100 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Vol xiv. 



Lissophanes Warren, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) viii, 67, 18. 

 Scoparia Hampson, Trans, ent. soc. Lond., 229, 1897. 



Palpi porrect ; maxillary palpi triangularly scaled ; front flat ; antennce minutely 

 ciliated ; tibia? with the outer spurs about two thirds the length of the inner. Fore 

 wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell, 4, 5, from angle, 7 well separated from 

 8, 9, to which IO is approximated towards origin. Hind wing with 3 from before 

 angle of cell, 4, 5 from angle or stalked, 6, 7 shortly stalked. 



The larvae are all unknown. 



Synopsis of Species. 

 Outer line straight, at least not excurved mesially. 



Dark gray rectilinea. 



Pale, almost white expallidalis . 



Outer line excurved over discal nervules. 

 Inner line arcuate. 



Large species, expanse over 25 mm. 



Subterminal line obsolete or as a limit to the lighter terminal area only. 



9 darkly shaded, marks obscured centuriella. 



9 light gray, marks distinct normalis. 



Subterminal line defined, yellowish, sinuate delphusa. 



Small species, expanse less than 25 mm. 



Wing dark brown -gray, lines pale, faint penumbralis.- 



Markings relieved, lines in part black. 



Wing with a broad contrasting pale median space. 



( >uter line nearer reniform than margin cinereomedia. 



Outer line nearer margin than reniform schwarzalis.- 



Median space, if pale, not contrasted, general effect unicolorous. 



Spots all short black streaks strigalis.- 



Spots, at least in part, annular or cuspiform. 



Orbicular and reniform united by a longitudinal bar or 



ellipse lugubralis. 



Stigmata separate. 



Larger ; outer line sharply and widely outcurved for 



half its length tricoloralis. 



Smaller ; outer line slightly and irregularly outcurved 



in the middle basalis. 



Inner line straight, strongly oblique torniplagalis. 



Scoparia rectilinea Zeller. 

 Scoparia rectilinea Zeller, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien., xxiv, 427, 1874. 

 Scoparia refugalis Hulst, Trans. Am. ent. soc, xiii, 148, 18816. 

 Scoparia refugalis Fernald, Smith's list Lep. Bor. Am., no. 4130, 1891. 

 Scoparia rectilinea Fernald, Smith's list Lep. Bor. Am., no. 413 1, 1 891. 

 Scoparia rectilinea Hampson, Trans, ent. soc. Lond., 234, 1897. 

 Scoparia rectilinea Dyar, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., xxvii, 918, 1904. 



