56 JOHN B. SMITH. 



white, outwardly angulated below the apex, and outwardly dentate on veins 3 

 and 4, forming a distinct though not prominent W- A series of small, black 

 terminal luuules, followed by a pale line at base of fringes. The latter of dull 

 luteous fuscous, with a darker interline, and cut with gray opposite the veins. 

 Claviform concolorous, incompletely black margined, short and rather wide. 

 Ordinary spots large, vaguely defined by a few darker scales, and a slightly paler 

 gray annulus. The reniform somewhat darker filled. Secondaries soiled white, 

 with a broad smoky outer margin, smoky veins darker in the female, and white 

 fringes; the latter with dusky interline. Beneath whitish powdery, both pairs 

 of wings with a more or less evident discal spot and outer broken line. Ex- 

 pands 32 mm. ; 1.28 inches. 



Hah. — Colorado. 



Two specimens S and 9 . both collected by Mr. Bruce, the S 

 from Mr. Neumoegen's collection, the 9 with Mr. Bruce's No. 365. 



The species has a decided resemblance to some forms of Hadena 

 characta in wing form and ground color, so that it might be easily 

 confused with it at first sight. It belongs with the w-album. group 

 of the genus, and in color resembles trifolii, but with much narrower, 

 more elongate wings. The maculation is obscure, and more so in 

 the 9 than in the % . 



Maiiie$«tra segreg^ata n. sp. (PI. ii, fig. 11)— Very dark purplish brown, 

 verging on blackish; a more reddish shade through the centre of the primaries, 

 the lighter regions relieved by gray powderings. Collar with a black above a 

 gray transverse line in the male, which in the female is scarcely traceable. 

 Primaries with the transverse lines all present. Basal line geminate, gray filled, 

 the defining lines vague, except in the submediau interspace, where the inner 

 line is prominently black. T. a. line geminate, gray filled, narrow, the inner 

 line concolorous and not well marked, the outer black, slightly outcurved in the 

 interspaces and rather evenly outcurved as a whole. T. p. line geminate, nar- 

 rowly gray filled, the defining lines marked by slightly darker scales to vein 4, 

 below which the outer line gradually disappears and the inner line become better 

 marked. As a whole the line is even, outcurved over the reniform and distinctly 

 incurved below S. t. line yellowish, narrow, relieved by darker brown or black 

 powderings on either side. Claviform small, distinctly margined, the apex of 

 the defining lines continued across the median space to the t. p. line. Orbicular 

 large, gray, oval or oblong, obliqne, in the male complete, in the female open to 

 the costa, defining lines composed of black scales. Eeniform large, gray pow- 

 dered, upright, slightly dilated inferiorly, defined by a narrow, incomplete black 

 line, inwardly edged by pale scales. Fringes concolorous slightly dentate over 

 the veins. Secondaries deep smoky brown, glistening, with a blackish terminal 

 line and somewhat paler fringes. Beneath, primaries smoky, paler powdered 

 along the costa. Secondaries carneous gray, with blackish powderings, a dusky 

 median shade line and a discal lunule. Expands 36 mm. ; 1.43 inches. 



Hah, — Laggan, British Columbia, at light. May 13, 17, Bean ; 

 Nos. 447, 53]. 



A good pair is before me. They are robust, the thoracic vestiture 



