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is lumped with festiicce, despite the fact that Mr. Grote published 

 valid reasons for separating them. The genitalia are similar but not 

 identical. Moreover there are possibly two or even three similar 

 forms on this continent, which may be separable later by the genitalia 

 and other characteristics. More material and further study is required 

 to determine this. 



Eosphoropterxy thyatiroides Giten. (PI. IX, Fig. 12.) 



My material identified by comparison with type in British Museum. 

 \ Autographa bimaculata Steph. (PI. VII, Fig. 5.) 



The type of ii-hrcvis, said to be synonymous, is credited by Pro- 

 fessor Smith, in his Catalogue of Noctuidfe, to the British Museum. 

 My material sent there for identification is labeled as agreeing with 

 their specimens of bimaculata, but no reference is made \o u-brevis. 

 Either the type is absent, or else is perhaps mixed with the bimaculata 

 specimens. There seems no reason however to doubt the synonymy. 

 I may record here my belief in a distinct form in the Northwest, which 

 on further study may merit a name, either as a geographical race, or 

 else as a new species. 



Autographa solida, sp. nov. (PI. VI, Fig. 5.) 



Coloration exactly as in imtallica — ground color creamy fulvous, shadows, espe- 

 cially apical and median spaces, darker with metallic golden scales interspersed, sec- 

 ondaries and fringes concolorous T. a. line faint or absent above the median vein, 

 below the vein incurved from the sign to the lower border of the wing, sharply defined, 

 metallic. T. p. line thread-like, neat, two outward curves, one towards apex, one 

 opposite the large silver sign ; one inward curve between the two signs. The sign is 

 metallic silvery, bilobed, the space between the lobes somewhat less proportionately 

 than in biloba. The inner half of the sign lies with a flat border against the median 

 vein, the outer half being entirely below the vein. Above the vein, just where it 

 branches is a second silver spot, much smaller, ovate, lying horizontally (the wings 

 spread) practically solid, though a minute speck made up of the golden brown scales 

 cuts the spot upwardly. At the apex there is an ovate upright spot of golden brown, 

 with a prolongation pointing down and reaching the t. a. line opposiie the smaller 

 silver sign. Along the costa near the thorax is a well-defined silver spot, pyramidal 

 with its apex dull, its base on the vein. Secondaries slightly darker towards the base. 

 Evpanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat: Texas; Mexico and south. 



Type : With the author. 



This specimen, from Texas, was a unique in the collection of Mr. 

 Herman Strecker from whom it was obtained, by the author (mirabi/e 

 dictu). A second specimen, from Mexico, was presented by Mr. Wm. 



