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to avoid irritating questions. In this case I Lave adopted the first 

 determination of the author of "exsertistigma"; if his second one 

 obtains, the present is an undescribed species, and hence may be 

 known as Morrisonistigma. This species is No. 1393 of Mr. Ed- 

 wards' collection. 



Agrotis costata n. s. 



2 . — Allied to the preceding, but of a bright red brown. The costa broadly 

 pallid as is the open orbicular. The t. p. line is, however, single, dark, finely 

 lunulate. The veins are slightly indicated. The inconspicuous, linear, dark 

 subterminal, is near the margin. Collar with a black line. Thorax red brown, 

 in my type not well preserved. Hind wings coucolorous fuscous. Beneath, 

 fuscous, with common line and dots. 



Expanse, 35 m. m. Vancouver Island, from whence also Mr. Ed- 

 wards has a specimen of Agrotis brocha Morr. (No. 5594). The 

 number attached to the type of costata is 4G40. 



Agrotis bruniieijera n. s, 



t ?. — Closely allied to f user gera Qrote. Differs by the fore wings being 

 tinted of an even brown; not fuscous. Median lines lunulate, obsoletely gemi- 

 nate, blackish. Median shade noticeable below the concolorous reniform. 

 Claviform obsolete; in one specimen the orbicular is faintly outlined. Hind 

 wings concolorous, dark fuscous, a little paler at base; beneath dark fuscous 

 with broad common shade line ; on secondaries, the discal point in one 

 specimen is seen to be an annulus. 



Expanse, 32 m. m. Nos. 5G54 and 5G12. Vancouver Island. 



Agrotis albipennis n. s. 



i « . — Resembles campestris, but differs by the white secondaries in both 

 sexes. Orbicular large, rounded. Reniform large; both spots ringed with 

 black; hardly a trace of the claviform Fore wings blackish; darker over cos- 

 tal region, paler inferiorly with a faint wood brown tinge. Thorax and head 

 blackish; collar with a very narrow line. Beneath there is a faint common 

 line in female, marked on the veins of secondaries; in both sexes the line is 

 visible, angulated below costa, on fore wings. 



Expanse, 35 m. m. California, No. 5611, Mr. Hy. Edwards ; 

 female, 35 m. m.; Canada, Mr. Wm. Saunders. 



A?rotis l)aja (W. V.). 



Vancouver Island; Mr. Hy. Edwards, Xo. 5o95. The specimen is more red- 

 dish than eastern material ; but does not seem to differ otherwise. 



