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branch nearly twice as broad as the costal, the extremity falcate and very 

 acute. The wing Is reddish ash brown, paler on the costa where are 

 numerous white scales, with a few blackish ones. A black dash at the 

 fork, a few black scales at the tip of both branches, the posterior edge 

 of the hinder branch whitish. Fringe mouse colored. Hind wings with 

 three long narrow not spatulate branches, the two anterior uniting on the 

 basal third of the wing by a distinct web. Entire wing and fringe mouse 

 colored. Legs white ringed with brown. 



Length of body -45 of an inch ; fore wing -55 of an inch. California, 

 (Edwards). 



This interesting form is allied to the European P. pterodactylus, but the 

 wings are still narrower and the legs longer, but it is still more closely 

 allied to and represents our eastern Ft. cinereidactylus of Fitch, a specimen 

 of which is in the museum of tlie Peabody Academy of Science, collected 

 by Mr. F. W. Putnam, at Salem, Mass., Sept. 26th. In the latter species the 

 hinder division of the fore wing is more triangular, less acutely pointed 

 than in the Californiau species, and the markings on this division difier a 

 little. 



Fterophorus sulphur eodactylus, n. sp. — 5$ 3?. Fore wings divided on 

 outer thii'd, the two divisions rather wide, the costal one reaching con- 

 siderably beyond the hinder, and ending in a vei-y acute point ; the hinder 

 division broad halberd-shaped. Body and wings sulphur yellow, legs a 

 little paler, tarsi whitish. Fore wings unspotted, clear sulphur yellow, 

 except a slight brown costal streak on the outer fourth of the wing. A 

 minute brown dot at the bottom of the fork. Hind wings pale mouse 

 color, under side of fore wings deep mouse color, costa yellow, with some 

 brown scales, especially towards the base. Fringe pale yellow. Two 

 anterior divisions of hind wings mouse colored beneath, 3d yellow be- 

 neath, with fringe yellowish at base, beyond pale mouse colored. Palpi 

 whitish yellow, streaked with ochreous scales ; legs streaked with brown 

 scales. 



Length of body -42 of an inch; fore wings -50 of an inch. Goose Lake, 

 Siskiyou Co., California, July 26, 27. (J. Ilolleman). 



This handsome bright sulphur yellow species is allied to the European 

 Ft. osteodactylus. I know of no American species related to it. 



Fterophorus cervinidaciylus, n. sp. — 1 J'. Head with an unusually long 

 and large tuft of scales projecting slightly beyond the second joint of the 

 palpi. Wings shorter than usual, and broad in proportion ; the split in 

 the primaries quite short, the costal division very broad, the apex trian- 

 gular; the apex of hinder division triangular, the outer edge very oblique, 

 the hindermost division of the hind wings shorter and narrower than 

 usual. Body and wings fawn color; vertex of head whitish fawn ; frontal 

 tuft rather darker. Antennae anuulated with whitish fawn and brown. 

 Palpi brownish. Fore wings fawn brown; paler, subochreous along the 

 inner edge, with a concolorous patch on the costa a little within the apex ; 

 a black dot just above and near the end of the split. Fringe concolorous 



