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26. SCOPULA RUBIGALIS. 



S. ferrugali simillima; alee anticce paullo breviores, umbra apicali 

 obliqua nulla, linea exteriore minus dentata ; posticce apud 

 marginem minus obscures, linea subtus magis determinata. 



If this species be considered as distinct from S. ferrugalis, 

 many North-American representatives of European Lepidoptera 

 must form new species. 

 Scopula rubigalis, Guen. Delt. et PyraL 398, 516. 



a—d. United States (New York and Illinois). Presented by E. 

 Doubleday, Esq. 



27. Scopula Orasusalis. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fulva, subtus testacea ; palpi porrecti, acuti, 

 longiusculi, sat graciles, subtus basi albi ; antennae robustcc, 

 valde pubescentes, vix serratce ; pectus album ; abdomen alas 

 posticas vix super ans ; alee anticce vix acutee, lineis interiore 

 et exteriore fuscescentibus undulatis, hac costam versus dila- 

 tata, reniformi e striga fuscescente ; posticce pallidiores, lineis 

 non bene determinata. 



Male. Ferruginous-tawny, testaceous beneath. Palpi por- 

 rect, acute, rather long and slender, white beneath towards the base. 

 Antennas stout, very pubescent, hardly serrated. Pectus white, 

 hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings hardly 

 acute; interior and exterior lines brownish, undulating, the latter 

 dilated towards the costa ; reniform mark represented by a brownish 

 streak; marginal line brownish, very slender; fringe interlined. 

 Hind wings paler and with less distinct lines. Length of the body 

 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Bedman's collection. 



28. Scopula Nestusalis. 



Cinereofusca, subtus alba ; palpi porrecti, breves, lati ; antenna 

 nigricantes ; aim sat angustcB ; anticce apice subrotundatce , 

 lineis interiore et exteriore obscurioribus denticulatis, \hac 

 fiexa extus diffuse pallido marginata, punctis marginalibus 

 obscuris indistinctis, orbiculari et reniformi fuscis, hac sub- 

 guadrata ; posticce pallidiores, linea exteriore valde indistincta. 



