June, 1908.] Smith : New Species of Noctuid^:. 97 



powdery, outwardly bent so as to form almost a right angle at the middle of its 

 course; the angle rounded. Median shade single, brown, well marked, from the 

 middle of costa oblique to the end of the median vein, there acutely bent and 

 inwardly oblique to the middle of inner margin. As the oblique line from apex 

 terminates at the point of angulation, some specimens have an apparently continuous 

 shade line from the apex to the middle of the inner margin. T. p. line single, 

 narrow, brown, outwardly oblique from costa to the point where it reaches the sub. 

 apical line and then acutely bent and inwardly oblique to the inner margin. S. 

 t. line brown, powdery, rivulous, more or less broken ; as a whole parallel to the 

 outer margin. A scalloped terminal line emphasized by blackish terminal venular 

 dots. Ordinary spots often wanting ; orbicular, when present, brown, punctiform ; 

 reniform small, brown, annular, with concolorous center. Secondaries a somewhat 

 brighter yellowish ; sometimes with a median shade line obscurely indicated. Be- 

 neath, yellowish ; primaries with disc a little smoky. 

 Expands, . 75— .93 inch= 19-23 mm. 



Habitat. — Brownsville, Texas, in June. 



Five males and four females in fair to good condition. All the 

 males and one of the females came from Prof. F. H. Snow and are 

 dated ; three females are from the Esper Ranch, without date, and are 

 out of the collection of the Brooklyn Institute. I have reason to 

 believe that there are other examples in collections. 



In the simplest marked of the examples all the lines and the 

 oblique subapical streak are neatly and lightly written in brown, the 

 streak being most obvious and somewhat diffuse inferiorly. The 

 dusky shading tends to increase and in the opposite extreme a black- 

 ish brown powdering covers almost the entire area beyond the line 

 drawn from apex to middle of inner margin. All the males are 

 smaller than any of the females. 



Yrias pardalis, new species. 



Dull smoky dark brown, more or less obviously washed with a blue tinge. Head 

 and collar slightly darker than the rest of the body, else all concolorous. Both pairs 

 of wings are similar in color and the transverse maculation extends over both pairs. 

 T. a. line geminate on primaries, the included space somewhat paler, component 

 parts equally well marked, in course forming a distinct outward tooth at its middle. 

 On secondaries it is more even and single. A median somewhat diffusa but well 

 marked shade crosses before the middle of primaries and at basal third of second- 

 aries. Two other, less obvious, somewhat rivulous dark lines cross the median space 

 before t. p. line, the outer tending to become prominent and black toward inner 

 margin of primaries and across secondaries. T. p. line geminate, the inner portion 

 most prominent and black from costa half way across primaries ; then both lines be- 

 come similar, more diffuse and across secondaries they are well separated. S. t. 

 line more or less diffuse, followed by a reddish shade. A conspicuous black spot at 

 apex just beyond s. t. line, but not quite reaching the tip of wing. A rivulous black 



