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diffuse inwardly. Beneath whitish, powdery, both wings with a smoky 

 discal spot. 



Expanse, 34 to 36 mm. = 1.36 to 1.44 inches. 



^aMtot— Bluff, Utah (Mrs. H. M. Peabody). 



Two males from the U. S. ISTational Museum, in not the best of con- 

 dition. The species is allied to obeliscoides in type of maculation, but 

 has no contrasts and does have a well marked sub terminal line pre- 

 ceded by sagittate black marks. From the protean forms of perexcel- 

 lens I believe it to be safely distinguished by the form of the ordinary 

 spots and their uniformity with the ground color. 



Type.— Cat Ko. 4789, IT.S.K.M. 



47. CARNEADES HENRIETTA, new species. 



Ground color red brown, more or less evidently overlaid by gray 

 scales. Head variable, but usually of the color of the inferior portion 

 of collar. Collar with a distinct, black, median transverse line, above 

 which is the ground color of the wing and below which the color is 

 usually contrasting gray, yellow, or brown; but it may be concolorous 

 with the ground. Primaries may be entirely uniform in color or the 

 costal region may be contrastingly yellowish or rusty luteous to the 

 transverse posterior line. All the lines incomplete and sometimes 

 barely traceable. Basal line usually marked by geminate dusky spots 

 on the costa, and by black spots in the submedian interspace; a black 

 longitudinal mark extending from this point to the transverse anterior 

 line. Transverse anterior line geminate, outwardly oblique and well 

 outcurved in the interspaces, so that it reaches the inner margin not 

 much within its middle, interrupted in the costal region. The inner 

 part of line is scarcely defined, the outer is black, included space 

 usually a little paler. Transverse posterior line geminate on the costa, 

 thence single, fine, crenulated, rarely complete, sometimes marked only 

 by the contrast between subterminal and median spaces, sometimes 

 scarcely more than indicated. Subterminal line pale, slender, more or 

 less broken, a little toothed on veins 4 and 5, sometimes marked by 

 the darker terminal space, sometimes by a few preceding scales, and 

 sometimes not at all. A series of interspaceal terminal points, send, 

 ing brown rays across the terminal space which, when darker, leaves 

 the apex pale. Subterminal space usually a little paler and sometimes 

 obviously contrasting. Veins dusky. Median cell more or less black 

 powdered before and between the ordinary spots. Claviform variable in 

 size, outlined in black, sending from its tip a narrow black line through 

 the submedian interspace and above this a paler ray to the transverse 

 posterior line. Orbicular oval, moderate or large, incomplete above, 

 else black ringed, inwardly relieved by a pale annulus, the center con- 

 colorous or paler. Eeniform large, kidney-shaped, oblique, black 

 ringed, annulate with yellowish, the center a mixture of yellowish and 

 blackish scales in varying proportions. Secondaries whitish, with a 



