LAMPRA EXSERTI STIGMA form FACULA, Grt. 



1S76. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., Ill, 82, Agrotis. 



1878. Grt. Bull. Geol. Surv., IV, 174, Agrotis. 



1883. Grt., Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, p. 144, Agrotis. 



1887. Sm., Proc. U. S. N. M., X, 451, Agrotis. 



1890. Sm., Bull. U. S. N. M., XXXVIII, 35, Rhgnchagrotis. 



1833. Sm, Bull. U. S. N. M., XLIV, 55=formalis var., (Rhynchagrotis). 



1895. Grt., Abh. Nat. Ver., Bremen, XIV, 18,=formalis var., (Agrotis) 

 (Lam/pra). 



1903. Hamp., Cat. I>ep. Phal. B. M., IV, 632=formalis ah. 1, (Triphaena). 

 1908. Sm., Can. Ent., XL, 224,=form norm, formalis, (Rhynchagrotis). 



AGROTIS FACULA, n. s. 



$. — Dark purple brown; a slight ashen costal shade invades the stig- 

 mata. Recembles formalis in color and ornamentation. It differs by the 

 black filling in on the cell; by the absence of the black band and central 

 white line on the collar which is concolorous with tlie dark brown thorax, 

 and only shows a superior black edging. The geminate lines occupy their 

 usual position. The orbicular is open. There is an abdominal carina. 

 Hind wings blackish fuscous. These species seem to lead into the cupida 

 group of the genus. 



Expanse, 34 "">. No. 4188, California. Mr. Hy. Edwards. 



This appears to be Dr. Smith's idea of formalis. 



Type Locality: Saucalito, San Joachim, California. 



Number axd Sexes of Ty'pes: 9 • 



Ty'pes in: British Museum. 



Specimens Exajiined: 1 Prescott, Ariz.; 2 Mission San Jose, 4 Solano 

 Co., 3 San Francisco, 9 Middle, 1 Yosemite, 1 Truckee and 1 N. Calif.; 

 12, California; 1, Duncans, Vane; 2, Victoria, B. C. ; 2 nO' label. 



Gexitalic Slides: 1, Prescott, Ariz.; 1, Mission San Jose, Calif.; 

 1, California, marked, "Agrees with type, G. F. H." (Sir George Hampson). 



LAMPRA EXSERTISTIGMA form NIGER, Sm. 



1903. Sm., Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, XI, 3, Rhynchagrotis. 



1903. Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., IV, 666 unknown. (Rhynchagrotis). 



1908. Sm., Can. Ent., XL, 226, Rhynchagrotis. 



RHYNCHAGROTIS NIGER, sp. nov 



Ground color dull blackish with a purple tinge, all the maculation 

 oliscure except for the velvety black filling in cell before and between the 

 ordinary spots. Head and thorax concolorous, collar with a more or less 

 obvious transverse line or shade of yellowish scales, centrally. Thoracic 

 anterior and posterior divided tufting prominent, the scales a little gray 

 tipped. Primaries almost even in color, the costal region scarcely jialer. 

 Basal line geminate, velvety black. T.a. line geminate, inclucled space a 

 little paler, inner line obscure; outer line black, narrow, outcurved in the 

 interspaces, as a whole a little outwardly oblique. T.p. line geminate, both 

 lines even, obscure, feebly sinuate, the included space a little paler. S.t. 



