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species. It is, unfortunately, in quite poor condition, having lost 

 many of its scales, its fringes and its wings somewhat injured, etc. 

 The single example from which Guenee's description was drawn, was 

 also " assez mauvaise," and his diagnosis consequently is quite brief 

 and incomplete. To add to the perplexity, Guenee gives us a figure 

 (Noctuelites^ II, pi. 7, f. 9) so entirely at variance with his descrip- 

 tion, in coloring, markings and size, that it can only serve to mislead. 

 The description (1. c., p. 134) is as follows : Primaries of the form 

 of the preceding [postera, asteroides and asteris], of a uniform, deep 

 bluish ash-gray, without a light or ferruginous shade, with the costa 

 and the internal border blackish. The two median spots very 

 vague, but distinguishable, surrounded and filled with blackish spots 

 (groupes). Tooth of the internal border single, concolored, followed 

 by an internal shade, surmounted itself by a straight blackish line. 

 Extrabasilar line slightly visible, with rounded angles. Secondaries 

 a little nacreous, with border broadly blackish, and with nervures 

 deeper. 40 mm. 



While the example before me does not wholly conform to the 

 above description, the differences are such as may result from the 

 imperfect condition of the specimen. It may, therefore, without 

 much risk of error, be accepted as the florea of Guenee, now for the 

 first time, it is believed, recognized in this country. The following 

 are some of its features : 



The primaries are bluish-gray, giving a very decided blue reflec- 

 tion when viewed obliquely. The costal margin seems as if it may 

 have been suffused with blackish. The internal margin is blackish 

 above a slender black line running from the basilar curve of the wing, 

 to the outer margin. A black line, interrupted at the nervules, rests 

 on the outer margin. There were apparently white and black sub- 

 marginal streaks in the interspaces. The condition of the wings does 

 not permit the tracing of the discal spots. The white mark (tooth) 

 at the internal angle is crescentiform, preceded and followed by 

 blackish, with the two black lines outwardly as above mentioned by 

 Guenee, and as shown in his figure. 



The secondaries are somewhat hyaline, tinged with brown, and 

 with a lustrous brown border, quite narrowed toward the internal 

 angle, and at the apex occupying nearly one-fourth of the wing. 

 The veins are clothed with dark scales. 



The tegulse are gray, with a few intermingled black scales. 



