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marked that it is impossible to mistake the descriptions. A number of 

 specimens were collected by Lord Walsinghara, in Oregon, and, as I 

 understood, California. 



ANNAPHILA DIVINULA, 11. sp. 



$ . — This tiny species is even smaller than decia; it differs from that 

 species and depicta in the white band which crosses the wing from costa 

 to internal angle surrounding the spots on the median space as in diva 

 and superba. Hind wings yellow, with solid, black base, discal mark, and 

 border. Beneath it differs by the fore wings being pale yellow beyond 

 the arcuate median black fascia, and again apically beyond the outer 

 band, which runs from costa to external margin ; the apices are all black- 

 ish in allied forms beyond the outer band. Expansion, 15 millimetres. 

 California [Mr. James Behrens, through Prof. Fernald). 



This species cannot, from the description, be the var. germana of Mr. 

 Henry Edwards. The white band on primaries is as prominent as in 

 diva. 



Since I established the genus AnnapMla, the described species have 

 become numerous. They are all Californian, and among the brightest 

 and prettiest of our Noctuidw. There is a distant resemblance to Breplios, 

 but structurally they are very distinct; the ocelli are present. I have 

 before me the following nine species : — 



ANNAPHILA, Orote. 

 t Hind wings white. 

 diva, Grote. 



I I Sind wings red. 



superba, Hy. Edw. 



I I I Hind wings yellow or orange. 



divinula, Grote. 

 * decia, Grote. 



amicula, Hy. Edw. 

 depicta, Grote. 

 lithosina, Hy. Edw, 

 immerens, Harvey. 

 mera, Harvey. 

 danistica, Grote. 



Syneda alleni, Grote. 



$. — This species resembles somewhat the Californian ttf^wwi&nx^a or 

 divergens ; it is, however, on the whole, nearer to graphica and Imdsonica, 

 The fore wings resemble those of grapliica ; but the s. t. line is notched 

 below costa, and the median field is more brownish. It differs by thel 

 under surface of both wings being bright orange-yellow, with narrow, 

 black, coalescing bands, which on either wing form a Y-mark. Second- 

 aries orange-yellow above, with the mesial black band narrower; but 

 else the markings much as in its allies. 



