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ward to the middle oi the discal space, thence curving inward on l<> the 

 median vein, the next poinl situated f)ii the internal vein. A white, curved, 

 linear, discal spot. The outer line is slightly oblique, nearly parallel with the 

 outer edge, with a deep regular curve inward between the first median 

 venule and the submcdian fold. This line is usually shaded with dark or 

 reddish-brown on the inside, and sometimes the entire middle of the wing is 

 dark brown. Beyond the extradiscal line, the wing is paler and clearer, 

 sometimes the striga; are collected into a faint, diffuse, submarginal band. 

 Hind wings a little paler than the anterior pair, with a whitish extradiscal 

 line, shaded with dark scales on the inside, and curved outward in the sub- 

 median space. Beyond this line near the inner angle are scattered dark 

 specks,, sometimes forming a short, diffuse band. Along the edge of the 

 wing are five distinct black dots, becoming larger toward the inner angle ; 

 the fifth one is situated just in front of the largest tooth in the middle of the 

 wing. Beneath, both wings uniformly reddish or umber-brown, with no 

 lines. The discal dot on the fore wings is twice as large as on the hind 

 wings, white, conspicuous ; on the hind wings are faint traces of the extra- 

 discal line, especially apparent toward the inner edge. The discal dot is 

 large, oval, black, edged with white. The marginal black dots are present 

 beneath. 



Length of body, <?, 0.70-0.80, 9, 0.65; of fore wings, 4, 0.75-0.90, 

 9, 0.75 ; expanse of wings, 1.70-1.80 inches. 



Montreal, Canada (Caulfield) ; Brunswick, Me. (Packard) ; Boston 

 (Sanborn) ; West Farms, N. Y. (Angus) ; Philadelphia, Pa. (Amer. Ent. 

 Soc.); Missouri (Riley); Glencoe, Nebraska (Dodge) ; Lawrence, Kans. 

 (Snow) ; California (Edwards and Behrens) ; Santa Barbara, Cal. (Harford). 



This species is very variable. In the Eastern States, it is often umber- 

 brown as well as reddish-brown. The Pacific-coast specimens are larger 

 than the eastern (the fore wing of a Californian male measuring 0.90, of a 

 Massachusetts male 0.75 inch). The two Santa Barbara males are smaller 

 than usual in Pacific-coast specimens, and paler, and seem to be distinct from 

 A. behrensata. 



Azelina behrensata Packard. Plate 11, fig. fiO. 



Azelina bchrexsaria, Pack., Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xiii, 386, 1871. 



S . — Closely allied structurally with A. kubnerata. Ash granite-gray. 

 Head and body granite-gray, abdomen darker; a dark line on the hinder 

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