Packard.] 20 [May 7, 



This diminutive species seems to occur commonly in California, 

 where it has been collected by Mr. Edwards. It also occurs at San 

 Mateo, Cal., specimens having been collected by Mr. Alex. Agassiz 

 (Mus. Comp. Zoology). It may be recognized by its small size and 

 white, many lineated wings. From Guenee's L. implicata it differs in 

 the wings being entirely white and also in the markings as well as the 

 smaller size. We have in the Eastern States a species very near to 

 it, which I describe below as L. perlineata, 1 introducing the descrip- 

 tion here for the sake of comparison. 



Larentia cumatilis Pack. 



Cidaria cumatilis Grote and Kob. Annals Lyceum Nat. Hist., 

 N. Y., vin (April, 1867). 



Cidaria ^-punctata Pack. Proc. B. S. N. H., xm, 385 (1871). 



I can find no differences between two specimens from the Atlantic 

 States (one G. and R's. type from Buffalo, and one from Maine, col- 

 lected by myself), and twelve examples from California, collected by 

 Mr. Edwards. It seems to be much more common in California than 

 in the east. It is nearly related to, and congeneric with, Larentia 

 polata Boisd. from Labrador and Arctic Europe. 



Cidaria xmbilata Pack. Proc. B. S. N. H., xm, 400. 



One specimen from Springfield, Oregon, collected by Mr. Junius 

 Holleman. 



Cidaria glaucata n. sp. 1 ?. 



Of the size and form of C. nvbilata Pack., but with the palpi much 

 longer, being of unusual length, the second joint projecting out far- 

 ther than the head is long, while the third joint is longer and larger 

 than usual. Head whitish on vertex and front ; palpi ash brown ; 



1 Larentia perlineata n. sp. 1 J 1 , 1 $, closely resembling in size, shape and mark- 

 ings of wings L. 12-lineata. The head is whitish gray above, in front dark brown ; 

 the palpi brown at tips above. The fore wings are white, crossed by numerous wavy 

 fine lines about twelve in number, It differs chiefly from L. 12-lineata, however, in 

 the median line being much broader and more distinct, and with a broad ochreous 

 shade between it and the line beyond. The hind wings are white, with the scalloped 

 lines on the outer half of the wing very distinct, being continuous and a little 

 diffuse. Beneath much as in L. 12-lineata, but with four well marked lines in the 

 hind wings, the innermost quite near the base of the wing. Abdomen whitish 

 gray, unspotted. Legs, two anterior pair dusky above, hinder pair white. 



Length of body, J 1 .32, $ .30; fore wing, j> .45, $ .42 inch. Albany, N. Y., May 

 4th. (Lintner.) 



This small species is half the size of L. dilutata, and differs in having about 

 twelve fine lines on the fore wings, and four or five unbroken lines on the hind 

 wings. The median line on the fore wings being very distinct and with a brownish 

 and ochreous shade beyond. 



