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bronze cast. A trace of a basal dash is present. T. a. line pale, less curved 

 than in basalts; the spot corresponding to the claviform is very distinct and 

 pronounced; the orbicular, fainter. Reniform indistinct. Stigmata separate, 

 unconnected by any bar or shade. T. p. similar to fernaldalis, pale. S. t. pale, 

 bent inward in the median area, causing the subterminal space to be roughly fig- 

 ure of 8 shaped. The usual dark patch on the middle of the outer margin is 

 present. Fringe basally checkered with gray and white, distally pale. Sec- 

 ondaries: smoky, paler at base. Fringe white, interlined with the color of the 

 outer margin of the secondaries. Shape of wings as in fernaldalis. 



Another female specimen which we consider the same species, from Loma 

 Linda, San Bernadino, Co., Calif., shows traces of copper-red in the lower half 

 of the figure of 8 shaped subterminal area. 



Type locality: San Bernadino, Calif., October 8th-15th. 



Number and sex of types: Holotype and 5 Paratypes, all 5 s. 



SCOPARIA ALASKALIS, sp. nOV. 



Primaries : ground color pale gray, heavily suffused with dark gray scales. 

 Basal dash present. T. a. line white, curved as in basalts. A conspicuous patch 

 of black scales following this line almost obscure the slightly darker spot in the 

 claviform area. The orbicular is a clean cut round black dot. Reniform as 

 usual in the basalis group, shaded to the costa, followed by pale scaling. A 

 black spot present on costa between this paler scaling and the t. p. line, which is 

 pale and in general follows the course of that line as represented in basalis and 

 pacificalis. It is, however, slightly straighter, making the species intermediate to 

 commortalis in this respect. S. t. line white, bent inward on median area, sub- 

 dividing the subterminal space into two dark patches. The lower of these 

 patches possesses a distinct white spot in the anal angle, caused by a very con- 

 siderable inflection of the s. t. line on vein 1. The usual black patch outside of 

 the s. t. line is present, but considerably less pronounced than in basalis. A row 

 of dark spots cause a checkered appearance to the fringe. Secondaries : pale fus- 

 cous, slightly darker externally. Fringes pale with a darker interline. 



As usual with Alaskan species or forms, the present form re- 

 sembles Eastern material in markings and Western in size. 



Type locality: Ketchikan, Alaska, July 8th-15th. 



Number and sex of types: $, Holotype; 1 $, Paratype. 



