NEW NOCTUTD MOTHS— SMITH. 457 



which cuts the black or brown basal shade. This black or brown shade 

 extends below the median vein from base to transverse anterior line 

 and is diffuse interiorly. Transverse anterior line geminate, outer por- 

 tion black, lost in the costal region; inner brown, not much contrasting, 

 included space gray ; in course it inakes an inward bend from costa to 

 median vein, then outcurved to vein 1, below which it has another, 

 longer, outcurve. Transverse j)osterior line geminate, outer liffe even, 

 hardly darker, tending to become lost, the inner lunulate, black or 

 brown, included space a little brighter red, as a whole quite evenly 

 outcurved over the cell and a little drawn in below. Subterminal line 

 narrow, yellowish, more or less broken, only a little irregular in course, 

 defined by the paler apical space and marked by small, irregular and 

 somewhat diffuse brown spots. Terminal line very narrow, brown, 

 followed by a yellow line at the base of the fringes. Olaviform rather 

 short and broad, black ringed, usually a little incomplete, tending to 

 become brown filled. Median vein gray marked. Orbicular irregular, 

 oblong, oblique, open superiorly, but not merged into the costal shade; 

 narrowly annulate in pale gray, as a whole lighter than ground. Een- 

 iform moderate, rather narrow, irregularly kidney- shaped, scarcely 

 extending below the cell, defined by black scales within which is an 

 imperfect ring of pale scales; evenly filled with lighter gray. Second- 

 aries an even, smoky yellowish, veins and discal luuule darker, fringes 

 pale, with a yellow line at base. Beneath, ranging from whitish to 

 smoky gray, powdery, with or without discal spots and outer lines on 

 all wings; no two specimens being alike. 



Expanse, 33 to 40 mm. = 1.32 to 1.60 inches. 



Habitat. — Glenwood Springs, Colorado, June, July, and August (Dr. 

 Barnes). 



Five females in fair condition only. The range of variation is chiefly 

 in size and in the amount of contrast between the ground color and the 

 dark shadings in the median space and cell. 



The species is allied to divergens but is more even in color, with less 

 contra.st on the median vein and pale rings surrounding the ordinary 

 spots, and with quite different transverse anterior line and orbicular. 



Type.— Gat. ^o. 4795, U.S.N.M. 



52. CARNEADES C^ESIUS, new species. 



G-round color reddish brown, washed with blue gray. Head rich red- 

 brown, verging to carmine. Collar blue gray, with a carmine transverse 

 line above the middle. Thorax very robust, mixed thin and flattened 

 hair, patagia well marked and brown, tuftings prominent, blue gray. 

 Primaries mostly blue gray. The inferior half of basal space, the clavi- 

 form, and the filling of the ordinary spots is brown. The terminal 

 space save apex and the subterminal shading are smoky. Basal line 

 indicated only below the cell, where it cuts the black shade which 

 extends to transverse anterior line, but is not prominent. Trans- 



