68 BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VY. January 1883.) — 
near the crest of collar from costal base of primaries; crest of collar nar- 
rowly white. Primaries carnecus gray, slightly paler at the inferior half; 
through the centre of the wing is areddish or bright brownish tint more 
decided at outer third; the basal half line is white and is strongly and 
acutely angulated ouiwardly on the median vein: the t, a. line is in- 
distinct, pale and very strongly dendate, margined outwardly at the in- 
ferior half of its conrse by a narrow black line; the t. p. line is pale indis- 
tinct, and scarcely discernable at the inferior half of its course, slightly an- 
gulated outwardly on the venules; the outer margin of the wing is gray 
bordered interniorly by a narrow black shade, which is in turn bordered by 
a more diffuse brown line: inside of this is a broader distinct paler gray 
shade extending from apex to hind margin. Reniform and orbicular large, 
and confluent: they are enclosed by a narrow white line parallel with the 
median vein beneath, enclosing the orbicular to the upper margin, cross- 
ing to the reniform which it touches at the middle, and curving round 
that to the point or y. lace of beginning; the orbicular proper is whitish, a 
black spot in the white space between the two spots; reniform carneous 
with a darker spot a lower part. ‘The outer margin is slightly dusky outer 
margin. Beneath, primaries darker as gray with a narrow pale outer 
margin, secondaries pale whitish. 
The ({\ antennz are robust with short pectivations; pectinations ciliate. 
1 specimen, Utah Territory, my collection. 
My type of this species was received from Ft. Thornburgh, and is in 
perfect condition; the peculiar junction of reniform and orbicular readily 
distinguishes it from all its allies known to me, and it does not agree with 
the description of the few species that I have not seen. It is one of the 
largest species of this genus, and belongs near the Arctica section. 
Mamestra promulsa, Morr. 
This species is refered by Mr. Grote to Avzaréa, and is so catalogued 
in his ‘‘New List’. ‘Through the kindness of Mr. Tepper I have been en- 
abled to examine the type; and it certainly is no Azaréa; the eyes are round, 
not reniform as in Azar/a, and the entire habitus is different from that of 
the latter genus: the type isa Q and has the ovipositor extruded; it is 
therefo.e referable to the section Dranthoecia; the specimen has the legs 
defective, and 1s otherwise poor so that it is not safe to change the generic 
determination of Mr. Morrison without fresh material on hand. An An- 
arta it is not for reasons stated above. 
