380 



55. Outer margin of primaries with dark dots, sometimes continued inward 



along veins and sometimes scarcely evident lacteodactylus 



Veins sometimes dark on inner half of wing but not conspicuously 

 darker at outer margin 56 



56. Primaries strongly grayish 57 



Primaries whitish to yellowish, sometimes with dark shades but not 

 conspicuously gray 61 



57. Costa of primaries narrowly yellowish 58 



Costa not yellowish 59 



58. Expanse 25 mm. or less. Second lobe of primaries with the veins dark 



e.xcept in the darker specimens perditus 



Expanse 28 mm. or over. Second lobe with the veins not dark-lined.. 

 costatus 



59. Ground color of primaries of mixed gray and whitish scales 60 



Ground color otherwise, usually tinged witli yellow some iuconditus 



60. Part of veins dark-lined 7'arius 



Color even. See notes on varius some falsus 



61. Veins of second lobe of primaries at least partly dark-lined on upper 



or both surfaces 62 



Veins not dark lined 64 



62. Expanse 15 mm. Fla. Known only from type 9 unicolor 



Expanse 20 mm. or over 63 



63. Primaries usually somewhat yellowish with dark shade of a brownish 

 hue. Dark lining of veins in lobes usually inconspicuous. Tips of 



fringes usually about as dark as primaries cafalinac 



Primaries usually paler with the shade less conspicuous and the dark 

 lined veins conspicuous at least in the second lobe. (Some specimens 

 cannot be separated from catuliiiac by superfical characters) ... .co«rfc//i 



64. Primaries yellowish with costal area darker. Secondaries grayish, usu- 

 ally conspicuously dark. Palpi long, distinctly exceeding greatest diam- 

 eter of eye sercnus 



Not such species. Length of palpi less than or equal to greatest diam- 

 eter of eye 65 



65. Primaries ochreous-whitish with a pale red-brown shade running from 

 costa at middle of first lobe inward and basad as far as middle of cell 

 in well marked specimens. Under surface but slightly infuscated to- 

 ward base subochraceus 



Shade extending basad along costa or more grayish, sometimes absent 66 



66. Head, thorax and abdomen chalky white. (Most specimens require 



degreasing to show their tnie color) some falsus 



These parts more or less yellowish or creamy 67 



67. Expanse rarely as great as 22 mm. Primaries pale, usually more or less 



yellowish some incoitditus 



Expanse usually over 24 mm. Primaries cream-colored with a faint 

 subcostal shade of dull brown auslralis 



