586 NOCTUID^. 



line, in discal fold, and before the subterininal line ; the subbasal 

 line AS'aved from costa to snbmediau fold ; the antemedial line angled 

 outwards on subcostal and median nervures and inwards on vein 1 ; 

 claviform moderately developed, defined by black and with a black 

 streak from its extremity to postmedial line ; orbicular and reniform 

 large, defined by black, the former round ; the postmedial line black, 

 bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate at the veins, 

 excurved to vein 4, then oblique and with some whitish on its outer 

 edge in submedian fold ; the subterminal line whitish, with dentate 

 brown marks on its inner edge, connected between veins 2 and 8 by 

 black streaks with the terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia 

 with fine white line at base. Hind Aving white, the inner area 

 tinged with ochrecus, the terminal area irrorated with fuscous ; a 

 black terminal line ; cilia with brown line through them ; the 

 underside with small black discoidal lunule. 



Hah. U.S.A^, Colorado, Glenwood Springs, California, 1 S , 

 Truckee, Shasta Co., Sierra Nevada. Kv^^. 48 millim. 



Larva. Dyar, Can. Eut. 1804. p. 20. 



Head dusky green : ocelli black ; body green mottled with white ; 

 a narrow dorsal white line ; traces of a subdorsal line formed in 

 aggregated mottlings ; a stigmatal line passing below the spiracle on 

 somite 12 and on to anal foot ; spiracles ringed with black. 



Later stages pale brown mottled with black, forming oblique 

 segmental shades; head brown, reticulated with dark brown; 

 cervical shield and anal plate dark brown, the former edged in 

 front with black ; piliferous dots black, narrowly ringed with 

 white. Food-plants : Lujnnus, liibes. 



Sect, II. Antenna of male ciliated. 



A. Fore wing with diffused fuscous fascia in submedian fold... atristrigata. 



B. Fore wing without fuscous in submedian fold. 



a. Fore wing with the dominant colour grey-white privata. 



b. Fore wing with the dominant colour luscous brown profunda. 



c. Fore wing with the domiuaut colour black obscura. 



*1022. Anytus atristrigata. (Plate LXXVL fig. 7.) 

 Anijtiis atristrigatus, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. sxii. p. 460 (IVJOO). 



Grey, more or less tinged with fuscous ; head with fuscous lines 

 on frons and between antennae ; tegulte tipped with black ; shoulders 

 with black band ; patagia edged with blackish. Fore wing with the 

 markings distinct ; a black streak with diffused fuscous on each side 

 of it in submedian fold from base to termen ; subbasal line double, 

 blackish, dentate ; antemedial line double, black, the two lines well 

 separated at costa, approximated towards inner margin, irregular, 

 and strongly dentate inwards on vein 1 ; claviform obsolete ; orbi- 

 cular round or eiliptical, with whitish annulus ; reniform large, 

 broad especially above, with fuscous centre defined by black ; 

 medial shade black at costa, angled outwards to lower angle of 

 cell ; postmedial line unusually near termen, double, the outer line 

 stronger, black, the included space white, irregularly dentate, bent 



