NO. 1203. 



NEW NOCTUID MOTHS— SMITH. 427 



marked on the costa only. Transverse anterior line geminate, upright, 

 the two parts more widely separated than usual, a rather sharp out- 

 ward bend in the cell, another below the internal vein, and a feeble 

 outcurve in the submedian interspace, giving it a somewhat more than 

 usual characteristic appearance. Transverse posterior line geminate, 

 the inner line best marked and a little diffuse, as a whole evenly out- 

 curved over the cell, and scarcely drawn in below. No median shade 

 or line. Subterminal line practically obsolete, though its location 

 can be discerned by slight differences in shading, notably on the costa, 

 where a dusky subterminal shading a very little relieves the apex. A 

 series of very small black terminal lunules. Claviform small, but as 

 well indicated as any other feature. Orbicular moderate, oval, out- 

 lined by smoky scales and a very little paler than the ground. Eeni- 

 form large, kidney-shaped, extending below the cell, concolorous, 

 imperfectly outlined. Secondaries soiled whitish, with a narrow 

 smoky outer border, a distinct terminal line and an evident, blackish 

 discal spot. Beneath, primaries gray, secondaries white, both powdery 

 and with an unusually distinct black discal spot on all wings. 



Expanse, 37 to 38 mm. = 1.48 to 1.52 inches. 



RaMtat. — Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, in August (Dr. Barnes). 



Two males, very much alike, and in good condition. The species 

 belongs to the pitycJirous series and is allied to mitis, than which it is 

 larger, darker, without the reddish cast and with soiled instead of 

 snowy secondaries. 



17. CARNEADES ENTERIDIS, new species. 



Ground color a very j)ale grayish yellow. Collar with a narrow black 

 line, edged above with white scales. Thoracic vestiture scaly hair, the 

 tufts and patagia fairly marked, a rosy flush on the disk. Primaries 

 with the cell and terminal space, except apex, smoky 5 the markings 

 smoky brown, all more or less broken. Basal line geminate, broken 

 in the cell. Transverse anterior line geminate, prominently marked on 

 the costa, obscure to the median vein, where it sends in a long inward 

 tooth, then outwardly oblique and outcurved in the interspaces to the 

 margin, the inner portion very feebly marked. Transverse posterior 

 line geminate, abruptly bent on the costa over the reniform, thence 

 very evenly parallel to the outer margin; inner part crenulated, send- 

 ing out long teeth on the veins terminating in the venular dots of 

 which the outer element of the line is composed. Subterminal bisin- 

 uate, marked by a dusky preceding shade on the costa and below the 

 pale apex, by the dark terminal space. A series of small terminal 

 lunules is followed by a creamy yellow line at base of the fringes, which 

 have double, gray interlines. A median shade crosses between the 

 ordinary spots and a little outcurved below them, the space to the 

 transverse posterior line being somewhat darker than the ground. 

 Orbicular oblong, oblique, creamy gray, with a narrow white annulus 



