1895.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 335 



Hab. — Calgary, in 1894. 



Mr. Dod states that this is a unique. The specimen is a female, 

 but is so characteristic that there can be little doubt of its location. 

 It plainly belongs to that section of Carneades of which messoria 

 is typical, and it belongs to that particular series of which my pe- 

 dalis is a good example. The insect is very simply marked, and 

 should be recognized without much difficulty. 



Carneades volpina n. sp. PI. xv, fig. 5. — The general ground color is 

 <lull ashen gray; the head and thorax immaculate, with the vestiture 

 somewhat loose, hairy and divergent; the primaries with none of the 

 markings distinct and all the lines just barely traceable by slightly paler 

 or darker scales. There is a somewhat better marked dusky median 

 shade, and the series of pale s. t. dots are fairly visible in certain lights. 

 The ordinary spots are quite distinct, but undefined ; the orbicular is 

 ^mall, pale ringed, with a dotted center of the ground color. The reni- 

 form is marked by two parallel pale lines defining the inner and outer 

 margins, the upper and lower borders being not traceable in my speci- 

 men. The secondaries are a little paler in shade than the primaries, and 

 ■on the underside we have a yet paler tinting, also without definite macu- 

 lation. Expands 37 mm.; 1.50 inches. 



Hab. — Calgary, September 20th, "Treacle." 



This is the number 18 of Mr, Dod's list, and he says that " it 

 IS probably unique." The antennae are long and the serrations 

 are not particularly well marked, but evident. It belongs in the 

 ■bostoniensis section of the messoria group, in which the vestiture 

 is hairy and the markings are not well defined. In this section 

 we also find the tendency to unusually long antennae. The insect 

 bears a curious resemblance to certain faded gray forms of Leu- 

 ^ania 7inipuncta. 



Carneades acornis n. sp. PI. xv, fig. 6.— Ground color a rather pale 

 grayish luteous; head and thorax immaculate; primaries with all the mark- 

 ings indistinct and barely traceable. The ordinary lines can be detected 

 on close examination as slightly darker shades, and the s. t. line is fairly 

 well marked. The ordinary spots are very faintly outlined and of a 

 slightly paler shade. There is a vague trace of a median line, but at first 

 glance the wings seem to be without any markings at all. Secondaries 

 whitish, with a fairly marked submarginal blackish shading, and a dusky 

 lunule. On the underside both pairs wings are very faint pearly gray, 

 with a rather well-marked blackish discal spot; the primaries a little 

 darker. Expands 40 mm. ; 1.60 inches. 



//a^J.— Edge Calgary, Aug. 23, 1894, at light. 



The specimen is a male, and seems to be a unique. It was 

 sent me as "perhaps Carneades c<znis,'' but it cannot be that 



