494 NORTH AMERICAN NOCTUID.E — SMITH. 



Expands 35 mm . 



Habitat.— California'. 



This species is unknown to me, but seems allied to muricina by the 

 pale terminal space. The impression given by the description is that 

 the ordinary spots are concolorous, which, with the distinct transverse 

 lines, would separate this species from all others with confluent spots. 



Perigrapha pulchella Harv. 

 C. E., 1876, 8, 54 (GrapMphora). 



Deep red-brown ; terminal space bluish gray. Superior portion of 

 basal space, costa between ordinary spots, and a small patch at the 

 inception of t. p. line also gray. T. a. line narrow, pale, upright. T. p. 

 line unusually near to and nearly parallel with outer margin. Gray, 

 with a preceding dusky shade, followed by a row of black venular 

 dots which are outwardly shaded with gray. S. t. line marked only 

 by the contrast between s. t. and terminal space. Ordinary spots 

 slightly darker, narrowly pale lined, moderate in size. Secondaries 

 uniformly fuscous. Beneath reddish, powdery with distinct common 

 line and discal spots. Head and thorax of ground color. Expands 

 1.40 inches (34 tom ). 



Habitat. — California. 



A single female specimen. .The type is in Mr. Edwards' collection. 

 The species is a striking one, and not easily mistaken for anything 

 else. The deep red-brown color and contrasting blue-gray terminal 

 space are characteristic. 



Perigrapha erythrolita Grt. 

 C. E., 1879, 11, 208 (GrapMpUra) ; id. 1881, 13, 133 (Perigraplia) . 



Mouse-gray to a bright leather-brown ; color very even. T. a. line 

 obsolete ; t. p. line obsolete, or marked by a geminate row of faint 

 black dots. S. t. line interrupted, yellowish, preceded by a dark brown 

 shade, its course oblique, even. Ordinary spots moderate, very nar- 

 rowly pale ringed, slightly darker than ground color. Orbicular round, 

 reniform rather narrow, upright. Secondaries smoky, outwardly 

 darker. Beneath gray, powdery, with variably distinct outer line and 

 discal dots. Head and thorax concolorous. The genitalia differ from 

 all of the other species. The harpes are curved and bent, enlarged at 

 tip and terminating in three lobes. The clasper is stout, curved and 

 corneous, single. Expands 1.20 to 1.30 inches (30 to 35 mm ). 



Habitat. — California. 



This is a somewhat variable species in ground color, but readily 

 recognizable always by the even oblique s. t. line, marked by an inter- 

 rupted brown shade. The male genitalia are distinctive and differ 

 from the other known forms. 



