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with dash proceeding from it inwardly ; orbicular a dot ; lines indis- 

 tinct, wavy-crenulate, brown; subterminal line blackish, coarsely 

 wavy; a row of terminal white dots, preceded by black dashes; 

 fringe dark. Hind wing blackish, with spotted white fringe. Ex- 

 panse, 22 mm. 



Type.— Msile, Cat. No. 21259, U.S.N.M.; Mexico (K. MuUer). 



Genus SCOPIFERA Herrich-Schafifer. 



SCOPIFERA INSURRECTA, new species. 



Much as in S. lycagusaZis Walker ; smaller, the pale shade beyond 

 rcnif orm less extended and less conspicuous ; subterminal line a row 

 of pale dots without accompanying dark line. Expanse, 30 mm. 



Type.—M^lQ, Cat. No. 21260, U.S.N.M.; Mexico (K. MuUer). 



This may prove to be a subspecies when the locality is known. 



Genus TAPHONIA Schaus. 



TAPHONIA TESTACEALIS, new species. 



Fore wing brown, shading to straw color at apex and in a small 

 triangular spot on costa at outer third; a dark brown shade along 

 costa and in upper fourth of subterminal space; discal dot a brown 

 ellipse, shaded with reddish; lines obscure, the subterminal most 

 distinct, wavy, dark; a terminal crenulate brown line. Hind wing 

 with faint outer line, followed by pale; margin as on fore wing. 

 Expanse 28 mm. 



ryjoe.— Male, Cat. No. 21261, U.S.N.M.; Mexico (E. Muller). 



Genus BOMOLOCHA Hubner. 



BOUOLOCHA DICIALIS, new species. 



Fore wing dark bronzy brown, irrorated with black; inner line 

 lost; orbicular a black dot; reniform a small cusp, over which the 

 outer line makes a narrow loop, slender, black, a little grayish with- 

 out ; subterminal line blackish, narrow, irregular ; a terminal crenu- 

 late black line with faint whitish points at ends of veins. Hind 

 wing dark gray-brown, a little bronzy. Expanse, 39 mm. 



Type. — Male, Cat. No. 21262, U.S.N.M. ; Cuernavaca, Mexico, June, 

 1914 (R. Miiller). 



Subfamily Noctuinae. 

 Genus OSTHA Walker. 



OSTHA MEMORIA, new species. 



Wings dark reddish brown, marked with light purplish gjay in 

 diffused bands; some scattered gray at base; orbicular a thick ring; 

 reniform narrow ; a broad spotted band obliquely from costa at outer 



