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Androi'oi.ia lh iikna sp. nov. (I'late 11, tig. ii.) 



Head and thorax roughly clothed with a mixture of black, olive green 

 and whitish scales ; patagia with an indistinct black line below tnc upper mar- 

 gin ; primaries dark-gray suffused with black, ochreous, and white scaling, 

 giving a general mossy appearance to the wing : tnaculation indistinct ; basal line 

 geminate, filled with whitish, only prominent in costal portion ; subbasal area 

 rather evenly dark, sprinkled with a few olivaceous scales ; t. a. line indistinct, 

 defined by diffuse white scaling in the median area which contrasts with the 

 dark subbasal space, the line itself is represented by a black mark on costa and 

 another above inner margin ; orbicular oval, slightly defined by black, open 

 towards costa and base, filled with olivaceous with darker centre; reniform 

 obscure, with olivaceous annulus defined outwardly with black, open at top 

 and bottom, central portion dark; claviform outlined in black, filled with 

 olivaceous, apex close to t. p. line ; t. p. line represented by several sharp white 

 dentate marks below costa continued to inner margin by a prominent series 

 of white dots parallel to outer margin which arc edged inwardly with blackish; 

 median area along t. a. and t. p. lines suffused with whitish scaling, in sub- 

 median fold and around orbicular and reniform with a considerable olivaceous 

 tinge ; subterminal area dark, slightly olivaceous ; s. t. line pale, indistinct, 

 rather waved, follow^ed opposite cell in terminal area by two sma'l black patches; 

 terminal area sprinkled with white ; a series of small terminal black lunules and 

 ochreous dotted line at base of dusky fringes. Secondaries deep smoky ; basal 

 half of fringes similar in color with an ochreous basal line, outer portion whit- 

 ish. Beneath smoky sprinkled with white and olivaceous, especially over basal 

 area of secondaries; a diffuse dark postmedian band crosses both wings and 

 secondaries show a very distinct black discal spot ; fringes as above. Expanse, 

 40 mm. 



Habitat: — Deer Park Spgs., Lake Tahoc, Calif. (Barnes), i 9. 

 Type, Coll. Barnes. 



We are not certain of the generic reference; the species, however, 

 bears considerable resemblance in its mossy color to several European 

 species of Polia, but lacks the lashed eyes of this genus, agreeing fairly 

 well with Hampson's definition of Andropolia. We know of no N. 

 Am. species related to it; superficially it is more like a Scotoijrainma, 

 from which of course the naked eyes would separate it. 



OxvcNEMis DEFiNiT.\ sp. nov. (Plate II, fig. 3.) 



9 . Palpi scaled with mi.xed black and white ; front largely white, bordered 

 posteriorly with a black line ; ape.x of head clothed with black and white scales ; 

 tegulae banded alternately from base to apex with black and white, the apical 

 black band being broadest, thorax gray sprinkled with black ; patagia tipped 

 with black; metathorax with two small lateral black tufts and one central 

 one; primaries smooth gray suffused with blackish; all maculation very clear 

 and even; basal line single, black, almost straight, extending half across wing; 

 t. a. line black, geminate, filled with white, inilcr l.ilack line broad, prominent. 



