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Fore wings, dull olive ochreous at base and for ont-tliird the space of wings, then a 

 purple brown band, slightly curved outward on inner side, with two deep sinuses on 

 outer side; beyond rusty ochreous with a purple brown wavy dentate cross line at 

 middle of space; a purple brown subrnarginal band, and a line of almost coalescing 

 spots of same color, somewhat darker, rounded outwardly, just within margin. Hind 

 wings olive ochreous washed with purple on inner third and rusty red outwardly, 

 the purplish being most distinct on outer part of first and third, and forming an indis- 

 tinct continuation of band on fore wmgs. Margin narrowly purplish brown. Be- 

 neath purplish ochreous, fringe purple, outer lines faintly evident, as also band on 

 fore wings and discal spot on hind wings. 



i^. Mo-. Coll. Mrs. C. H, Fernaid. 

 Acidalia dataria, sp. nov. E.\pands i8 mm. Palpi and front snuff ochreous; 

 thorax and wings light ochreous washed with snuff color; abdomen somewhat 

 lighter; wings somewhat speckled with black scales, and with one broad even dark 

 brown line in middle. A basal line of black points and also an outer one, the basal 

 sometimes joined by a fine line, these lines present and continuous on the hind wings; 

 a line of marginal black points also present on all wings; discal spots small, light 

 ochreous, annulate with dark brown. Beneath light ochreous, the outer line of 

 points .showing, and joined in a fine dentate line. 



2(J', iQjCal, Coll. Neumi)egeri, Hiilst. 

 Acidalia ancellata sp. nov. Expands 24 mm. Palpi ochreous, black at tip; 

 front black; vertex, thorax, abdomen and wui.;s light cinereous, abdomen somewhat 

 annulate with dark gray. The wings are finely speckled with bl.ack points, giving a 

 smoky cast to the wings; fore wings marked with three distinct lines, basal, extra 

 discal and outer; the basal bent, the others oblique, straight, wavy, a little nearer to- 

 gether at costa than at inner margin; all lines are fuscous black, incbning to an 

 ochreous tint sometimes; the outer one is very distinct and is heaviest. Tliere are 

 al.-o submarginal clouded lines, wavy, and a line of marginal black spots, generally 

 very sharp and distinct; discal spots black, distinct. Hind wings as fore wings ex- 

 cept that the l)a.ial line is wanting. Bene.ith white, lines distinct; the surface, espe- 

 cially on the basal half, washed with smoky fuscous almost or quite covering the sur- 

 f ice on the front wings. Legs cinereous blackish in front on fore and middle, all be 

 coming sooty ochreous on tarsi. 



2(^, 39. Sierra Nevada Mts. , Cal . Ariz. 



Close to A. qiiinqiielineaia to which in direction the lines very much 

 correspond. But the wings are very much more j)ointed at ape.K, much 

 more extended, much less rounded on outer margin. 



Acidalia elimaria, sp. nov. Expands 31 mm. Tongue ochreous, palpi, head, 

 body, and wings, pure white, wings rather silken and glistening; antennae dark fus- 

 cous very strongly pectinated; the fore wings are crossed by three fuscous lines, the 

 two inner oblique, straight, the outer parallel with outer margin, none reaching costa; 

 a faint submarginal line; margin narrowly fuscous. Hind wings without the basal 

 line, middle line straight, outer .slightly rounded, submarginal line distinct, margin 

 fuscous. Beneath white, with lines faintly showing; margin fuscous, costa speckled 

 with black. Fore and middle tibiae and tarsi fuscous or fuscous cinereous, hind legs 

 with tibiae very long not very much swollen. 



4,^, Col. Coll. Hulst. Near to A. ordinata Walk., difTering in the 



