324 CATALOGUE OF 



Male and female. Brownish cinereous, paler cinereous be- 

 neath. Palpi nearly vertical ; third joint conical, minute. Fore 

 wings tessellated with brown, the transverse lines varying in breadth 

 and distinctness; abroad oblique brownish middle band, which is 

 sometimes indistinct or nearly obsolete ; costa convex and promi- 

 nent towards the base. Hind wings with a cinereous fringe. Length 

 of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 



a — e. St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay. Presented 

 by Dr. Barnston. 



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29. TORTBIX SCIUPTANA. 



Foem. Schistaeea, chah/bao sub tin eta ; palpi pi to si, capitis lati- 

 tudine paullo long tores, articulo So brevissimo ; alee antica 

 lineola angulata basalt, tinea transversa undulata duplicata, 

 tinea exteriore indistincta angulosa, plaga postica, gutta pos- 

 tica lineaque submarginali angulosa diffusa nigricaniibus ; 

 postica? subtvs albidaj. 



Female. Slaty cinereous, slightly tinged with chalybeous, 

 whitish cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, pilose, a little longer 

 than the breadth of the head ; third joint conical, not more than 

 one-sixth of the length of the second. Abdomen extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; marks 

 blackish; a doubleHransverse undulating line before the middle; 

 an exterior indistinct zigzag line ; a short angular line near the 

 base of the costa ; a small patch near the interior border and con- 

 tiguous to the outer side of the double line ; a dot on the fore part 

 of the exterior disk ; submarginal line zigzag, diffuse, incomplete ; 

 costa slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border slightly 

 convex and oblique. Hind wings whitish beneath. Length of the 

 body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Massachusetts. From Prof. Sheppard's collection. 



30. ToRTRIX CONCURSANA. 



Obscure cervina, subtus fuscescens ; palpi rostriformes ; ala* an- 

 ticec acuta, sat angustae, punctis costalibus nigris, fasciis 

 duabus Litis dijfusis nigricantibus ; postica? fuscescentes, 

 ni a rgin e exteriore rufescen te. 



Dull fawn-colour, brownish beneath. Palpi porrect, rostri- 

 form, as long as the breadth of the head. Fore wings acute, rather 

 nairow, with black costal poiuls, and with two broad diffuse 



