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tinged with pink outwardly and on fringe. Abdomen pale clay-yellow, with 

 the tip pink. Expanse 35 mm. 



Hab. — Colorado. 



H. peroplioroides Strecker. 



1877.— Strecker, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1876, p. 152. Cosmia. 



aurostriata Graef. 

 1888. — Graef, Eiit. Amer. vol. iv, p. 58. Hyparpax. 

 var. tyria Slosson. 



1894.— Slosson, Eut. News vol. v, p. 198. 

 Very pale ocherous, all the margins of fore wing deep brownish red. Wing 

 evenly irrorate; lines as in aurora, narrow, even, the discal streak sometimes 

 nnited with the angle of t. a. line. Secondaries white, the outer third tinted 

 dark red. Expanse 30 mm. 



Hab. — Florida. 



The variety has the wings heavily iri'orate. 



Genus SymnieriNta Hiibaer. 

 1852?— Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 248. 



Edema Walker. 

 1855— Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. Pt. v, p. 1028. 



^Synopsis of Species. 



A white costal edging albifrous. 



No white edging packarclii. 



S. albifrons Smith and Abbott. 



1797. — Smith and Abbott, Lep. Ins. Ga. vol ii, pi. 8. Phalxna. 

 var. albicosta Iliibner. 



1804?— Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 440. Noctua. 

 Ash-gray, shaded with brownish centrally on fore wings. The white costal 

 mark on outer half of wing is expanded into a rounded projection l)eyond the 

 linear discal dot; lines strigose, confused; a subterminal series of transveise 

 dashes. Secondaries pale gray. The head, collar and central part of thorax, 

 are pale ligneous brown, the whole patch bordered with black. Expanse 30 mm. 

 The var. albicosia differs in having the projection from the costal 

 band tooth-like instead of rounded. 

 Hab. — Atlantic States, westwaixl. 



S. packardii Morrfson. 



1875. — Morrison, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y. vol. xi, p. 92. Edema. 

 Brownish cinereous, as in albifrons. Costal mark indicated by a pale shade. 

 T. p. line and t. a. line black, geminate, waved. Subterminal row of dashes and 

 discal spot as in albifrons. Expanse 31 mm. 



Hab. — Texas. 



Ge!ius STerice Walker. 

 1855.— Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. vol. v, p. 1070. 

 N. bideiitata Walker. 



1855.— Walker. Cat. Brit. Mus. Pt. v, p. 1076. 



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