A. CllENUIvATyV Smith, sp. nov. 



Primaries deep dark l)rown; basal and s.t. space slightly paler, ])()W- 

 dered with gray; costal space jialer red brown; ordinary spots ])owdered 

 with gray; claviform outlined with pale yellow scales. Transverse lines 

 distinct; t.a. lines geminate, included space ])ale; t.p. line crenulate, course 

 as in the preceding species; (#); s.t. line distinct, pale yellowish, ])uncti- 

 form. Basal black dash distinct; cell black. Side pieces of $ as in the 

 preceding species; but the projections at upper and inferior angles are 

 longer, and there is an additional curved slender projection from upper 

 margin. The clasper is lacking, but is replaced by a quadrate corneous 

 plate. The additional projection of side pieces probably serves the same 

 purpose as tlie clasper of the preceding species. Expands 1.4 inches 

 (36 ■"-). 



Habitat: California. 

 This is the facula of Mr. ■ Neumoegen's collection, so named by Mr. 

 Grote. The differences are so obvious, that there seems scarcely an ex- 

 cuse for the error. The difference in the $ genetalis is very decided 

 also. A single $ specimen only in Mr. Neumoegen's collection. 



{#)•■, A. binominalis Smith, sp. nov. (Benj.). 



Type I>ocality: California. 



Xu:\[BER Axu Sexes of Types: $ J. 



Ty'pes IX : 1 (5 , Neumoegen Collection; 1 $, National Museum. 



Specimexs Examixed: See data under morrisonistigma, and text 

 discussion. 



Dr. Smith does not name the number of his types of binominalis. 

 A male and female are in the Tepper Collection marked, "Type." 

 Smith states in Bull. 44 U. S. N. M. that the type is in the Tepper 

 Collection. Compared specimens show the female tyjoe to be one 

 of the normal female forms of formalis, a bred specimen of female 

 formalis matching it very closely. For this reason, Dr. Smith's 

 male tyjDe in the Tepper Collection is hereby chosen the lectotype 

 for the name hiiiominalis. . Compared specimens show this to be the 

 same as morrisonistigma. 



Dr. Smith does not recognize the name morrisonistigma in any 

 of his writings and in Bull 44 U. S. N. M. sinks his own hinomi- 

 nalis to costaia along with exsertistigma, Grt. nee Morr. in part. 

 In other words. Smith plainly made his name binominalis in order 

 to straighten out the exsertistigma tangle, and to give a name to 

 exsertistigma, Grt. nee. Morr. This was unnecessary for the rea- 

 son that exsertistigma, Grt. nee Morr. already had a valid name ; 

 viz, morrisonistigma. . He was wrong in believing Grote's exsertis- 

 tigma (morrisonistigma) with his own binominalis to be synonyms 

 of costata. The type of costata is without a head, in the British 

 Museum, lience Hampson's error in tJiinking it belonged to this 

 group. Specimens of a Euxoa sent to him by Messrs. Barnes and 

 McDunnough proved to be costata. Hence costata was removed 

 from Rhyncliagrotis costata to Euxoa costata in the Check List, 

 B. & McD., 1917. This leaves 6moTOmaifs = exsertistigma, Grt. 

 nee Morr. 



Grote preferred to consider tliat Morrison sent him the type of 

 exsertistigma, as stated in 1895, Abh. Nat. Ver., Bremen, and that 

 Morrison's type in the Graef Collection was a subsequent, worthless 



