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black dot. Terminal and sub-terminal spaces, shaded with reddish 

 or ferruginous, sparsely speckled with black scales. Sub-terminal 

 band, interrupted, broad, irregular, whitish ochreous, speckled with 

 black scales, forming a distinct apical pale and broad mark, becom- 

 ing obsolete at just before internal angle. Posterior Avings resem- 

 bling anterior ; terminal space, outside of the median line, becoming 

 diffusedly ochraceous inferiorly and over anal angle, ferruginous or 

 reddish superiorly and along the median line. Median line, dark 

 reddish, ferruginous, strongly marked and straight, resembling the 

 transverse posterior line of primaries in appearance and color, but 

 not strictly corresponding to it, since, when the wings are expanded, 

 it does not match that of the primaries, or run continuous with it, 

 but arises at a point on the costa of secondaries which is removed 

 farther outwardly than the termination of the transverse posterior 

 line of primaries on internal margin. Discal dot black, smaller 

 than on anterior wings. A second, less distinct, inner transverse 

 shade line, corresj)onding to the transverse anterior line of prima- 

 ries and accompanied by rather numerous black speckles. The 

 secondaries are almost entirely speckled with black, but more 

 prominently so basally and along external margin, the dark space 

 contiguous and outside of the median line being partially free from 

 speckles. The median line is shortly geminate opposite the dis- 

 cal cell ; this is more prominent beneath. Under surface, resem- 

 bling but brighter than upper, paler, more prominently irrorate 

 and with clusters of black speckles at base of both wings ; discal 

 dots distinct ; secondaries entirely pale ochreous, except the trans- 

 verse bands, which are more distinct than above. The transverse 

 posterior line of primaries is followed by a broad reddish shade 

 band, limited externally by the sub-terminal pale ochreous shade 

 and by an undulating sub-obsolete series of black dots. 



Expanse, $ , 1.50 inch. Length of body, 0.70 inch. 



Habitat. — Atlantic District. (Penn. to Maryland. !) 



We have seen the female of this species, which resembles 

 the male and is larger, but have no longer specimens before 

 us. In size and general appearance this species resembles E. 



