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jections tipped with buiiclies of bristly bair, front rugose, but bardly 

 protiiberaut. We have now three species in this genus, one witli pecti- 

 nated, one with serrated, and one with simple male antennae. 

 Type.— Gat. No. 4821, U.S.N.M. 



82. LEUCANIA VELUTINA, new species. 



Ground color reddish luteous, washed with red brown, especially 

 beyond the middle of primaries. Thorax with a narrow, sharp crest; 

 disk carneous. Palpi reddish gray above, deep velvety brown at the 

 sides. Abdomen washed with carmine red. Primaries with an irreg- 

 ular, diffuse purplish shade along the submedian vein. Basal line 

 vaguely indicated. Transverse anterior line narrow, single, yellowish, 

 a little oblique outwardly to the middle, and then with a small angle 

 a little oblique inwardly. Transverse posterior line forming an acute 

 angle just below the costa, then evenly oblique to the hind margin; 

 narrow, pale, margined on each side by darker red brown. Subter- 

 minal line narrow, yellowish, irregular, preceded by a few small, 

 obscure dark spots, the terminal space a little paler than the rest of 

 the wing. Fringes rust red. A vague dusky median shade line is 

 marked below the cell. Orbicular moderate in size, a little irregular, 

 annulate with yellow. Eeniform of good size, oblique, oblong, sides 

 outlined in yellow, upj)er and lower margins obscure. Secondaries 

 semitransparent at base, blackish outwardly, with carmine, interlined 

 fringes and a carmine wash on the disk. Under side of body velvety 

 dark brown. Primaries brown with a carmine wash, with a blackish 

 discal spot and a blackish outer line. Secondaries with a carmine 

 powdering along costal margin, apex, and half of outer margin, with 

 a broken, dusky outer line and a narrow discal spot. 



Expanse, 39 mm. = 1.56 inches. 



Habitat. — Biscay ne Bay, Florida (Mrs. Slosson). 



The species has the wing form of unipuncta and its general build. 

 The markings are all very narrow, thread-like, perfectly distinct, and 

 yet not contrasting. In color and general appearance it is entirely 

 unlike any of our described forms, though like some of the southern 

 species, from which it seems to be also sufficiently distinct. 



The type and only specimen is a female, lacking antenna but other- 

 wise in good condition. 



83. HIMELLA QUADRISTIGMA, new species. 



Ground color fawn gray, varying to reddish or darker according to 

 the amount of dusky powdering. Head and thorax immaculate. Pri- 

 maries with the ordinary spots black or blackish, contrasting, median 

 lines simple, even, narrow, black, with or without an accompanying pale 

 shade. Basai line simple, broken, blackish, with or without a following- 

 paler shade. Transverse anterior line outwardly oblique, a little out- 

 curved, and a trifle drawn in on the subcostal and submedian veins, 



