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middle of the band is a dark line nearly parallel with the inner one, dilating' on the veins and all 
the lines forming distinct dark costal spots. The outer third of the wing gray, with dark scales 
and with an irregular blackish wavy line, much as in ridenda and rnpta. Hind wings whitish, 
with no lines, and with three dark dots on the fringe of the internal angle. The outer third of 
the wing faintly dusted more or less with fine dark scales. Wings pale whitish beneath; two 
blackish costal spots beyond the middle, and costa of botli wings speckled with dark scales. A 
faint diffuse band passes across the hind wings just beyond the middle, and the margin of both 
wings is speckled with dark scales. . Body beneath pale, and the legs (tarsi) ringed with dark 
scales. 
After preparing the preceding descriptions 1 find that Mr. Edwards adds to his description 
of G,formosa the following remark: ^ 
It is possible that (i. rUlenda ami G. rupta are forms of oue species, luul that G. alhofaacia and G, formosa are 
forms of another, but 1 prefer to consider them as distinct until future investigation shall determine their true 
position. 
Mr. Dyar tells me that lie lias a specimen of G, formosa from El Paso, Tex. Professor French 
reports it from Utah. G, var. ridenda occurred at Fort Collins, Colo., May 23, June 11, and at 
Denver July 25 (C. P. Gillette). 
Section II {Eimelia Neum.). 
This section corresponds to the genus (sic) Melia or Eimelia of iNIessrs. Neumoegen and Dyar. 
At first, with only a single specimen of var. slossonke to judge by, I thought it was the type of a 
distinct genus, ns the head, auteniue, palpi, and veuatiou seemed so different, but after careful 
and repeated examinations of specimens, labeled admacnJaj Untneri^ wrightii^ and severa^ and 
observing the general identity of form of body, wings, and especially of markings, as well as 
the larval characters, Dr. Dyar stating that the larva of the Californian severa does not 
differ generally from that of E. triUneata, I think with our present knowledge it would be quite- 
unnecessary to recognize Eumelia as a distinct genus. 
The structural differences between G. iriliueata and G, severa, var. slossonke, and wliich at 
first led me to think them generically distinct, are the following: 
A 9 . The head is remarkably small, much more so than in G, trilineatn, and is loosely scfiled 
in front. The autennm are iiectiuated, the branches a little longer than in 9 triUneata, The palpi 
are short, small, depressed, with loose scales; and they are not quite so large and long as in 
triUneata. The thorax differs from that of Glaphisia triUneata in having a median dorsal tuft. 
The legs are hairy, and much as in triUneata, the tarsi being ringed with gray and dai’kor scales. 
The fore wings ai:e narrow, but with the costa unusually convex, much more so than in trilineata; 
the apex is somewhat rounded, but much as in triUneata^ the outer edge is very faintly excavated 
below the apex. The hind wings are of the same shape as in triUneata. There are six branches 
of the subcostal vein; branch 1 is longer than in triUneata and ends half way between the end of 
costal vein and end of branch 2 of the subcostal; the costal area is wider toward apex than in 
trilineata. The fifth and sixth branches are nearly as in trilineata. The lower discal vein is not 
so much bent as in the last-named species. The three cubital veins are nearly as in triUneata, 
but the second median space is wider than in that genus. The snbmedian vein (V) is represented by 
a simple fold. In the hind wings the two branches of the subcostal are much longer than in 
trilineata, the space between them long and narrow, in trilineata short and broad triangular. 
The discal veins are, taken together, slightly curved, where iu trilineata they make a decided 
angle at the origin of the independent vein ; and there is a comiuon origin of the lower discal and 
of the two median veinlets. The second median interspace is much wider thau iu the species of 
the other section of the genus. Vein VI is represented by a simple fold. ^ 
