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costa, thence curving inward to base of wing at inner margin and having at subcostal 

 an outward point. This line is often absent, and is followed by a broad dusky or 

 rust-red band, outside which runs a geminate pale line, similar to that outside extradis- 

 cal, starting one third out from costa, extending toward discal dot, then rounding at right 

 angle, running across wing, slightly turning toward base, and generally with an out- 

 ward point at vein one. The outer boundary of this line, which becomes the discal 

 line, is narrowly shaded with black in discal space, except at costa where it becomes 

 heavy and broad, filling the angle above geminate line but not enveloping the discal 

 dots as in albicapitata. Discal space darkened costally by dark gray scales, or in 

 highly colored examples by dark red-brown. Extra discal line black, two thirds out, 

 crossing to subcostal in straight line, with a small outward curve at vein seven, and 

 another larger rounded sweep opposite cell beneath which, after a slight curve 

 toward base, it proceeds straight across to inner margin. This line is continuous, not 

 broken into dots as in ablicapitata, heavily shaded with black at costa and within dis- 

 cal space, and having points of black inwardly at veins. Beyond this the usual pale 

 geminate line runs parallel to it, succeeded by the broad reddish band, which is out- 

 wardly limited by the well defined, subterminal whitish line, strongly waved between 

 veins, angulate toward costa. Subterminal space dark gray. Fringes long, heavy, 

 pale gray to dusky, faintly clouded at end of veins. Terminal line black, distinct, 

 widely cut, with white between veins. Discal dots large, oval, jet black, oblique. 

 Hind wings in color same as fore wings, black within basal line. Between this and 

 extradiscal are two dusky straight lines, the first of which includes discal dot, which is 

 small, somewhat obscure, linear, and nearer base of wing than usual. Extradiscal leaves 

 costa with broad outward scallop, rounds cell with a second larger sweep, turns sharply 

 and runs straight to inner margin nearly two thirds out, with a wide shading of black 

 or dusky scales along internal edge. The geminate, pale lines follow it externally, 

 with a narrow dusky shade line beyond these, which is outwardly bordered with the 

 angulate, whitish, subterminal line, as on fore wings. Subterminal space and fringes 

 paler. Terminal line as on fore wings. Beneath silvery gray, with dusky lines re- 

 producing those above, the extradiscal, and broad shade line, following the geminate 

 pale lines, being especially marked, as also the subterminal space at apex. Terminal 

 line as above, fringes paler. Discal dots on fore wings large, black, lineate or oval 

 on hind wings, crescentic, heaviest above, running to a point below, turned outward. 

 Abdomen above dark gray, with a mixture of white and brownish scales. Second 

 segment bright reddish chestnut; beneath whitish, paler at tip. Body and legs sil- 

 very gray, the latter with fore tibiae and all tarsi heavily marbled and ringed with 

 dark brown. 



Type. — cTand ? taken in Big Indian Valley, Catskill Mts., X. Y.. 

 the former June 22, 1905, the latter July, 3, 1906, and eight cotypes 

 in author's collection. 



This species has caused not a little confusion. In size and shape 

 it resembles latipcnnis, and a specimen he received from Mr. Hanham, 

 was placed by Dr. Hulst, as the type of that species, in the collec- 

 tion of the Brooklyn Institute Museum. Later, when the true type 

 of latipennis was discovered in the Hulst collection at New Brunswick, 



