86 NOCTUID^. 



series of pale and black dentate marks, bent outwards between veins 

 7 and 6 and angled inwards in discal and submedian folds ; a ter- 

 minal series of black strite. Hind wing ochreous white, the veins 

 and discoidal spot brown ; a terminal dark brown band with pale 

 subterminal spots on it between veins 1 and 4. Underside of fore 

 wing with the orbicular and reniform stigmata black. 



Fore tibiae with one claw and two or three spines on inner side 

 and four to six claws on outer. 



Hah. U.S.A., 2 cT type, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Colorado, 

 California, S. Diego, 1 S type crotclin. Exp. 26-36 millim. 



132. Schinia tertia. (Plate LVI. fig. 30.) 



Tamila tertia, Grote, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1874, p. 212 ; Smith. Cat. 

 Noct. N. Am. p, 279. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white slightly tinged with brownish 

 ochreous, the thorax irrorated with dark brown scales ; tarsi banded 

 with brown. Fore wing with the basal area white, irrorated and 

 suffused with brown and leaden grey ; the antemedial line waved, 

 black, with a similar indistinct line beyond it ; the medial area 

 ochreous white, the outlines of the claviform and orbicular indicated 

 by some black scales; the terminal half of wing brown largely 

 suffused with leaden grey ; the reniform leaden grey, with black 

 lines on its inner and outer edges ; the postmedial line white, 

 minutely waved, excurved from below costa to vein 3, then incurved, 

 and with a series of black spots on its outer edge ; some white 

 points on costa towards apex ; an irregularly dentate white sub- 

 terminal line, angled outwards below costa and inwards in discal 

 and submedian folds; a terminal series of black points; cilia brown 

 at base, at tips chequered blackish-brown and white. Hind wing 

 ochreous white ; a brownish discoidal spot ; a subterminal band and 

 terminal line. Underside of fore wing with black spots in middle 

 of cell and on discocellulars and blackish postmedial band. 



Fore tibiee with one claw and three spines on inner side and four 

 claws on outer. 



Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Dallas {B(M\ 2 J , 3 $ type, New Mexico, 

 Eoswell (C'oci-ereZO, 1 <S • Exp. 28-30 millim. 



133. Schinia albafascia. (Plate LVI. fig. 31.) 



Schinia albafascia, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. x. p. 231 (1883) ; id. Cat. 

 Noct. N. Am. p. 279. 



(S . Head and thorax white, mixed with grey and brown scales ; 

 pectus, legs, and abdomen white, the last slightly tinged on dorsum 

 with ochreous. Fore wing white, the basal area suffused with grey, 

 blackish and rufous to the antemedial black line, which is erect and 

 angled inwards in cell ; orbicular and reniform indistinct, pale 

 bluish grey defined by a few black scales, the former small, round, 

 the latter placed on a very faint pale rufous band incurved to costa 

 and below the cell ; postmedial line black, interrupted at the veins. 



