3-12 NOCTUID.E. 



minute, ochreous defined with black and with black point at 

 centre ; renifonn small, white defined by black, rather figure-of-8- 

 shaped and with black points in its upper and lower portions ; a 

 rather oblique diiTuscd medial shade; postmedial line slightly 

 bent outwards below costa, then conHuent with outer edge of 

 reniform, below vein 4 incurved and confluent with medial shade, 

 a series of black points beyond it from vein 6 to inner margin and 

 some pale points on costa ; subtermiaal line ochreous defined by 

 fuscous on inner side and with some small dentate black marks at 

 middle, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; 

 a series of black ])oints on termen and ochreous points at base of 

 cilia. Hind wing ochreous suft'used with fuscous, deeply on 

 terminal half ; the cilia ochreous ; the underside ochreous thickly 

 irrorated with black, a black discoidal bar, diffused postmedial 

 band and terminal series of points. 



Hdh. Caxada, Br. Columbia, 1 5 ; U.S.A., Washington, 1 J , 

 California, 1 c? , Sierra Nevada, Truckee, 1 $ . Exp. 30 millim. 



1629. Eriopyga virgiila. (Plate LXXXVII. fig. 30.) 



Taniocampa <'»•</«/«, Grote, Papilio, iii. p. 76(1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 2UU. 



(S . Head ochreous tinged with rufous ; thorax fuscous brown; 

 pectus, legs, and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing 

 dull reddish brown ; an indistinct subbasal line from costa to sub- 

 median fold ; an indistinct waved antemedial line, angled inwards on 

 vein 1 ; claviform and orbicular absent ; reniform very indistinct and 

 narrow, with traces of a whitish annulus ; an obscure medial shade, 

 oblique from costa to median nervure ; postmedial line indistinct, 

 somewhat dentate, oblique from costa to vein 6, incurved below 

 vein 4 ; subterminal line indistinct, pale, with a series of dentate 

 black marks before it at middle, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 

 and excurved at middle. Hind wing yellowish Avhite suffused with 

 fuscous except at base ; the underside whitish irrorated wfth 

 brown and tinged with yellow especially on costal and inner 

 areas, a small discoidal lunule and diffused curved postmedial 

 line. 



Hah. U.S.A., Colorado, New Mexico, Beulah {CocJcerell), 1 (5, 

 Arizona. Exj). 28 millim. 



1630. Eriopyga pyropis, n. sp. (Plate LXXXVII. fig. 31.) 



Head and thorax dark brown tinged with rufous ; tarsi with 

 whitish rings; abdomen fuscous broAvn, the anal tuft rufous. Pore 

 wing purplish brown suffused vatli brick-red, leaving the veins dark ; 

 an indistinct waved subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; an 

 oblique waved antemedial line; orbicular obsolete ; reniform small, 

 figure-of-S-shaped, whitish suffused with brick-red except lower 

 extremity; postmedial line dentate, bent outwards below costa. 



