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and usually partially interrupted at middle by a faint pale streak 

 (not noticeable in most of the females but rather distinct in the 

 males) ; subapical bar from termen near tornus to vein 8; costa with 

 four outer costal spots; a faint fuscous shading between apical spot 

 and subapical bar; cilia whitish with a fuscous patch at apex and 

 opposite base of subapical bar. Hind wing smoky fuscous; cilia 

 whitish with a dark basal band. Underside of hind wing whitish, 

 much paler than under side of fore wing. Hair pencile on hind 

 tibia of male pale fuscous. 



Male genitalia of type figured. Female genitalia figured from 

 paratype in National Collection from Shasta Retreat, Calif. 



Bursa of f male with signum a weak scobinate patch. 



Alar expanse. — 15-19 mm. 



Type and paratypes. — Cat. No. 28041, U.S.N.M. Paratypes also 

 in Canadian National Collections, American Museum, and collec- 

 tion Barnes. 



Type locality. — ^T\'^ellington, British Columbia. 



Described from male type, 5 male and 4 female paratypes from 

 the tj'pe locality (June and July) ; 3 male paratypes from Hot 

 Springs, Green River, Wash.; 1 male paratype from Oysterville, 

 Wash, (taken in cranberry bog by H. K. Plank, " 6-21-18," Quain- 

 tanc ' No. 15533) ; 1 female paratype from Grayland, Wash. 

 (Quaintance No. 15502, H. K. Plank, collector, " 8-15-18 ") ; 1 male 

 paratype from Clatsop, Wash. (Quaintance No. 15510, H. K. Plank, 

 "7-9-18"); and 2 male and 2 female paratypes from Shasta Re- 

 treat, Siskiyou County, Calif. 



In addition to the above I have before me four males from New 

 Hampshire ("Mount Washington, 4,000 ft., July 24-31," 2 speci- 

 mens; and Glen House, White Mountains, 1,600 ft., Aug. 1-7," 2 

 specimens) which belong here but which I hesitate to include among 

 the types as they may represent a distinct eastern race. The pat- 

 tern and genitalia are typical but the white areas of ior wing show 

 little or none of the strong ocherous shading characteristic of west- 

 ern specimens. 



In the collections this species has appeared most frequently 

 under the name urticana Hiibner. It has also been identified as 

 puncticostana., and one of the cotypes had been labeled chalyheana 

 Walsingham by Kearfott. In genitalia and gen ral appearance it 

 most closely resembles the European lacunana Duponchel and 

 unibrosana Freyer. It differs from both however in the spining 

 of the harpe of the male genitalia. The differences are slight but 

 appear to be constant. 



