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and is somewhat like jnmctif era in color, but it is larger than the latter 

 and much more obscurely marked. It may be described from a more 

 southern locality, but I have failed to recognize it. 1 have oidy one 

 good female example. 



76. PERIGEA TEXANA, new species. 



Ground color dirty fuscous brown, more or less black powdered. 

 Head and thorax without definite markings. Primaries with all the 

 normal maculation present; no prominent contrasts. Basal line single, 

 black, followed by a somewhat paler shading, outwardly angulate on 

 the median vein. Transverse anterior line black, single, generally bro- 

 ken, usually preceded by a paler shading, outwardly oblique, broadly 

 toothed. Transverse posterior line single, black, slender, continuous, 

 followed by a paler shade, irregular in course, but almost upright and 

 only a little bent over the cell. Subterminal line pale, broken, preceded 

 by a blackish shading which becomes developed into a large triangular 

 patch opposite the cell and forms the most prominent feature of the 

 wing. Terminal space usually a little darker, as is also the median 

 space, leaving, the subterminal space the palest portion of the wiiag. 

 A series of narrow, dusky terminal lunules, cut by whitish dots on the 

 veins. A narrow, dusky median shade extends from costa obliquely 

 to the lower margin of the reniform, then parallel with the transverse 

 posterior line to the margin; usually only tbe part below the reniform 

 is obvious, but in some examples it can be traced its full course. Orbic- 

 ular variable in size and form, from triangular to round, always of the 

 lighter ground color, narrowly outlined in black. Eeniform upright, 

 always of good size, somewhat variable, usually wide, a little con- 

 stricted centrally, lower portion larger than the upper, a few white 

 scales marking the lower angles. The space between these ordinary 

 spots is often darker and sometimes partly black. Olaviform a little 

 black loop at the end of an outward angulation of tbe transverse ante- 

 rior line. Secondaries smoky, with a yellowish tinge, much paler at the 

 base, fringes yellowish. Beneath pale, powdery, with a discal dot and 

 narrow extra median line black; all well marked in some examples but 

 almost completely absent in others. 



Expanse, 27 to 30 mm. = 1.0 Uo 1.20 inches. 



Hahitat. — Eound Mountain (Schaupp); Shovel Mountain, Texas 

 (Barnes). 



Eight males and one female, mostly in good condition. There is little 

 real variation, though no two examples are alike. The ordinary spots 

 differ in size and a little in shape; but the species remains obviously the 

 same. It belongs to the series with rather short wings and stout body, 

 like loculosa Grote, and really resembles a reduced Luperina rather 

 than normal Perigea. 



Tijpe.—Gi\t. No! 4833, U.S.N.M. 



