Morrison.] 148 [November 4, 



interior and exterior lines; at its point of junction with the shade 

 the former line turns at nearly a right angle, reaching the inner 

 margin at the same distance from the base as is its point of incep- 

 tion on the costa. Ordinary spots cinereous and distinct; the or- 

 bicular is open above ; the reniform contains a red central line. 

 Median space darker between the spots, and nearly black adjacent 

 to them. Above, the reniform spot is cinereous, and beyond it red- 

 dish shades predominate. The exterior line has its inception above 

 theanterior portion of the reniform spot, curving completely around it, 

 and joining the submedian connecting line directly beneath the spot. 

 It is black, and followed by a faint cinereous shade. The subterminal 

 space is darker costally, and contrasts strongly with the light cin- 

 ereous, terminal space. Faint black dots are present at the base of 

 the fringe. There are four small, ante-apical, costal, cinereous dots. 

 Posterior wings uniform, dark grayish fuscous, with white fringes. 

 Beneath, the colors are not distinctive, grayish. The hind wings 

 lighter, with median band and discal dot. 



Hab. Tuckernuck Island, near Nantucket. Mr. Edward Burgess. 



A very clearly defined species. It is unnecessary to repeat its 

 characters, which are evident. Unfortunately the thorax and collar 

 of the specimen are badly rubbed, and perhaps the discovery of 

 better specimens will show that this species should be referred to a 

 different genus. 



Orthosia baliola nov. sp. 



Expanse 27 mm. Length of body 14 mm. 



Eyes naked, with weak lashes. Palpi horizontally projecting. 

 Thorax untufted, concolorous. Abdomen smooth, conical and un- 

 tufted. Anterior wings with the basal, subterminal and terminal 

 spaces, and the costal and lower portions of the median space brown- 

 ish-cinereous, having the nervules tinged with carneous. The central 

 portion of the median space deep brown. The claviform and orbicu- 

 lar spots obsolete. The interior line brown, undulating, and slightly 

 oblique. The median shade absent. The exterior line of the usual 

 shape, brown, dentate, its origin lost in the costal shade, as is that of 

 the interior line. Below, the exterior line bounds the discal dark 

 brown patch; beneath this, it is abruptly drawn in, and then contin- 

 ued straight to the inner margin. The reniform spot is the most 

 noticable feature of the wings. It is wedge-shaped, clear white, ill- 

 defined and widened above, and containing there a shade concolorous 

 and connected with the costa; below it is contracted, and clearly 



