Packard.] 396 [May 4, 



Burpass the front by a distance equal to the length of the head itself. 

 They are black, with a few white scales along the middle of the side ; 

 front edge of front blackish ; front itself and vertex whitish ; thorax 

 whitish, with a few black scales. Fore wings pale gray. Base of 

 costa black, terminating abruptly in a slightly curved black line 

 ending in the middle of the median space ; costa throughout dusky. 

 Just before the middle of the wing is an oblique blackish band di- 

 rected outwards and passing below the subcostal vein. Just above 

 the discal dot is a square, black, costal patch, succeeded by two white, 

 short lines. Half way between these and the apex are two twin 

 white costal bands, with a broad black patch on each side. Beyond, 

 is a squarish reddish brown patch, and the extreme apex is gray. 

 The base of the wing below the costa is quite clear, with scattered 

 dark scales, and a black linear spot on the end of the median vein at 

 the origin of its branches ; from this spot a linear reddish line ex- 

 tends to the discal dot, and below two dusky lines extend to the 

 inner edge of wing, the inner being the wider. The discal dot is 

 curvilinear, black, very distinct, edged with white externally. A 

 few red scales are scattered over the space inside the discal dot. 



Beyond the discal dot is a broad, clear, pale gray band, with a row 

 of longitudinal black linear spots on the outer edge, becoming longer 

 towards the costal edge of the wing ; this broad space terminates on 

 the subcostal vein ; it is limited on the outer edge by a wavy light 

 line. Beyond, is a row of reddish diffuse patches, forming a wide 

 series of scallops. The outer edge of the wing is dusky gray ; along 

 the base of the fringe is a linear narrow black line interrupted by 

 the ends of the venules. The long fringe is dirty white, with slightly 

 darker scales. Hind wings clear on the costal and median areas, 

 with a distinct, round, discal dot, the inner and submedian region 

 covered with dark and light alternating crinkled lines, most marked 

 on the venules. 



Beneath, fore wings clear, with costa dusky at base; discal dot 

 distinct, linear, extending to costa. Half way between it and a sub- 

 apical black patch is a black line consisting of two dots. Beyond the 

 discal dot both wings are lineated finely with black and gray, and the 

 black line at base of fringe is very distinct. 



Length of fore wing, .50 inch. Nevada. Edwards. 



Hypsipetes Californiata n. sp. 



Ash gray. Front of the head pale ash, palpi brown, pale on the 

 edges. Eyes black ; tegulae pale ash speckled with black. Base of 



