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concolorous, while encircling them and filling the geminate lines. Except in 

 color, this form differs very little from cupidissima, while seeming narrower 

 and shorter winged. All the stigmata shown. Hind wings and under surface 

 as in cupidissima, which is a light red sjaecies. 



Ex2Mnse, 3-4 m. m. Xos. 5983 and 180, California, Mr. Ily. Ed- 

 wards. 



Ajrotis (Paclinobia) Alaskae n. s. 



i . — Allied to carnea. Median space deep olive brown, triangulate, entirely 

 crossed by the pale yellow claviform. Orbicular pale, small, oblique; reni- 

 form irregularly L-shaped, narrow, with a central line. Color whitish brown 

 with a submedian and internal brown shade on subbasal space. Subterminal 

 line preceded by brown dashes; terminal space pale. Hind wings soiled whit- 

 ish with double exterior bands. Fringes whitish. Thorax brown, mixed with 

 whitish. 



Expanse, 30 m. m. Alaska, No. 6000, Mr. Ily. Edwards. This 

 may prove to be a local modification of carnea. The median lines 

 are contiguous at internal margin. 



Iladena olorina n. s. 



This species from the color would be taken for an Apatela, but the thorax 

 is tufted behind, and the abdomen is tufted along the dorsum; the eyes are 

 naked. "White or gray; face with a black bar. Ornamentation like Hadena. 

 Lines black, narrow, denticulate, distinct. Subterminal line with following 

 oblique fuscous shades superiorly, and again above the dash along submedian 

 fold. This line is dentate, fine, runs inwardly opposite the cell and forms 

 two prominent teeth at veins 3 and 4. Terminal black dots; fringes white, 

 dentate, obsoletely black-spotted. A basal black dash. Stigmata concolorous, 

 black-edged; renifonn large, incomplete, surmounted by the fuscous median 

 shade. Hind wings white, a little soiled with white fringes and a dotted ter- 

 minal line; beneath with common line marked on veins and terminal black 

 dots. Thorax like fore wings, with black marks on tegulae. 



Exjmnse, 42 m. m. No. 6007, California, Mr. Hy. Edwards. 



Mamestra Nevadae n. s. 



5 . — Smaller than luhens, between this species and siibjiincta. Dark black- 

 ish brown, shaded with light red brown or leather brown at base above the 

 basal dash and beyond the renitorm, and again below vein 2 over subterminal 

 space. Claviform small, concolorous; orbicular pale, small; reniform large, 

 shaded outwardly with light brown. Median lines as usual; subterminal 

 near the margin, distinct, white, Avith prominent W-mark. Hind wings black- 



