192 B. NKUMOKGEN AND H. G. DYAR. 



91. apicalis Walker. 



1855.— Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. Pt. v, p. 1058. IcUhyura. 



vau Fitch. 

 1859.— Fitch, Eep. Ins. N. Y. v, p. 65. Clostera. 



indentata Packard. 

 1864.— Packard, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii, p. 352. IcUhyura. 



ornata Grote and Eobinson. 

 1868.— Grote and Robinson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. vol. ii, p. 91. IcUhyura. 



incarcerata Boisdnval. 

 1868.— Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. vol. xii, p. 86. Clostera. 

 race astoriie Hy. Edwards. 



1887. — Ily. Edwards, Ent. Amer. vol. ii, p. 11. IcUhyura. 

 var. bifiria Hy. Edwards. 



1887. — Hy. Edwards, Ent. Amer. vol. ii, p. 167. IcUhyura. 

 Sordid white to ash-gray, the lines whitish. The second meets third at about 

 median vein, while the fourth is nndnlate, widened and white at costa. A s. t. 

 row of black dots preceded by a lead-colored shade centrally. An obscure lead- 

 colored discal dot. The apical portion of the wing as far as vein 3 (viii) more 

 or less overspread with ocherous or rusty brown. Secondaries whitish or gray, 

 often with a mesial line. Thoracic mark deep brown. Expanse 25 mm. 



Hab. — Atlantic States northward and westward, California and 

 the Pacific Northwest. 



The very pale form astoricc. is found on the Pacific coast in Oregon, 

 and a form very similar to it occurs in the central region from the 

 Rocky Mountains westward. In the Sierras examples occur of a 

 fine purplish tint constituting the var. bifiria. 



M. iuoriiata Neumoegen. 



1882. — Neumoegen, Papilio vol. ii, p. 134. Ichthyura. 

 1893.— Packard, Ent. News vol. iv. p. 78. 



Hab. — Southwestern United States to Mexico. 



Closely allied to M. apicalls, from which it dvoes not differ in mark- 

 ings. It is, however, larger and paler, more suffused with reddish, 

 and lacks the dark streak on head and thorax. 



HI. iii«lii!tia Hiibner. 



1825. — Hiibner. Zutr. ex. Schmett. vol. iii, p. 36. Ichthyura. 



americarta Harris. 

 1841. — Harris, Rep. Ins. Mass. p. 314. Clostera. 

 var. ill versa Packard. 



1864.— Packard, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii, p. 352. Ichthyura. 



palln French. 

 1882.— French, Can. Ent. vol. xiv, p. 33. IcUhyura. 

 Pale gray, irrorate with brown. Lines pale, quite straight, the outer white 

 on costa. S. t. dots moderately distinct. Subapical patch ocherous or rusty- 

 brown, the.apical and central parts of the wing shaded with olivaceous brown. 

 Secondaries brownish gray, with an irregular mesial line. The variety mversa 

 is darker, usually smaller, with the subapical patch more obscured. 



Hab. — Atlantic States westward. 



