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brown behind. Primaries of the ground color to the s. t. line, beyond 

 which it is a much lighter brown, ranging almost to whitish, with 

 fine transverse brown strigillations. The t. p. and s. t. lines are coin- 

 cident from vein 7 to the inner margin, with an outward lobe at mid- 

 dle and a deep incurve below. Above vein 7 the t. p. line separates 

 and goes obliquely inward to the costa in the form of a double pale 

 line. The t. a. line is rather irregular and not very well marked; but 

 is traceable in the paler specimens and is black, preceded by a yellow- 

 ish mark on costa. The basal line is also indicated by a yellowish 

 costal line, which sometimes extends across the costal area. The disk 

 is crossed by three more or less obvious dusky shade lines. Sec- 

 ondaries a little paler than the primaries to the terminal area, which 

 is separated off by a denticulated pale line, the paler terminal area 

 with brown strigillations. The disk is crossed by three or four some- 

 what darker shade bands. Beneath smoky, crossed by numerous 

 wavy shade bands. 



Expands, 1.40-1.60 inches = 35-40 mm. 



Habitat. — Canada to Texas, west to the Rocky Mountains, May to 

 August in the northern part of its range, Texas in March and August. 



This is a very characteristic species which does not vary to any 

 considerable extent, nor enough to confuse its identity at any time. 



The genitalia of the males have the harpes similar in size but quite 

 dissimilar in form; both are rather narrow and bent downward; but 

 the left harpe is continuous, flattened toward the tip and squarely 

 cut off, while the right is extended at the angulation into a flattened - 

 process like a short fork. 



The female has the penultimate segment lobed, the lobes subequal, 

 the opening to the copulatory pouch at the upper inner angle of the 

 right lobe, and all from the side of the lobe, no part of the top being- 

 involved. 



HOMOPTERA CINEREA Morrison. 



1875. Homoptera cinerea Morrison, Can. Ent., VII, p. 148. 

 The following is Morrison's original description: 



Expanse. 45 mm. Length of body, 20 mm. 



Palpi gray, of normal form. Collar, thorax, and abdomen cinereous black. 

 Pterygodes well marked. Abdomen strongly tufted, the two anal segments 

 ochreous, very distinctly so beneath. Both wings shining, cinereous, mi a 

 black ground; the outer half of the wings have a slight purple tinge in certain 

 lights; orbicular spot a black dot; median shade well marked, angulate on the 

 median vein, followed by a blackish, less cinereous shade line, twice angulate 

 opposite the brown diffuse reniform spot; subterminal line distinct inferiorly 

 only a yellow brown shade along the costa of the posteror wings; the disk of 

 the wings is occupied by alternating cinereous and blackish shades, the former 

 predominating; one distinct black median line preceded by a blackish shade. 

 Beneath uniform cinereous, gray, discal dots not prominent. 



Hab. Massachusetts. 



The beautiful cinereous and black coloration of this hue species will at once 

 [separate it. 



