484 NORTH AMERICAN NOCTUID.E SMITH. 



line indicated by faint yellowish dots. A row of small, terminal black 

 points. Secondaries white. Beneath, whitish gray, powdery along the 

 costa and apices of all wings. Head and thorax concolorons. Harpes 

 of male somewhat bent, the tip lappet like, obliquely rounded, inwardly 

 spinulose. Near the base is a long, curbed, moderately slender, taper- 

 ing, corneous spur, behind which is a stout, short beak like projection. 

 Expands 1.10 inches (27 mm ). 



Habitat. — Arizona. 



A species peculiar by the short broad primaries, the outer margin 

 oblique, and by the contrast in color between the two pairs of wings. 

 The antenna? of the male are heavily bipectiuate, the vestiture of front 

 is rough, aud the thoracic vestiture is scaly, dense, forming an indis- 

 tinct median crest. The palpi are well developed and attain the vertex. 

 The genitalia are like those of its near allies in character. It is a 

 decidedly puzzling species. Mr. Graef has the male type, which is in 

 fair condition except that it lacks the fringes. 



Taeniocampa pectinata Smith. 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1887, x, 475. 



Eeddish luteous, densely irrorate with blackish powderiugs. Basal 

 line faintly geminate ; rather well marked. T. a. line obsolete. T. p. 

 line rather close to outer margin ; creuate, interrupted, outer portion 

 of line punctiform. S. t. line very faintly paler, slightly sinuate. A 

 row of more or less evident black spots just before outer margin. 

 Reuiform marked ; upright, narrow, either paler or darker than ground 

 color. Orbicular obsolete. Secondaries reddish gray; irrorate; a 

 more or less evident discal spot. Beneath, reddish, powdery, with 

 punctiform outer line and distinct discal spots. Head aud thorax con- 

 colorons. Harpes of male bent, the lappet-like tip larger, oblique, 

 inwardly spinulose. Clasper a rather long, curved, corneous hook ; 

 at base of this hook is a short, stout, beak-shaped process. Expands 

 1.35 to 1.50 inches (34 to 38 mui ). 



Habitat. — California. 



A large, robust species, with an appearance as though the wings 

 were very thinly scaled. The very heavily pectinated aud long antennae 

 are prominent. The vestiture is loose, long and hairy, forming indefi- 

 nite tufts. Mr. Edwards has the type, which is somewhat battered 

 but very recognizable. 



In the Coll. U. S. Nat. Mus. are a number of fine specimens of this spe- 

 cies collected by Mr. Koebele for Professor Biley, and by him donated 

 to the Museum. They vary somewhat in ground color, and with good 

 specimens at hand it is seen that there it, a slight angulation at middle 

 of outer margin of primaries, showing a close relationship to Perigrapha. 



