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Rerui-oval, the second a point, fourtli and fifth streaks on the margin; 

 both the two last rows narrowly .edged with black ; in the cell a round 

 spot and a point; an oval at base of median, another at base of costal; 

 shoulder and abdominal margin lightly silvered. 



Body above fulvous ; beneath, abdomen buif, thorax covered with 

 gray-fulvous haiis; palpi fulvous; antenna) black above, fulvous below; 

 club black, tip ferruginous. 



Female. p]xpands 2.4 inches. Upper side of a duller shade ; the 

 marginal borders of primaries broad, black, witli no fulvous spaces ; the 

 submarginal crescents heavy, enclosing very small pale fulvous spots; 

 other markings heavier than in male. 



Under side similar to male, except that primaries have the base and 

 hind margin deep fulvous ; secondaries have the same ferruginous tint 

 with a similar violet-brown space near margin. 



Taken at Mendocino, California. From 1 S , 1 9 , in the Collection 

 of James Behrens, Esq., San Francisco, to whom I take pleasure in 

 dedicating this fine and distinct species. 



Mf.lit.^-ia Vesta, n. sp. 



Male. Expands one inch. Upper side dull fulvous; both wings 

 edged by broad black margins, which on primaries enclose a partly 

 obsolete series of fulvous crescents and on secondaries a distinct series 

 of paler color and very narrow ; primaries have a submarginal row of 

 rounded fulvous spots a little bent and met on middle of disk by a 

 second short row from costa ; beyond to base reticulated with black. 



Secondaries have a submarginal series of small round or oval black 

 spots within large fulvous spots ; above these two narrow tortuous par- 

 allel lines enclosing, with the black nervures, large angular fulvous 

 spots; thence to base as on primaries; fringes black and white. 



Under side : primaries fulvous, at apex and on upper part of hind 

 margin brownish-yellow; margin bordered by a fine, wavy brown line 

 forming a series of narrow crescents; towards costa a second similar 

 parallel line; the central crescent large, buff; markings of upper side 

 repeated, the black lines near base being replaced by ferruginous. 



Secondaries clouded on hind margin, costa and disk, with brown ; a 

 series of submarginal crescents enclosed between two faint brown lines; 

 a row of brown points and beyond, the whole space reticulated by brown 

 lines, which across the disk enclose a series of pale colored spots. 



Body black above, beneath buff; palpi buff; antenna3 black above 

 buff below; club black, tip ferruginous. 



Female. Expands 1.2 inch. Upper side similar to male ; beneath, 



