give any positive opinion, I may yet say 

 it seems to me, the insect is better catalogued for the present under 

 Azelina as Azelina meskearia, Pack. Packard's type is from Texas, and 

 is somewhat more olivaceous than the type of Mr. Edwards; but allow- 

 ing .-J. albomacularia, Yiy. Edw., to stand as a variety, there is hardly 

 enough distinction between it and A. meskearia to allow another variety 

 between them. 



Two New Varieties of Noctuids. 



By a. W. Putman-Cramek. 



Raphia frater var. coloradensis. 



9 expands from 38 to 40 mm. Ground color of primaries yellowish white, 

 more or less covered with black scales; t.a and t.p. lines strongly marked; black 

 dash between reniform and costa; lower third of median space and all of basal space 

 covered with black scales. Secondaries white, more or less covered with black scales. 

 Male expands from 34-38 mm. Ground color of primaries yellowish white, more or 

 less covered with black scales; t. p. line faintly marked, black dash between reniform 

 and costa. Basal space thickly covered with black scales; lower half of median space 

 entirely black. , Secondaries like those of the females. In both (^ and 9 the pro- 

 thorax IS grey, and the thorax nearly white. 



Described fi-om 3 (J' and 4Q, taken by D. Bruce in Colorado. 



Calocampa cineritia var. thoracica. 



Expands 45 mm. Prothorax and abdomen bright fulvous, thorax brownish 

 grey. Ground color of primaries grey, of secondaries fulvous grey with light ful- 

 vous fringe. BasaUines well maiked, wavy rather than sinuous, costa slightly ful- 

 vous. Stigma and reniform close together giving the appearance of a p on the left 

 wing, and a q on the right one, the legs of which are curved outward. 



From reniform a narrow yellowish dash runs subapically, having a round brown 

 spot at its starting point in the reniform and a slightly sinuous black dash at its lower 

 edge near the margin. 



Under side of both wings fulvous grey. Stigma on secondaries faintly marked. 

 Outer edges of both wings paler than body of wings. 



Differs from the type in the color of the thora.x, the wavy basal lines 

 and the lighter colored fringe of primaries. 



Described from a number of specimens taken in New Hampshire, 

 by C. F. Goodhue. 



