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indistinct, formed of sharp internervular indentations; the inner 

 angle yellowish-gray, without brown intermixture. 



Posterior wings whitish, iridescent ; without markings. Beneath, 

 on the anterior wings, the reniform spot is reproduced, and the 

 nervures are distinctly tinted with blackish-brown. 



Hob. Texas, September 21. 



This species resembles somewhat the figures of Phalsena phyto- 

 laccse, Sm. Abb. (which is still unidentified), but diffei's in several 

 material points. The figures appear to be coarse and over-colored, 

 so that the species intended will be difficult of determination. 



Hadena inordinata, nov. sp. 



Expanse 35 mm. Length of body 1*7 mm. 



Eyes naked. Abdomen tufted. Thorax with the usual tufts. 



Markings of the anterior wings confused, black, white, and 

 3'ellowish-brown ; a narrow basal dash, and another on the inner 

 margin beneath the submedian nervure; interior line black, gem- 

 inate and dentate, with a whitish included shade line, extending 

 obliqueby outwards to the submedian nervure, then quickly drawn 

 in ; claviform spot indistinct^ outlined ; median spots blackish, 

 with white annuli, the orbicular elongate ; the exterior line rounded 

 above, below straight, its included white shade line very distinct ; 

 the median space is more or less suffused with yellow-brown ; it 

 is most contracted at the submedian nervure, above which the 

 median lines are sometimes connected by a black streak, but this 

 streak is frequently obsolete and its place filled by two short 

 black markings before the exterior line; subterminal line white, 

 with the usual distinct teeth, preceded by a series of very distinct 

 black cuneiform markings ; terminal space blackish ; a series of 

 black lunules at the base of the checkered fringe. 



Posterior wings yellowish-brown, with the costa shaded with 

 gray ; discal dots, a distinct narrow median line, and a broad 

 black terminal band. 



Beneath, with very conspicuous discal dots on both wings, as 

 well as traces of median and terminal shade bands. 



Hab. Massachusetts, in June, from our collection. 



This species is allied to H.cariosa and H. sectilis, but will at once 

 be distinguished by the color of the posterior wings and the ar- 

 rangement of the black bands thereon. 



