NO. 1203. NEW NOCTUID MOTHS— SMITE. 417 



nite margins, variably emphasized by preceding and following dusky 

 shades. The terminal space is almost all dusky. The smoky shades 

 in the siibterminal spaces are broken and become lost toward the base 

 of the wing. There Is a series of blackish terminal dots in the inter- 

 spaces. The fringes are a little mottled with gray. The median shade 

 line is distinct on the costa, darkens the space between the ordinary 

 spots to almost blackish and becomes lost below that point. The clavi- 

 form is of moderate size, outlined by black scales and filled with black- 

 ish. Orbicular round, rather small, not very well defined; its outline 

 formed by white scales. Reniform kidney-shaped, of moderate size, 

 outlined and ijartly followed by white scales, center with a dusky 

 lunule which varies in size. Beyond the reniform the median space is 

 paler and of the same shade as most of the subterminal space. Sec- 

 ondaries even, smoky, fuscous a little glistening. Beneath smoky, 

 more or less powdery, particularly on the secondaries on which there 

 is a more or less distinct extra median line and a discal spot. In some 

 cases similar spots are found on the j)rimaries as well. 



Expanse, 20 to 23 mm. = 0.80 to 0.90 inches. 



Habitat. — Los Angeles, California, in October. 



Seven examples collected by Mr. Coquillett are under examination. 

 There is not much difference in the specimens, except that some may 

 be a little more contrasting than others. In some cases the median 

 space is quite sharply defined and evenly brown, while in other cases 

 the smoky powdering extends into the paler parts of the wing and 

 lessens the contrast perceptibly. 



Type.— G2it. l^o. 4813, U.S.:t^.M. 



4. SETAGROTIS QUEBECENSIS, new species. 



Grround color pale, dirty, fuscous gray, powdery. Head and thorax 

 concolorous, vestiture mixed scales and hair, tuftings not evident, 

 patagia not marked. Primaries with the markings so obscure as to be 

 traceable only with some difficulty, the lines only a little darker than 

 ground. Basal line marked only on costa and below median vein. 

 Transverse anterior line almost upright, single, a little outcurved in 

 the interspaces. Transverse posterior line single, crenulate, the venu- 

 lar points long; moderately curved over the cell, distinctly drawn in 

 below. Subterminal line marked by a white powdering which is fairly 

 well limited inwardly but extends irregularly into the terminal space. 

 A very faint trace of a median shade which darkens the outer portion 

 of the median space a mere trifle. Orbicular moderate, oval, decum- 

 bent, a trifle paler than the ground and not otherwise defined. Eeni- 

 form large, kidney shaped, a trifle darker in shade, edged with a few 

 gray scales. Secondaries smoky, paler, with a faint yellowish tint at 

 base, fringes white. Beneath gray, powdery, primaries darker with a 

 somewhat obscure discal spot and outer line; secondaries paler, with 

 line and spot both prominent. 



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