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Tapnlocimi|)Ji piwillca, llnrwtj. 



Under tlm Nuiiibor 27, ftnd with tin- iiKiiiDrandiiiii atiat.h<d " Ffl)ruary 13, 

 1H74, Sanzalito," Mr. Jas. IJidirciiH HfiidH tlirft; HpccimciiH ( ''i h) r)f a himtm-h with 

 hairy eyfu and allied to our EuHtcrn T. <ilia and this Europfian T. iiiHtiOnlis. 

 Couiparod with T. alia the species from the Pacific slope difTere by its thinner 

 wiuaniation, its more obHcure tint and the narrower black-filled reniforni. In 

 none of the three Hjiecinien.s is there any trace of the orbicular. Tlie tint ia 

 not always the same; two si)eciinena are rather pale, dinpy yellowish brown ; 

 the third has 8oni<! of the l)right(!r tintings of T. (did. The t. p. line is indi- 

 cated by bliuk ]i()iiitH, to which black and white points succeed on the subter- 

 minal space. In size the si)ccieH is like T. nlw, while the ornamentation is 

 very similar. 



Olaca olivata, ILir^cy. 



9. — Eyes naked, with lashes; tibiae unarmed; abdomen rather flattened. 

 The species is of a delicate olive-brown, with the lines on the fore wings above 

 pale, even and continuous. Primaries rather dark olivaceous brown to the 

 eubterminal line, with a fine admixture of black scale points not disturbing 

 the general shade of the wings ; terminal space paler contrasting by its pallor, 

 terminal line waved, fine, the fringes again darker with a blackish shade at 

 base. T. a. line even, rather strongly outwardly oblique, a little outwardly 

 projected on costal vein, on internal margin nearer to the t. p. line than to the 

 base of the wing. Stigmata large, concolorous, with pale annuli, like the 

 transverse lines, upright, the orbicular spherical, the reniform but very slightly 

 excavate. T. p. line not very arcuate, nor projected opposite the cell. Sub- 

 terminal line irregular, brought into relief by the contrasting tint of the 

 terminal space. Hind wings fuscous, dark, not greatly contrasting with the 

 primaries in general color, with a reddish suffusion on the fringes. Body 

 concolorous with wings above. Beneath the body parts and wings are more 

 reddish, powdered with black scales ; a fuscous line and discal point on the 

 uniformly red-tinted secondaries. 



Expanse, 38 m. m. Hah., California. Mr. Behrens, Xumber 9, 

 September 20tli. 



In this species the hishes are black and distinct. The Eastern 

 species, referred by Mr. Grote to Orthosia, have the abdomen some- 

 what flattened, especially 0. apiata, but the lashes to the eyes are 

 not discriminated by their color. 



Orlhodes griseocincta, Hnrvey. 



Q . — Obscure, purply blackish, without any red tint ; the markings are 

 coarse. Eyes hairy. Basal half-line accompanied by a broad griseous shade 

 alone distinct, waved. T. a. line perpendicular, waved, black, preceded also 



