408 NOCTUIDiE. 



white stigma below the cell ; reniform with slight whitish annulus 

 and slight black marks in its extremities, constricted at middle 

 where there is a small black spot bej^ond it ; postmedial line 

 whitish defined on each side by dark brown, excurved to vein 4, 

 then incurved, some whitish beyond it and some white points on 

 costa ; snbterminal line whitish defiiied on inner side by dark 

 brown, excurved below vein 7, angled outwards below vein 4 and 

 slightly excurved below vein 3 ; a dark brown line just before 

 termen from costa to vein 2 and a fine lunulate terminal line ; cilia 

 grey chequered with brown and with slight brown line near base. 

 Hind wmg orange-yellow, the basal, inner, and terminal areas dark 

 reddish brown ; cilia grey chequered with brown and with brown 

 line near base. Underside of both wings orange-yellow, the fore 

 Aving and costal and inner areas of hind wing irrorated with brown, 

 the terminal areas brown, slight discoidal lunules, and a postmedial 

 line extending on fore wing to vein 2, on hind wing on costal area 

 only. 



Sah. Canada, Alberta, Eocky Mts. {Lord Berly), 1 S type, 

 Kiking Horse Pass, Mt. Hector {Mrs. NicJioH), 1 6 , Br- Columbia, 

 Mt. Assiniboine {Mrs. Niclwll), 1 5 , Wilcox Pass {Mrs. NichoU), 

 2 S, Brobokton Creek {Mrs. JSfichoIl), 1 S, Brazeau Creek 

 {Mrs. NiclwlJ), 1 $ . Ex2y. 28-30 millim. 



8225. Caloplusia hochenvarthi. 



Fhalana hochsnwarthi, Hocbenw. Schriffc. Berl. Ges. Naturf. Freunde, vi. 



p. 3.37, pi. 7. f. 2 (1786); Esp. Sclimett. iv. pi. 179. f. 3; Smith, Cat. 



Noct. N. Am. p. 258 ; Stand. Oat. Lep. pal. p. 239. 

 Nocfua divergent, Pabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 162 (17s7) ; Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., 



Noct. f. 286 (1802) ; Dup. Lep. Fr. Tii. 2, p. 56, pi. 138. f. 3 ; Meig. Syst. 



Besch. iii. p. 259, pi. 122. f. 12. 

 PLusia tihetana, Staud. Iris, viii. p. 329 (1895). 

 Plusia alaica, Gralvagni, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, Ivi. p. 82 (1906). 



Head and thorax bright red-brown slightly mixed with gre}^ ; 

 tegulse and patagia with slight Avhitish medial line and whitish tips ; 

 pectus, legs, and abdomen grey-brown, the last with the crests 

 bright rufous with grey tips, the anal tuft rufous. Pore wing 

 grey suffused with bright rufous and slightly irrorated Avith dark 

 brown, the inner medial area deep rufous ; subbasal line whitish, 

 from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line silvery-Avhitish, angled 

 outA\'ards below costa, strongly incurved in cell, then obliquely 

 curved ; orbicular with slight whitish annulus, small, oblique 

 elliptical ; an oblique silvery-Avhite Y-shaped stigma beloAv the 

 cell ; reniform Avith shght silvery- Avhite annulus and minute black 

 spots in its extremities, constricted at middle where there is a black 

 spot beyond it; postmedial line double, red-broAvn fiUed in Avith 

 whitish, excurved below costa and inctirved below vein 4 ; sub- 

 terminal line dark red-broAvn defined on inner side by red-broAvn 

 suffusion, excurved below vein 7, excurved and slightly waved at 

 middle ; a curved red-brown hne before termen, the termen bluish 

 grey with a fine red-broAvn terminal line ; cilia Avith a maculate 



