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The s[)ecimen was captured by ourselves and was ap]5arcntly 

 freshly emerged, so the color is hardly due to fading. In the Taylor 

 collection, recently accjuired by Dr. Rarnes, we noticed a second speci- 

 men of this form from Brit. Columbia which had, however, been sadly 

 damaged in transit. We imagine we are dealing with a western form 

 of the species peculiar ])erha])s to the higher altitudes of the Coast 

 Range. 



COCHLIDIIDAE 



MONOLEUCA OICIDENTALIS Sp. HOV. (Plate II, fig. 9.) 



Head, legs and thorax deep purjile-browii ; primaries red-brown, faintly 

 suffused with an olive tinge in basal half of wing; from insertion of vein Cu- 

 a deep purple brown narrow oblique line extends inwardly to middle of inner 

 margin, not quite attaining same ; this line is edged inwardly v\ith a few scarcely 

 perceptible whitish scales ; from below costa near apex a faint line of similar 

 color extends to vein Mj, parallel to outer margin ; a minute red-brown dash 

 in the cell ; basal portion of inner margin the color of thorax ; fringes con- 

 colorous with the wing ; secondaries paler red-brown, especially along costa. 

 Beneath unicolorous, pale red-brown. Expanse, 24 mm. 



Habitat: — San Diego, Calif. (Ricksecker). i S. Type, Coll. 

 Barnes. 



Agrees in venation with scmifascia, the generic type, vein R.. of 

 primaries being wanting ; the lack of prominent silver markings should 

 readily distinguish the species from the others in the genus. As far 

 as we know this is the first species of this family recorded from Cali- 

 fornia. 



PYRAUSTINAE 



LiPOCO.SMA INTEKMEDIAIJS sp. IIOV. ( I'latc III, lig. 3.) 



9. Palpi, head and thorax white, ab<Icinien shaded with deep brown; pri- 

 maries white, outer 2/i heavily suffused with reddish-brown, the white basal 

 aiea sharply defined outwardly, the defining line being straight below costa 

 and then inwardly oblique to a point on inner margin slightly more than 1/3 

 from base ; within the red-brown area is a faint trace of dark brown median 

 line from centre of costa to a similar point on inner margin, most distinct in 

 lower portion of wing where it is rather diffuse; a minute dark-brown discal 

 dot; postmedian line distinct, fine, dark-brown, angled slightly below costa, 



