706 noctuid,*:. 



line represented by two oblique grey-white bars from costa, then by 

 a series of black points incurved below vein 4 ; subterminal line 

 represented by a series of small dentate black marks on its inner 

 edge, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to 

 tornus ; a terminal series of black points ; cilia brownish at tips 

 below apex. Hind wing dark red-brown with a faint yellowish 

 patch on disk ; cilia brown at base, whitish at tips ; the underside 

 vellowish white, the inner and terminal areas suffused with brown, 

 some brown streaks trom base, and a postmedial bar from costa. 

 Hah. U.S.A., California, 1 6 , 1 2 type. Exp. 32 millim. 



Genus CARDIOSACE, nov. 



Type, C. sphendonistis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely porrect, extending about the length 

 of head, the 2nd joint broadly fringed with scales below, the 3rd short; frons 

 with small heart-shaped corneous prominence will) raised edges, its lower edge 

 produced to a point, a curved corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; 

 antennce of male somewhat laminate and almost simple ; thorax clothed aim 

 entirely with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax wit h depressed 

 crest of large scales; tibiaj moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without 

 crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not 

 crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 

 ID anastomosing with 8 to form the areole : 11 from cell. Hind wing with 

 veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 almost fully developed from well below middle 

 of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near 

 middle. 



A. Hind wing yellow or orange. 



a. Fore wing with the costal area whitish to subterminal 

 line. 



a x . Fore wing with the inner basal area dark bidentata. 



b l . Fore wing with the inner basal area whitish. 



ft 2 . Fore wing with the inner area grey-brown to near 



base )><( rilis. 



b". Fore wing with the inner area red-brown to 



middle only olivescens. 



b. Fore wing with the medial part of costal area dark with 



white patch beyond it triphcenoides. 



B. Hind wing whitish, in female suffused with brown. 



a. Fore wing without medial and postmedial dark spots 



on costa natalis. 



b. Fore wing with medial and postmedial dark spots on 



cos ta sphendonistis. 



6069. Cardiosace bidentata. (Plate CLXX. fig. 18.) 



Tarache bidentata, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 389 (1902). 



J. Head and tegulae yellow tinged with rufous; antenna? and 

 thorax chocolate-brown ; pectus and legs pale yellow, the fore tibise 

 and fore and mid tarsi brown ringed with white ; abdomen yellow, 

 dorsally suffused with chocolate-brown. Fore wing deep chocolate- 

 brown, the costal area yellow edged with white below, narrowing 

 to a point at apex ; antcmedial line represented by a slight black 



