pouA. 77 



also in female; a fine terminal brown line; the underside with 

 the costal area irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal jioiut and 

 traces of a curved postmedial line. 



Hah. Mexico city (Godman, Hoege), 1 J,l $ , Jalapa (i^o^^e;, 

 1 c? type, Godman-Salvin Coll. E.vp., J 28, § 32 millim. 



1230. Polia lepidula. 



Mamesira kpicMa, Smith, Proc. U.S. JN'at. Mus. x. p. 463 (1887); id. 



Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 115. 

 Celcena perta, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 275, pi. 26. f. 26 (1889). 



5 . Head and thorax bright rufous, tegulse and patagia edged 

 with grey, the scales on vertex of head and thorax tipped with 

 grey ; abdomen bi'own mixed with ochreous, the anal tuft rufous. 

 Fore wing ferruginous and bright chestnut ; the costal area except 

 at base, the medial area except beyond the reniform and between 

 cell and submedian fold, and the terminal area darker brown ; a 

 nearly straight subbasal chestnut line from costa to submedian fold, 

 defined by grey on outer side ; the antemedial line defined by grey 

 on inner side, oblique from costa to submedian fold, then angled 

 inwards on vein 1 ; claviform minute, defined by chestnut ; orbicular 

 grey, oblique oblong or elliptical ; reniform whitish, diffused above 

 and with small dark brown spot on it at lower angle of cell ; 

 postmedial line defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below 

 costa, excurvcd to vein 5, then incurved and sinuous ; subterminal 

 line whitish, excurved below costa and at middle, angled inwards 

 at discal and submedian folds, the area beyond it dark brown ; 

 cilia chequered reddish brown and white. Hind wing whitish 

 suffused with reddish brown, the cilia yellowish white ; the under- 

 side white irrorated with rufous, a discoidal point and curved 

 postmedial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., Texas, California, Los Angeles ; Mexico, Las 

 Vigas (Hoege), 1 $ type perta, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exj). 30 millim. 



1231. Polia distincta. 



Acha.tia distincta, Hiibn. Samml. Ex. Schmett. i. \)\. 194 (1827) ; Grrote & 

 Eob. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 197, pi. iii. f. 72 ; Smith, Cat. Noct. 

 N.Am. p. 116. 



Bicopis vitis, French, Can. Ent. xi. p. 76 (1879). 



Head and thorax grey- white mixed with fuscous ; palpi black at 

 sides ; frons with black bar ; tegulse with black medial line and 

 dai'k tips ; patagia edged above with black scales : tarsi banded 

 with black ; abdomen whitish, dorsal ly irrorated with fuscous and 

 tinged with rufous. Fore wing grey-white irroi'ated with pale 

 brown ; subbasal line represented by double white stride from costa 

 and cell ; antemedial line double tilled in with white, angled 

 outwards below costa, then obliquely excurved, its inner part pale 



