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These males are recognized readily by the three dark spots at the inner 

 angle of the fore wing, and the dark lines, which are nearer the discal dot 

 than in females. The above description was drawn up from the types of 

 sesquilinea. 



2 & and 7 9. — Body dull ochreous, with a few black scales; antennae 

 minutely annulated with black scales. Wings marked much alike; fore 

 wings with two lines, the inner regularly curved, terminating on the costa at 

 twice the distance from the base, as on the hind edge; the line is black, 

 diffuse, with some subfuscous scales externally. Within are more numerous 

 grayish scales. Within this line, toward the costa, are numerous black 

 transverse scales. Discal spot distinct. Middle of the wing with a few 

 transverse strigae, especially toward the costa, which is, however, not thus 

 strigated The outer line straight, black, terminating in the falcate apex 

 of the wing, not being bent back on the costa as usual. Tip of the 

 wing black ; the outer line is margined broadly with gray spots; black and 

 gray scales are numerous toward .the inner angle of the wing, the anterior 

 two-thirds of the outer edge of the wings being clear. Hind wings provided 

 with a single straight extradiscal black line ; within the discal dot are a few 

 transverse strigas, while exteriorly the wing is dusky, and the scales are 

 grouped into transverse clouds, situated half-way between the line and the 

 outer edge of the wing. Outer edge rounded, scarcely angulated, clearer 

 toward the costa. Body beneath, with the legs and wings, alike thickly 

 strigated. " The line common to both wings re-appears faintly ; discal dots 

 more distinct than above. 



The female may at once be known by the much curved inner line of 

 the fore wings, which is also deeply sinuate. (This line is sometimes ob- 

 solete.) The lines vary greatly in width, being broadest and darkest in the form 

 of varus figured by Messrs. Grote and Robinson. In other specimens of 

 "varus'''' from Alabama, received from Mr. Grote, the wings are clear and the 

 lines fine. Grote and Robinson's type-specimen of aquosus, figured by them, 

 is more densely and coarsely speckled than any of the others, the outer 

 border of both wings being dull violaceous, mottled with blackish ; but I 

 have a specimen from Missouri which approaches this type-specimen closely. 

 On the other hand, I have a specimen from Massachusetts (Stratton), which 

 is intermediate between juniperaria and the Alabama varus: the fore wing 

 being strigated at the base and border of the wing, with a dark shade below the 



