1870,] 401 [Packard. 



in being brown or white, and is in the female twice as wide as in the 

 male, and varies in width in the latter. This median dark or white 

 region is scalloped externally with a large toothed subacute projec- 

 tion in the middle of the wing, being straight on the costa, and on 

 the inner edge. In' some specimens this outer edge of the median 

 band is clearly resolved into two, and in the single female three, 

 brown, parallel, contiguous wavy lines. The outer edge of the wing 

 is clear, rusty brown, with a row of obscure dusky patches half way 

 between the scalloped line and the outer edge of the wing. A sub- 

 marginal row of longitudinal, intervenular, black linear spots. A 

 black line at the base of the fringe, and a dusky line along the fringe. 

 Hind wings dusky ochreous, brighter on the outer third of the wing; 

 a slight discal dot, a. brown, interrupted line along the base of fringe, 

 which is dusky brown. Beneath, bright ochreous on both wings, a 

 broad, dusky band angulated in the middle of the wing, in the female 

 consisting of two brown lines ; this band disappears towards the 

 inner edge ; on hind wings an outer much curved brown line. Brown 

 discal dots present on both wings. 



Length of fore wing, .50-.58 inch. Edwards. 



This species varies much in the central part of the wing, the band 

 enclosing the discal dot varying from brown to white, and the angle 

 of the outer edge being acute or rounded. It differs from all the 

 other species known to me by the bright, ochreous underside of both 

 wings, and the dusky band bent at nearly right angles. 



Gidaria leoninata n. sp. 



This is a smaller species than the foregoing, with long, acute 

 palpi, and antennse ciliated as usual. The body and wings are tawny 

 brown, with scattered patches of ochreous scales. Palpi tawny, with 

 scattered white scales. Front ochreous, with brown scales. Fore 

 wings with three broad, dusky bands of nearly equal width, angulated 

 on the median space, and scalloped on the edges, which are black ; 

 those of the second and third bordered with white. The second and 

 third with the band between, form a central, dusky band, occupying 

 a third of the wing, and containing an indistinct, brown, discal dot ; 

 the outer edge of the band is less angulated than in the two preced- 

 ing species, and consists of three large scallops, being straight on the 

 costal and subcostal region. A submarginal row of brown patches, 

 margined externally with white points ; towards the apex are three 

 longitudinal black streaks, with an oblique, black, apical streak, 

 interrupted by the venules. A row of marginal black dots. Fringe 



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