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REVISION OF SrECIK.S OF THE GENUS AGKOTIS. 1(>1 



form obsolete; orbiiHilar small, loiiiul, concoloroiis; reiiif'orm somewhat 

 iiideliiiite, iiiferioily .shaded with dusky. Secoiularies dirty white, out- 

 wardly dusky. Beneath pale, powdery, a reddish tiu<;e aloui; eosta ; a 

 common outer dark line and distinct discal spot, llead and thorax 

 concolorous. 



Expands 31""" ; 1.25 inches. 



II ABIT AT. — Arizona. 



A sordid, indefinitely marked si)ecies, distinct, however, from the 

 uearly allied species; from in/'rarta it dilfers by the even s. t. line, and 

 very even t. ]). line. From the pcrsonata for m of pi ti/chrous it differs by 

 the concolorous ordinary spots and very small orbicular; the median 

 space is not darker and the s. t. line is farther from the marjjm than in 

 pitychroiis. 



Carneades serricornis Sinitb. 

 1887. Smith, I'ruc. U. S. Nat. Mas., x, -lo^, Agrotis. 



Reddish ocherous, powdery ; s. t. line with a distinct preceding dark 

 shade; terminal space incompletely dusky. Basal aiul t. a. lines gem- 

 inate ; the latter sli«;htly oblicjue, outwardly curved between veins. 

 T. j>. line punctiform, geminate, the dots venular, small. S. t. line very 

 distinct, slightly paler, but emi)hasized by the preceding dark shade; 

 its course irregularly sinuate. Claviform wanting ; orbicidar obsolete, 

 very faintly pale ringed ; reniform dusky, lunate, obsoletely pale ringed. 

 Secondaries whitish, outwardly dusky. Beneath pale, i)owdered with 

 reddish and gray ; an indefined discal dot on each wing. Head and 

 thorax concolorous, vestiture mixed. 



Exi)ands 33"'"'; 1.30 inches. 



Habitat. — Southern California. 



Obviously distinct from anything else in the group ; recognizable by 

 the redilish shade to primaries, the very distinct s. t. line and lunate 

 dusky reniform. The primaries are cotJiparatively shorter and some- 

 wliat broader than any other si)ecies except perhai)s tvtrica. 



Carneades tetrica Siuitb. 

 1887. Siuitb, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 458, Ayrotis. 



Gray over reddish luteous, color very even ; all maculation indis- 

 tinct; lines geminate. T. a. line upright, very even. T. p. line parallel 

 with outer margin, also remarkably even. S. t. line somewhat i)aler, 

 very faintly indicated, sinuate. Claviform wanting, orbicular large 

 round, concolorous, marked with black scales ; reniform inferiorly 

 dusky, indefinite, rather large in size. Secondaries dusky, paler toward 

 base. Beneath pale, powdery, with discal lunule on all wings. Head 

 and thorax concolorous ; vestiture mixed. 



Expands 35-37""" ; 1.4-1.5 inches. 



Habitat. — Texas, Nevada. 

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