466 NORTH AMERICAN NOCTUIDiE. 



race ofolivacea ; but a series of 20 specimens of the latter species — many 

 of them western — do not show any tendency to invalidate the charac- 

 ters upon which this species is based. The $ genitalia are like those 

 of olivacea. 



M. vau-media Smith, sp. uov. 



Primaries dark smoky gray ; paler, witli a reddish tinge beyond the 

 t. p. line. Basal line indistinct. T. a. line geminate; unusually remote 

 from base, outwardly oblique, even, very slightly curved. T. p. line 

 obsoletely geminate, slightly curved, and inwardly oblique, reaching 

 hind margin close to the t. a. line. S. t. line pale, irregular, hardly 

 traceable ; a pale spot near internal angle. Ordinary spots concolor- 

 ous, subequal, almost lost in the dusky ground color. Claviform in- 

 dicated by a dusky blotch on the t. a. line. Secondaries blackish out- 

 wardly, with paler base. Beneath fuscous gray, powdery. Head and 

 thorax concolorous with primaries. Expands .90 inch (23"""). 



Habitat. — Colorado. 



This little species is ea-sily recognized by the V-shaped median space, 

 beyond which the wing is paler and with a reddish tint interiorly. The 

 ordinary spots are practically obsolete. It is the smallest and one of 

 the ugliest of our species. The type is with Mr. Cramer, and was col- 

 lected by Mr. Bruce. 



M. incurva Smith, sp. nov. 



Primaries dark ash gray, median space somewhat darker. Transverse 

 lines geminate, black, not prominent ; included space of ground color. 

 Basal line present, geminate, ending in a short basal black dash. T. a. 

 line with a slight outward curve ; but little sinuate or lunate. T. p. line 

 with a deep sinuation below reniform. S. t. line of ground color, accom- 

 panied by a dusky defining shade; its course irregularly sinuate. (Clavi- 

 form concolorous, black lined. Ordinary spots defined ; of the pale 

 ground color. Orbicular moderate, irregularly rounded; reniform rather 

 broad and short, its inferior margin absorbed in t. p. line. Near the 

 hind angle the s. t. line is marked by a distinct white spot, emphasized 

 by a blackish dash crossing the line at that point. Secondaries pure 

 white. Beneath powdery, especially along costa; without line or dots. 

 Head and thorax like primaries ; collar with a black line. Abdomen 

 distinctly tufted. Antennce. of S simple. Expands 1 inch (25'"'"). 



Habitat. — Arizona. 



A single S specimen from Mr. Neumoegen. 



A well marked species, with a strong resemblances to anguina. The 

 course of the lines is almost identical, and so is the ground color. The 

 ordinary spots, however, are of a ditferent shape and much smaller, and 

 the secondaries of the $ are white. The genitalia, though imperfect, 

 are plainly like those of laudahilis and 4:-lineata, and the species is not 

 illy associated with dark forms of the latter. The course of .the t. p. 

 line is very different from the same line in 4:Uneata, which also has 



