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lines on a gray-white ground, each starting with a blackish costal dot. 

 From middle of costa to before tornus is a narrow dark fascia, inter- 

 rupted by a white oblique line on middle of cell, below which an obtuse 

 spur of the dark color on the outer edge of fascia. Between this fascia 

 and basal area is a broad fascia of ground color traversed by broken 

 dark lines, and on costa forming two white spots, each usually divided 

 by a blackish dot. Beyond the dark fascia, the apical third is whitish 

 gray, crossed by parallel dark line, starting as black cpstal dots and 

 separated by four white costal spots. The apex is black and defined 

 below by a white dash through the black terminal line and extending to 

 •outer edge of cilia. Ocellus not defined. Cilia dark leaden-gray. 



"Hindwing. — Smoky back, cilia dark gray, with a darker basal line. 

 Eight veins, 3 and 4 stalked. Underside both wings dark smoky gray, 

 ■costal spots repeated on forewing, and the latter grayish white below 

 fold." (Kearfott 1908.) 



Parasites. 



We have reared from this insect tliree different species of 

 hymenopterous parasites, Porizon sens lat (June 7 to 12), Lot 

 No. 1483; Clinocentrus sp, Lot 151 1; and Microdus sp.. Lot 

 1512. 



