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Yellowish gray, the reniform yellow shaded; basal dash distinct, black, 

 connecting with an inward angulation of the t. a. line, which is 

 broadly black marked and so formed as to include an ovate basal 

 space above the streak ovata. 



Essentially with markings as before, but the basal dash is linear or 

 scarcely traceable and the t. a. line is not black marked: size 

 smaller ... . . modica. 



Uniformly ash-gray, the geminate t. a. line evenly oblique and the 

 dagger mark opposite anal angle tending to disappear in the 

 male . . ... clarescens.* 



No dagger mark opposite anal angle; at most a diffuse shading that sug- 

 gests its presence. 

 Expands more than 1.25 inches; ground color varies from ashen gray 



to blackish smoky; the markings either distinct and contrasting 

 or barely traceable ..... . hamamelis. 



Smaller and of a much more evenly dark ground color; does not ex- 

 ceed and rarely reaches 1.25 inches in expanse . . increta. 



Size as before, but ground color of a pale, whitish gray . retardata. 



Group Auricoiua. 



1. All the ordinary maculation present, but not contrasting: no longitu- 



dinal streaks, dashes or dagger marks; primaries elongate, sub- 

 equal ........... 2. 



All the ordinary maculation present, more or less mottled and con- 

 trasting, tending to suffusion; primaries short and trigonate . 3. 



The ordinary maculation more or less obscured, tending to become 

 more distinctly strigate ; wings long, trigonate, tending to or 

 becoming lanceolate . ...... 4. 



2. Dull ashen gray with dense black powderings obscuring the macula- 



tion; secondaries grayish white . . illita n. sp. 



Brighter gray, primaries with sparser powderings and all the macula- 

 tion clear; both wings with a yellowish suffusion, most marked 

 in secondaries ... . . luteicoma. 



3. Even, pale, powdery gray, without a black basal dash or streak, and 



with no contrasting maculation . . . sperata. 



Marbled black and white; the maculation contrasting . noctivaga. 



Primaries gray, more or less mottled; basal black streak present. 



Dark bluish gray, the maculation not prominent; secondaries soiled 



white in the male, smoky gray in female . . emaculata n. sp. 



Paler gray, with a slight yellowish tinge on both wings, the markings 



well relieved and the primaries therefore with a mottled appearance. 



Somewhat broader winged and the primaries less pointed at tip; t. a. 



line in female always well marked . impressa. 



Narrower winged and the primaries more pointed at tip, t. a. line in 



female obscured by a dusky shading which extends from base to 



the anal angle . . . . distans. 



* = hicsitata Grt. 



