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maries have all the ordinary maculation evident, but not sharply defined. 

 Basal line single, black, and marked on the costa only. T. a. line nearly 

 upright, outcurved between the veins, black, preceded by a few pale 

 scales. T. p. line widely outcurved over the cell and a little incurved 

 below, usually remote from the center of the wing; black in color, lunate 

 between the veins and followed by a paler gray shade. S. t. line obscure, 

 and marked only by an irregular and incomplete preceding dark shade. 

 There is a series of blackish terminal lunules and a very evident, blackish, 

 somewhat diffuse shade across the median space close to and parallel with 

 the t. p. line, somewhat obscuring the reniform. Orbicular large, oval, 

 obscurely defined by black scales, with or without a dark central spot. 

 Reniform broad, upright, a little incurved; outwardly a little paler than 

 the ground color, but inferiorly obscured by the median shade. Secon- 

 daries smoky, with an indefinite extra-median line and pale fringes. Be- 

 neath, smoky and powdery; both wings with an outer line. Expands 

 31-34 mm.; 1.24-1.36 inches. 



Hab. Calgary, July 13. 



Two specimens, both females, were sent me by Mr. Dod under 

 the number 31, and this is said to represent his stock. The spe- 

 cies is the darkest of all those known to me, resembling lithospila 

 in this respect, but quite different in markings. 



Hadena (Xylophasia) versuta n. sp. PI. xv, fig. 14. Ground color dull, 

 dirty, blackish gray; the surface rough and powdery. The head is some- 

 what paler; the collar gray tipped, and with an indistinct dusky central 

 line. The primaries have all the ordinary marking, but all obscure and 

 indistinct. Basal line geminate, blackish, marked by a little incurve to 

 the base. T. a. line geminate, the defining line scarcely contrasting; as 

 a whole outcurved and only a little irregular. T. p. line geminate, the 

 inner defining line made up of a black or blackish lunules, the outer line 

 even and only a little darker gray; as a whole, nearly parallel with the 

 outer margin. S. t. line formed of white scales, more or less broken, but 

 forming an obvious W, on veins 3 and 4. There is a series of black ter- 

 minal lunules, and the dark fringes are pale spotted on the veins. Beyond 

 the t. p. line the s. t. space is a little paler, shading however to the same 

 dull gray color before the s. t. line. Ordinary spots obscure, but all 

 traceable. Claviform outlined by black scales and with a narrow streak 

 extending from it to the t. p. line. Orbicular large, defined only at the 

 sides, and a little paler in the center. Reniform also very large and in- 

 completely defined, paler powdered through the center. Secondaries 

 whitish, semi-transparent towards the base, more smoky outwardly. 

 There is an obscure discal lunule, and the veins are dark marked. On 

 the underside the wings are powdery gray, the secondaries with a discal 

 lunule and a vague outer shade. Expands 40 mm.; 1.60 inches. 



Hab. Calgary, June 26 and July 2 " at Treacle." 



