Morrison.] 120 [June 16, 



Segetia mersa nov. sp. 



Expanse, 38 nam. Length of body, 16 mm. 



Eyes naked. Abdomen with only a small tuft at the base. An- 

 terior wings gray, mottled with whitish, with all the lines and spots 

 vague and ill-defined, as usual in this genus; the claviform spot black 

 and distinct, the reniform spot white, of the usual shape ; a yellow- 

 ish spot on the subterminal line, just before the inner margin ; a 

 scalloped line at the base of the fringe. Posterior wings whitish, 

 sprinkled with gray. Beneath gray, with a common median line and 

 discal dots. 



Hab. California. Collection of Mr. Herman Strecker. 



This is a Californian species, allied to our common Segetia luxa 

 Grote; it differs in the absence of the middle dorsal abdominal tuft, 

 the more purely gray color, and the color of posterior wings, which 

 are whitish gray, instead of black. No Californian Segetise have yet 

 been described ; it is possible that this insect has been described 

 under some other generic name, although it is undoubtedly a true 

 Segetia. 



Nonagria lseta nov. sp. 



Expanse, 37 mm. Length of body, 23 mm. 



Eyes naked. Front with a sharp, horny projection, covered with 

 hair. Abdomen extremely long, with a pointed anal tuft, which con- 

 ceals the long curved ovipositor of the female. All the head and 

 body parts concolorous with the wings. Anterior wings brown, with 

 a few longitudinal yellowish shades ; all the veins dark purple-brown, 

 contrasting; a blackish diffuse discal spot; fringe concolorous, having 

 a slight darker shading at the base. Posterior wings gray-brown, 

 lighter and yellowish at the base ; fringe yellow. Beneath brownish 

 yellow, the central portion of the anterior wings blackish ; discal 

 dots present. 



Hab. Hoboken, N. J. From the collection of Mr. Herman Sachs. 



This fine species is very well marked for this dull and inconspicu- 

 ous genus. It differs in important particulars from M. Guenee's 

 description of Nonagria enervata, cf, from Florida; the sexes are so 

 different in this genus that it is impossible to be certain, until this 

 latter species has been rediscovered. 



Heliophila pertracta nov. sp. 



Expanse, 34 mm. Length of body, 16 mm. 



Eyes hairy. Head and thorax concolorous with the anterior wings 

 The latter are uniform yellowish salmon color, interrupted only by 



