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oblique outwardly ; t. p. line siuiiate, inwardly bent ou subuiedian space 

 and thus approacbinj;- tbe t. a. line. Secondaries whitish, veins dusky. 

 Beneath pale, powdery toward apicesj a distinct common line. Front 

 dusky; wings narrow. 



Expands 35-38""", 1.40-1.50 inches. 



Habitat. — Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico. 



Closely allied to the preceding-, and distinct from it by the some- 

 what smaller size, the approximate, usually evident transverse lines, 

 and the obsolete s. t. line. An Arizona specimen from Mr. Neumoegen's 

 collection is almost uniform in color, and has a yellowish tint to the 

 secondaries. It seems scarce distinct enough to receive a separate 

 and specific name, though assuredly not typical of the species. 



Noctua tepperi Smith. 

 1887. Siuitli, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 4.52, Agrotis. 



White, sparsely irrorate with black scales; transverse lines single, 

 fuscous. T. a. line oblique, slightly and rather evenly convex outwardly. 

 T. p. line sinuate, perceptibly angulate over the cell. S. t. line broad, 

 diffuse, unusual!}' remote from, but nearly parallel to, outer margin. A 

 row of distinct terminal dark spots. Ordinary spots indefinite, concol- 

 orous. Orbicular small round ; reniform moderate, of normal form, 

 rather small, the outer and inferior margin black. Secondaries whitish, 

 darker outwardly. Beneath white, powdery. Thorax concolorous, col- 

 lar distinctly tii)ped with black. 



Expands 34""", 1.35 inches. 



Habitat. — Montana. 



A very distinct species, easily recognized by the paie color combined 

 with the black tipped collar. A single specimen only in Mr. Tepper's 

 collection. 



Noctua Iiibi leans Gu. 



18.'')2. Gu., Sp. Gen. Noct., i, 323, Kodua. 



185(;. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Lep. Het., x, 3i)-i, Graphiphora. 



1864. Grt, Proc. Eat. Soc. Phil., ni, ^25 = clniidcsthia. 



I8G9. Grt., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, ii, 309, an sp. tlist. ; Agrolis. 



Far. beata Grt. 

 1883. Grt., Ann. Mug. N. H. (Louden), 1883, 54, Afjroth. 

 1883. Grt., Traus. Kaus. Ac. Sci., viii, 54, Agrotis. 

 1885. Smith, Can. Ent., x\n, G, pr. syu. 



Ground color, bluish gray; somewhat glistening. Outwardly shaded 

 from dark red to blackish, transverse lines varying in color to same 

 extent. Basal line evident; t. a. line single oblique, scalloped, distinct. 

 T. p. line hardly distinct, dark, even. S. t. line pale, but little irregular. 

 A distinct median shade line nearest to t. p. line. Claviforni and orbicu- 

 lar wanting; reniform faintly indicated by two parallel black marks, not 



