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the cell. Be>ond the base is an obscure sub- 

 basal band of pale irregular maculations. 

 From the costa before the apex to the inner 

 margin before the middle extends a broad 

 band of pale maculations, arranged in 

 echelon, corresponding in location with the 

 yellow spots forming a submarginal series 

 on the lower side. The secondaries are 

 colored like the primaries and are crossed 

 from about the middle of the inner margin 

 by a blackish transverse line, which does 

 not quite reach the costa, and is defined out- 

 wardly by a fine paler shade. Before the anal 

 angle are four velvety black spots, subquad- 

 rate in form, in some specimens .subhastate, 

 margined externally by whitish lines, varying 

 in width in different specimens, and gradually 

 increasing in size from the inner margin 

 towai'd the apex. The fringes are concolor- 

 ous. On the under side, iioth wings are 

 uniformly fuscous with the costa of the 

 primaries toward the apex very lightly 

 touched with pale ochreous. Both are 

 crossed beyond the cell by a curved trans- 

 verse dark brown line. Both have a yellow 

 limate discal mark at the end of the cell- 

 Both are adorned with a submarginal series 

 of conspicuous festooned yellow marks. 

 Expanse, 58 mm. 



Unfortimatelv. I have ne\'er seen the male 

 of this species. Mr. Good in his notes savs, 

 "As you might guess from its color, this 

 moth tries to conceal itself by simply alight- 

 ing with out-spread wings upon the dead 

 leaves lying upon the ground in the forest." 



III. D. {?) crchoirles, sp. nov. J. The 

 antennae minutely pectinated along their 

 entire course. The palpi somewhat longer 

 than in either of the preceding species, and 

 somewhat more slender. Otherwise, this 

 species is structurally very close to the two 

 preceding, from which I am unwilling to 

 separate it without further study. The palpi, 

 the front, collar, and upper side of the thorax 

 and abdomen are dark brown. The lower 

 side of the thorax and abdomen are pale 



ochreous. The legs are whitish heavily 

 bordered xvith dark brown on the anterior 

 margins of the tibiae of the first pair. The 

 ends of the tibiae of the second and third 

 pair are marked with blackish. The prim- 

 aries on the upper side are rich chestnut- 

 brown vvith the costa lightl}' laved with 

 cinereous, especially toward the base. There 

 is an obscure dark brown annular spot on 

 the middle of the cell and two blackish spots 

 at the end of the cell, one above the other. 

 There are obscure blackish brown irregularly 

 curved transverse sub-basal, median, limbal, 

 ;ind submarginal brown lines, and a profu- 

 sion of minute dark brown spots and striae, 

 speckling the w'ing, especially in the region 

 of the costa near the apex. The secondaries 

 are chestnut-brown crossed beyond the 

 niiddle h\ an obscure and incomplete dark 

 brown limbal band, which does not reach the 

 costa, and is most distinct upon the inner 

 margin. The outer area of the wing beyond 

 this dark band is paler than the rest of the 

 wing and is profusely speckled with dark 

 brown striae. On the under side, both wings 

 aie bright fulvous; both are crossed by 

 obscure transverse median, limbal, and sub- 

 marginal darker lines, the submarginal lines 

 being strongly produced outwardly opposite 

 the end of the cell and scalloped between 

 the nervules. The area beyond these sub- 

 marginal lines is paler than the rest of the 

 wing. The entire wing on the lower side 

 is profusely' irrorated with dark brown spots 

 and striae, mingling with paler whitish spots. 

 The under side of the wing somewhat sug- 

 gests in its coloration the under side of some 

 species of the genus Erebus. 



^. The female is like the male in colora- 

 tion. The antennae are however simple. 

 Expanse, (J and 9,60 mm. 



112. D. {?) mai-giiie-fiiuctata, sp. nov. ^ . 

 Antennae heavily pectinated. The palpi 

 have the first joint short; the second long, 

 extended far beyond the vertex, tufted with 

 ascending hairs on the upper edge. The 



