Morrison ] 144 [November 4, 



Dianthoecia modesta nov. sp. 



Expanse 28 mm. Length of body 14 mm. 



Eyes hairy. Thorax and collar smooth, concolorous. Female ab- 

 domen elongate, with a rather short, projecting ovipositor. A short, 

 radiating lateral tuft on each side of the abdomen near the tip. On 

 the anterior wings the basal, terminal, and one-half the median space, 

 uniform, cinereous gray. The outer half of the median space beyond 

 the median shade, and the subterminal space, blackish gray. The 

 ordinary spots indistinct, the lines conspicuous. The half-line pres- 

 ent. The interior line slightly oblique, undulating, and geminate, 

 its outer component line the best expressed. The space between the 

 lines concolorous. The claviform spot absent. The orbicular very 

 small, with a fine, external black annulus, and a central dot. The 

 median shade is rounded, bounding the central dark space, and 

 reaching the inner margin at nearly the same point as the exterior 

 line. The latter is geminate, with an included pale shade ; above it 

 is rounded and projects outwardly beyond the cell; below, it extends 

 obliquely to the inner margin. Keniform spot indistinct, with a 

 minute white dot at its base. Above, the subterminal space is black- 

 ish, and contrasted strongly with the pale terminal space ; below it 

 is lighter and not so well-defined. Subterminal line blackish, irreg- 

 ular. Terminal space cinereous gray. Fringe concolorous. Posterior 

 wings even, dark fuscous, with a faint discal dot. Fringe whitish. 

 Beneath, a common exterior line and discal dots. Posterior wings 

 lighter, with scattered dark atoms. 



Hab. Cambridge, Mass. Taken on June 8, 1872. From my col- 

 lection. 



The pale and dark cinereous contrasting coloration, the distinct, 

 even and geminate lines, and the clear white dot at the base of the 

 reniform, will distinguish this species. 



D. modesta does not belong to the typical section of the genus, but 

 is related to Diantluecia meditata Grote, which resembles our species 

 in its small size and modest tints. 



Hadena vulgivaga nov. sp. 



Expanse 30 mm. Length of body 13 mm. 



Allied to Hadena rurea Fabr. 



Eyes naked. The front with a slight tuft between the eyes. The 

 collar is smooth, distinctly lobed, and with a black, terminal line. 

 The thorax concolorous, with short, but evident, prothoracic and 

 metathoracic tufts. Abdomen showing short, even, dorsal tufts, and 



