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bluish fuscous scales scattered especially about the darker patches. Hind wings 

 and cilia dull brown. Expanse 15 milhms. 



Six specimens in the collection of the American Entomological Society of 

 Philadelphia, unfortunately all of them in very bad condition. So far as I can 

 judge, the markings and colour are almost exactly similar to those of the following 

 species (cressoni), also from Texas. 



Walsingham (1887) later furnished an illustration of the uncus and 

 cucullus of the d^ genitalia in dorsolateral aspect for this species. 

 He also commented: 



To the description of this species I should wish to add that the antennae are 

 not strictly serrated in structure, but have a serrated appearance caused by 

 rings of sUghtly elevated scales. The lateral claspers slender, attenuated near the 

 base, dilated do wni wards beyond; their upper edge being nearly straight, the taper- 

 ing ends evenly rounded and slightly bent inwards. The uncus is single, with 

 the point short and very little bent over. On re-examination of the cell of the 

 hind wings I find a slender nervure closing it at the end. 



Male genitalia. — Vinculum typical, as in other species. 



Tegumen glabrous; lateral arm narrow, narrowing further at point 

 of articulation with vinculum ; dorsal area narrow, not separated along 

 meson. 



Harpe simple. Lateral ectal aspect: elongate, sublinear, rather 

 slender, with ventral expansion near center. Lateral ental aspect: 

 sacculus with very large, rounded, glabrous, dorsal expansion evenly 

 curving cephalodorsad well beyond arms of tegumen and transtilla 

 and finally curving cephaloventrad to base of harpe. Lateral aspect: 

 costa and sacculus fused, elongate, with apical portion considerably 

 expanded ventrad, narrowing to base. Cucullus distinct from costa 

 and sacculus, comprising approximate apical two-fifths of harpe, 

 heavily punctate and setose ectad and entad, gradually cur^ang mesad 

 toward apex, basal third narrow, central third somewhat expanded 

 ventrad, apical third narrowing distad, dorsal margin sublinear, 

 apex evenly rounded. 



Transtilla with arm rather elongate, glabrous, subparallel with 

 dorsal margin of costa, apical portion somewhat expanded and curv- 

 ing toward costa, terminating slightly distad of base of harpe. 



Uncus simple, same as that of hicomutus. Dorsal aspect: base 

 with cephahc margin weakly emarginate mesad, laterobasal areas 

 heavily punctate, lateral margins sublinear and converging distad to 

 base of uncal process. Uncal process of medium length, tubular, 

 sparsely punctate and setose, curving slightly ventrad, apex minutely 

 and acutely bifid. 



Gnathos fused, same as that of bicornuius; in form of moderately 

 sclerotized flap du-ected ventrocaudad, lateral margins weakly sinuate 

 and converging distad to form broadly rounded apex, ental surface 

 of apex finely pitted. 



