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caudal margins of the subterminal segments obscure yellow ; 

 shield of the ovipositor black, very long, subcylindrical to 

 slightly compressed, carinate dorso-medially. Ovipositor with 

 only the tergal valves functional, these appearing as flattened, 

 chitinized, rectangular blades, the margins smooth, the caudal- 

 proximal angle produced caudad and laterad into a powerful 

 spine. 



Habitat. — California. 



Holotype, male, Elmira, April 7, 1921 (B. G. Thompson) ; 

 Sac. No. 2185. 



Allotype, female, Gait, March 29, 1921 (B. G. Thompson) ; 

 Sac. No. 2164. 



Paratopotypes, 5 males, April 7 and 12, 1921 (Nos. 2186, 

 2187, 21103, 21105, and 21106). 



Paratypes, 1 male, Dixon, March 31, 1921, No. 2176; 

 2 males, 3 females, April 12, 1921 (Nos. 21101, 21102, and 

 21100, 2198, 2199) ; Franklin, April 1, 1921 (No. 2178) ; 

 Gait, April 1, 1921 (No. 2177). 



Type in the collection of the National Museum. 



Tipula graminivora is allied to T. quaylii Doane, T. bitu- 

 berculata Doane, T. cahuilla Alexander and others, especially 

 to T. quaylii, but is a remarkably distinct species. 



NEW AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA AND RECORDS 



By HARRISON G. DYAR 

 Family HESPERID^ 



Butleria bubobon, new species. 



Black above with bronzy brown reflection; fore wing with 

 an oblique quadrate yellow spot in the cell, with two diffused 

 spots below, reversely oblique ; three small subapical spots ap- 

 proximated, one above vein 3, a larger one above vein 2, more 

 inwardly, with a small dark yellow spot next to it, the other 

 side of the vein. Hind wing with dark yellow spot in the disk 

 and outer row of four, outermost large, second minute, third 

 and fourth separated by vein 2 ; fringe with pale checkers. Be- 



