V0 1889."'] PROCEEDINGS OP THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 481 



colorous, the latter inconspicuously tufted. Abdomen with indefinite, 

 loose, hairy tufrs at base. Male harpes rather abruptly narrowed 

 toward tip, which is somewhat dilated and inwardly spinulose. There 

 are two, moderately curved, rather long corneous hooks forming 

 claspers. Expands 1.20 to 1.25 inches (29 to 32 ,m "). 



Habitat. — California. 



This species, though very variable in ground color, is yet tolerably 

 constant in maculation, and readily known by the plump appearance 

 and faint irregular median lines combined with the group characters. 



Taeniocampa perforata Grt. 



Papilio 3, 73, 1883. 



" Of a peculiar grayish-fuscous or stone color, and allied to the Cali- 

 fornian rufula. The s. t. line is accented by three or four preceding 

 black points opposite the cell ; the median space darker than the rest 

 of the wing ; the median lines and stigmata illegible ; the reuiform 

 stained and blackish ; claviform outlined. Lines marked by double 

 costal streaks, with paler, inclosed shades. T. p. followed by minute 

 points; fringe a little darker." * * * " Concolorous gray fuscous, 

 smooth. Hind wings pale at base, with pale fringes and soiled veins. 

 Beneath paler, gray, irrorate, with dark denticulate common line; suf- 

 fused discal shade on fore wings and blackish discal point on hind 

 wings." Expands 1.15 to 1.20 inches (29 to 30 U1U1 ). 



Habitat. — Arizona. 



Mr. Grote compares the species to rufula and says it may prove a 

 color variety. Three female specimens are before me, and have a 

 somewhat different appearance from rufula, but without any marked 

 character to distinguish them. Compared with Californian rufula they 

 are darker, the t. a. line is more marked, and the reniform is more 

 distinctly blackish, pale ringed. The claviform is not distinct in Mr. 

 Grote's types, which are females. The male requires study to settle 

 the question. 



Taeniocampa oviduca Gu. 



1, 357, 1852; Wlk. Cat. B. Mas. x, 429. 

 capsella Grt. Pr. Ac. 1874, 201. New List (? oviduca var). 

 Somewhat luteous red brown, often with a yellowish-gray suffusion. 

 Median lines narrow, approximate, variably distinct, often subobsolete, 

 sometimes narrow and pale, the defining lines wanting, or geminate 

 with concolorous included space. T. a. evenly arquate, touching orbic- 

 ular. T. p. outwardly bent over reniform, inwardly curved below that 

 spot. A row of venular dots follows the t. p. line. S. t. line broad, 

 pale, slightly sinuate; usually diffuse outwardly; inwardly limited 

 by a slightly darker shade. Ordinary spots pale ringed, usually darker 

 than ground color; orbicular rather large, and somewhat oblique. 

 (Secondaries sordid fusco luteous. Beneath, powdery with a variably 

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