50 On new Species of Noctuide. 
outer line dentate, velvety black beyond the cell, otherwise 
indistinct; the subterminal fine, velvety black, slightly toothed 
between the veins from 3 to 7, and shaded with paler brown; 
marginal black spots inwardly shaded with buff; a wavy 
black terminal line; fringe dark brown, paler at base. 
Secondaries: the outer line indistinct; the subterminal finely 
dentate, wavy, velvety black ; the marginal spots and fringe 
as on primaries; two small white spots in the cell. Under- 
neath greyish brown, the outer margins greyer. Primaries: 
some pale costal spots on outer half; a buff discal spot; a 
curved dark outer shade. Secondaries: an outer and an 
inner dark shade; a dark subterminal shade and marginal 
brown spots on both wings. 
Expanse 40 millim. 
Hab. Paso de San Juan, Mexico. 
My males of this species are not sufficiently good to 
describe. 
Yrias corvita. 
~ Body blackish ; basal segment of abdomen with a white 
line. Wings dark brown, thickly irrorated with bluish and 
grey scales. Primaries: the inner line velvety black, irregu- 
larly curved, nearest base on inner margin, and contiguous to 
black orbicular spot; reniform long, grey, edged with black 
on either side, and followed by a white mark, forming a hook 
between veins 4 and 5; outer line velvety black, irregular, 
curved beyond cell, wavily oblique to inner margin below 
vein 3, inwardly shaded with brown, outwardly with dark 
steel-grey and whitish transverse strie about the veins; 
costal margin finely striated with white; subterminal pale, 
dentate, broadly shaded inwardly with light brown, which 
becomes very dark between veins 6 and 8, and outwardly 
shaded with dull violaceous brown; a terminal light brown 
band crossed by darker strie, inwardly limited by a black 
line, outwardly by a brown line. Secondaries: the outer 
line straighter; the subterminal partly interrupted, in one 
specimen broadly shaded with white from inner margin to 
vein 6; inner line broad, black; fringe on both wings dark 
grey. Underneath brown; dark discal points; a faint dark 
outer line and subterminal shade; on secondaries traces of 
three other lines on inner margin; fringe below tinged with 
light steel-grey. 
Expanse 28 millim. 
Hab. Rinconada, Mexico. 
