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spinules. In Ehododipsa, the joint waats the spinules; there is ati 

 outer claw and two spines on the inside followed by a third paler col- 

 ored and more slender, but nearly as long, much longer than the or- 

 dinary spinules. At the location of this third spine in Rhodophara 

 is a spinule not noticeably longer than the rest, and not as long as one 

 which follows the outer claw, and commences a series which is want- 

 ing in Bhododipsa volupia. The hind and middle tibiae are armed. 

 Eyes naked ; palpi a little longer and less lengthily scaled than in Rho- 

 dophora. The lower half of the clypeus is shortly scaled. The speci- 

 men differs from Dr. Fitch's description in having the abdomen above 

 ochre-yellow like the thorax, and the hind wings entirely crimson. The 

 lines on the fore wings are also not pure ^' white", and are confusingly 

 described by Dr. Fitch, who does not mention the pale and narrow ter- 

 minal space. But I have no doubt of my determination of this species, 

 which is smaller and more gaily colored than florida. One specimen. 

 Colorado Spa. 



Porrima sanguinea Geyer. 



The fore tibiae have an outer claw followed by two unequal slender 

 spines ; on the inside there is a series of four stout, rather short.spines, 

 of which the first two from the base of the joint are less thick. The 

 middle and hind tibiae are spinose, while there are no spinules on the 

 fore tibiae. The clypeus bulges and is mossily scaled. The eyes are 

 naked. The palpi slender, oblique, less prominent than in allied genera 

 and shortly scaled. The moth is whitish, with the basal and subterminal 

 spaces dusty "wine-color; the inner line arcuate; the median shade 

 blackish, diffuse. The ovipositor is exserted. One specimen, Colorado 

 Spa. 



Euleucyptera cumatilis Grote. 



The median lines vary in position in two specimens from Clear Creek 

 Caiion. In another from Beaver Brook, the transverse posterior line is 

 outwardly rounded opposite the cell, without the usual dentation at the 

 middle. 



Lygranthoecia jaguarina Guenee. 

 One specimen, Bijou. 



Lygranthcecia pacJcardi Grote. 



Two specimens, Bijou. One from Colorado Spa has the secondaries suf- 

 fused with black. In my "Check List of Korth American Noctuida) ", I 

 have regarded nahilis and mortua as forms of this species, for which I 

 have retained the above name, under which the usual form was described. 

 1 have as yet seen no larger material than that brought by Mr. James 

 Ridings from Colorado, and a series is needed to decide whether my 

 course in regard to nobilis and mortua is correct. 



