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Secondaries, black, with rather narrow white median fascia, toothed in the 
center, and not reaching the anal margin. Fringe, white. 
Beneath, primaries largely whitish, with a streak from base almost to center 
of wing, and a large irregular blotch on apical margin, black, leaving the 
interior margin, a large portion of costa, and the apex, white. Along costa 
of both wings are a few reddish scales. 
Expanse of wings, 0.80. 
(Coll. Hy. Edwards, No. 203.) Placer Co., Cal. 
Very nearly allied to VM. vacciniw, of which it may possibly be the other 
sex; but the differences of the under side are very striking, and while the 
base of the primaries is almost black in vaccinic, in the present species it is 
dark fawn drab. Thet.a.andt. p. lines are also much straighter than in 
the preceding species, and the median shade, with white fascia of seconda- 
ries, form a much more continuous line. 
Melicleptria oregonica, nu. sp. Hy. Edwards. 
Anthecia oregonica. Bebr. MSS. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen blackish, with gray hairs. 
Primaries, chestnut brown, with golden reflection. Asin MV. suetus, Grote, 
the traces of the ordinary lines are lost. The base is dark, almost black, 
with the orbicular white and well defined. Beyond the middle and inclosing 
the reniform is a white band, bent inwardly, indistinct on costa, and not 
reaching to the internal margin. Sub-term., nearly straight, whitish. 
Secondaries, blackish brown, with rather broad white median fascia, which 
is interrupted and almost divided near anal angle. Near exterior margin is 
also a white oblong spot. Fringe, whitish. 
Beneath, primaries, white, with two nearly square spots in center, a line 
resting on the anterior one directed towards the base, and an almost regular 
sub-marginal band, brownish black. Secondaries, also white, a large kidney- 
shaped discal spot, and a marginal band reaching from base beyond anal 
angle, blackish. 
Expause of wings, 1.00 inch. 
Coll. Dr. Behr. (Hy. Edwards, No. 4405.) Oregon. Colorado. 
Heliothis Crotchii, n. sp. Hy. Edwards. 
Fawn drab, with blackish brown markings. T.a., much toothed exteriorly 
near internal margin. Median shade, pale. Orbicular and reniform, both 
distinct, the latter surrounded by a brownish cloud. T. p., commencing very 
near the apex, bending inwardly about the middle, thence almost straight to 
internal margin. Beyond this is a brownish, dentate fascia, the dentations 
formed by the sub-term. line. Marginal line composed of black dots. The 
whole of the nervules are pale and distinct, giving a reticulated appearance 
to the surface. 
Secondaries, dusky, whitish towards the base, with clouded discal dusky 
spot. 
Beneath, yellowish drab; primaries, with large discal spot, and some dashes 
near the base, blackish brown; margin, wide, dusky, with sub-terminal line 
