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 o-hninulicil, vein 5 iucTepeiideut, hardly weaker than the otliers. An- 

 tennae simple, pubescent. Vestiture of the head and thorax consist- 

 ing of flattened scales, shglitly mixed with hair. The thorax behind 

 shows a slight tuft. Legs closely scaled. Fore wings with the basal 

 field blackish brown, contrasting, sharply divided from the rest of 

 the wing by the even, perpendicular anterior line. Beyond, the wing 

 is pale ochery or olivaceous with a gray or whitish washing ; the 

 specimens show a slight variation in tinting. A small black discal 

 dot. Costa with a black dot beyond the inception of anterior line 

 and three others close together before t. p. line. The latter ill-defined, 

 diffuse, sometimes obliterate, preceded at its inception by a darker 

 shade, running inwardly below median vein, thence in two spots to 

 internal margin. Fringes blackish brown, faintly interlined witli 

 pale. Hind wings fuscous with coucolorous fringes. Beneath })ale, 

 the dark fringes on primaries contrasting. This species cannot be 

 referred to Thalpochares on account of the accessory cell on forewings. 

 The front is narrow, not projecting ; labial palpi, closely scaled, por- 

 rect. Expanse 18 to 19 mil. Texas, collected by Belfragc (No. 751 

 and 752 red label) March 20, May 12. 



Thalpochakes aetueria n. s. 



$ . Forewings 12-veined, 8 out of 7, 9 out of 8, no accessory cell- 

 Hindwings 8-veined, 4 out of 3, Sjoined by a short cross-vein. Pal- 

 pi with the third joint small, porrect ; thorax and head with scaly 

 vestiture. Front rather broad, not projecting. Black and white. 

 Face black, head above and collar whitish, a black line behind the 

 collar. Forewings with two neat white median lines, finely lined 

 with black, the inner line preceded l)y a blackish costal spot. ^Mc- 

 dian space shaded with warm fuscous; median shade brighter fuscous, 

 wide, diffuse, commencing by a costal cloud. Tavo black points tied 

 in a whitish shade on the cell. Basal field washed with white and 

 this color extends over costal region of median space obliquely up- 

 wards to a black shade-spot which marks the inception of the sub- 

 terminal line. Transverse posterior line projected opposite the cell, 

 upright. Subterminal line white, becoming fuscous interiorly. Ter- 

 minal and subterminal spaces shaded with pale fuscous like the me- 

 dian space interiorly. A row of minute terminal black dots ; fringes 

 pale fuscous. Hind wings fuscous. Beneath with double exterior 

 shade lines and a distinct black discal spot on secondaries. Expanae 

 16 mil. Three specimens collected by Mr. Schwarz at Tampa, Fla., 

 April 12, and Enterprise, Fla., May 22, June 11. 



