in submedian fold and oblique streak above inner margin before the 

 anteraedial line, which is represented by double oblique rufous strife 

 from costa, then almost obsolete, very highly dentate and strongly 

 retracted to inner margin ; orbicular defined by rufons, very obli(iue 

 and confluent with the reniform, which is slightly defined on inner 

 side and by dark points on outer ; an oblique medial dark striga 

 from costa ; postmedial line double towards costa, bent outwards 

 below costa, then oblique, represented by double black points on the 

 veins with white points between them and a white striga angled 

 inwards in submedian interspace, some pale points beyond it on 

 costa ; subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side by elongate 

 rufous dentate marks, angled outwards at veins 7, 6 and to termen 

 at veins 4, 3, with deep rufous patch beyond it above middle and 

 interrupted by deep rufous in submedian interspace extending to 

 before postmedial line. Hind wing pale ochreous, the terminal 

 area suftused with brown ; cilia ochreous white with a brown line 

 through them ; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal 

 areas tinged with rufous, a discoidal point and slight curved post- 

 medial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., California, Sauzalito, 2 c? , 1 5 type. Exp. 48 

 millim. 



Larva. Head shining red-brown ; body cylindrical, smaller 

 behind, the back strongly shaded in blackish leaving pale dorsal 

 and subdorsal lines and a broad pale stigmatal one, below which 

 there is no dark shade ; cervical shield light brown, dark on the 

 front edge, cut by three pale lines. — H. G. D. 



2817. Parasticlitis verbascoides. (Plate CIX. fig. 24.) 



Xylophasia verbascoides, Guen. Noct. i. p. 141 (1852) ; Smith, Oat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 139. 



Head and thorax red-brown mixed with white and black ; frons 

 with black bar ; tegulpe with medial black line and black tips ; 

 patagia with blackish fascia near upper edge ; abdomen red-brown, 

 greyish at base. Fore wing ochreous suff'used with rufous except 

 costal area ; some whitish suffusion below costa and on inner area 

 except at base and some black irroration on costal area ; the median 

 nervure, vein 1 and the veins of terminal area with fine black 

 streaks slightly defined by white ; subbasal line represented by 

 faint double oblique rufous striae from costa ; a sinuous black 

 streak in base of submedian fold and oblique streak above inner 

 margin near base ; antemedial line almost obsolete except for 

 double striie from costa and very oblique streak towards inner 

 margin ; a diffused black fascia from vein 1 before the antemedial 

 line to ])ostmedial line at submedian fold ; claviform very faintly 

 defined, elongate and acute at extremity ; orbicular very indistinctly 

 defined by rufous, open above, very oblique, acute at lower 

 extremity and almost touching the reniform, which is defined by dark 

 points above, undefined below ; rufous streaks above terminal part 

 of median nervure and veins 4, 3 ; faint traces of a curved medial 

 line ; postmedial line double towards costa, strongly bent outwards 



