NEW NOCTUID MOTHS— SMITH. 443 



Two males, neither in first-class coudition. lu vestiture and wing- 

 fi)rm the species suggests audentis, which is a bright-colored form. 

 The dusky reniform and obsolete or i^unctiform orbicular, combined 

 with the other characters noted, should make this an easily recogniz- 

 able form, though sordidly obscure in appearance. 



Type.— Gat. No, 4790, U.S.N.M. 



36. CARNEADES HOLOBERBA, new species. 



Ground color dull smoky brown with a purplish shade. Head con- 

 colorous. Collar with a distinct black median transverse line sur- 

 mounted by purplish gray. Vestiture of thorax mixed scales and flat- 

 tened hair, patagia slightly relieved, anteriordivided crest and posterior 

 tufting distinct. Primaries with all the markings distinct, the lines 

 black or blackish, but not contrasting against the dark ground, the 

 included spaces a little paler and serving to relieve the defining por- 

 tions. Basal line geminate, evenly outcurved, distinct throughout. 

 Transverse anterior line upright or a little oblique outwardly, somewhat 

 irregular, the inner line hardly darker than the ground, outer black. 

 Transverse posterior line shari)ly bent on the costal vein, then parallel 

 with the outer margin. Outer line even, hardly darker; inner black, 

 lunulate, the points much more extended on the veins. Subterminal 

 line distinct, paler, more or less broken, forming a feeble W on veins 3 

 and 4, marked by the slightly darker terminal space and a distinct, 

 blackish brown preceding shade, which tends to break up into sagittate 

 spots. A series of small, black, terminal lunules. Fringes concolorous. 

 Median shade vaguely marked in one specimen. Claviform small, more 

 or less completely defined by black scales, lightened by a few paler 

 scales. Orbicular round or a little oval, small or moderate in size, 

 paler in color and with a few darker, central scales. Kenifbrm moderate, 

 kidney- shaped, upright, incomplete above and below, black-margined 

 within, outwardly with brown scales, a narrow, incomplete pale annu- 

 lus relieving the spot from the slightly darker cell. Secondaries dull, 

 smoky brown, fringes a little paler. Beneath smoky, powdery, with an 

 outer line and discal spot, much better marked on the secondaries. 



Expanse, 38 mm. = 1.52 inches. 



Habitat. — Calgary, Canada, July 4 and 6 (Dod). 



Two female specimens in good condition. The species resembles 

 brimneigera, but is much darker brown, with a ])urplish tinge, and the 

 lines are obviously geminate and even in general appearance. 



07. CARNEADES KERRVILLEI, new species. 



Grround color very pale, creamy gray, powdery. Head with a trans- 

 verse blackish line across the middle, palpi blackish at sides. Collar 

 yellow tipped, else blueish powdered. Thoracic vestiture mixed scales 

 and hair, tuftings indefinite, yellow tipped, patagia gray powdered, 

 somewhat relieved. A tutt of long white hair at base of abdomen. 



