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pearing between them and the front. Allied to funalis, and similarly sized. 

 Gray, shaded with smoky and brown. Inner line single, oblique, very faint, 

 apparently angulate on cell. Outer line parallel with this, even and oblique, 

 preceded by a faint white shade. Subterminal line black, denticulate, run- 

 ning from apex inwardly to a point below the middle, whence it runs close 

 and parallel to the outer line to the internal margin ; it is touched with white 

 below the middle, after which it is even and black. There is a wide brown 

 clouding across the wing from the outer line to the external margin opposite 

 the cell; above internal angle a large free gray space. Fringes dark. Reni- 

 form a faint, quadrate, upright, blackish, shaded spot. Hind wings pale fus- 

 cous, with two subterminal lines: the outer is flecked with white before anal 

 angle; and opposite this flecking, the fringes are touched at their tips with 

 black. There is a dotted line on secondaries beneath; and on fore wings the 

 reniform is very distinct, blackish, and square. As compared with the figure 

 of Paj'cedis funalis, N. Am. Ent. i. pi. v. fig. 4 (fore wing, sub jEdis, changed 

 to Parcedis in "New Check List"), the even outer median line will distinguish 

 obliqualis. Attention must be paid to the structure of the head in this and 

 allied genera to locate the species. No. 1019. 



Crambiis dimidiatellus n. s. 



Size large. Costal region broadly olivaceous, edged by a darker linear shade 

 below. Rest of the wing with the veins striped with white, and covered medially 

 by a broad white shade, widening at external margin; below this the ground- 

 color is again somewhat olive. Hind wings and fringes pale silky fuscous. 

 Fringes and fore wings white, faintly dotted. Expanse 36 millim. No. 968. 

 Labial palpi long; approaches the jyropexus group. I do not know the male. 

 Nephopteryx auranticella n. s. 



Although I have but a single specimen, very bright, the extraordinary 

 color and size will enable the species to be at once recognized, and perhaps 

 better placed when the male is known. Fore wings bright orange-red, color 

 of caripeta. A white somewhat diff^use longitudinal stripe from base to end 

 of median vein, followed by slight oblique white clouding. Subterminal 

 line white, contrasting with the red wing, running inwards a- little on costal 

 and internal margins. The wing is more yellowish or orange at base, redder 

 outwardly. Tegulre and sides of collar orange. Head above and collar 

 centrally white. Legs red outwardly ; palpi red, white at base. Thorax 

 beneath white. Hind wings pale translucent fuscous, with a fine terminal 

 line and white fringes, interlined at base. Beneath yellowish fuscous, with a 

 red mark on primaries at costal inception of transverse line. Expanse 30 

 mil. New Mexico. No. 1021. This brilliant species wants the usual inner 

 transverse line on fore wings above. 



