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leaves it in doubt, with the probabilities in favor of Mr. Morrison's being 

 right. There is, however, quite as much justice in referring the figure 

 to the present species, and this is done because oviduca is everywhere 

 well known under that name while the present species is much less 

 common and well known. As in one or two other instances it is im- 

 possible now to be certain what species Hiibner had before him, and 

 unless we prefer to carry unidentified names on our catalogue we must 

 make at least an approximate identification. 



O, paginata Morn, Pr. Ac. N. Sci., Phil., 1875, v. 27, p. 64, Iladena ; Grt. 

 Bull. Surv,, 6, 261, Hadena. 



"Expanse, 24 mm. Length of body 9 mm. Abdomen smooth and mitufted. 

 Form slight. Habitus and markings oi H. rasilis Morr., and H. chalcedonia Hiibn. 



Ground color of anteiior wings uniform gray, the markings very simple; the 

 median lines are black and simple, the exterior line extends from the inner margin 

 just before the internal angle, obliquely across the wings, turning out, and lorming 

 a rounded projection opposite the reniform spot ; the mterior line extends oljliquely 

 to the usual place of the orbicular spot, it then continues irr^-gularly to the costa ; the 

 half line present ; the ordinary spots are very small, the orbicular usually obsolete, 

 the reniform whitish ; they are connected by a narrow intense black dash, which 

 sometimes encircles the spots, thus uniting together the median lines ; the sub-term- 

 inal line obsolete. Posterior wings white, usually crossed by a blackish median line. 



Beneath, the anterior wings are blackish, the posteriors white, both are crossed 

 by a common median line." 

 • Habitat — Florida. 



"This species occurs rather abundantlv where it is found ; * * *." 



The above is from Mr. Morrison's original description. The only 

 specimen I have seen is a (^ from Mr. Tepper's collection marked type 

 by Mr. Morrison. It agrees in every respect with the description save 

 that the markings are hardly as distinct as described. The wings are 

 somewhat twisted so that it was considered preferable to give the origmal 

 description rather than risk a new one from this specimen. 



The even dull dark gray color, the even, single, black median lines 

 and want of an s. t. line will readily serve to identify the species. It is 

 passing strange that it has not been turned up again so far as I can find, 

 in recent collections. The genitalia of the specimen were fortunately 

 exposed. The harpes are as usual, long and narrow, ending in a some- 

 what acute tip. The clasper is a broad corneous plate at base, the 

 superior angle produced into a short acute point, the inferior portion 

 produced into a flat strongly curved process which divides at tip, one 

 process being acute, the other rounded. It resembles none of the other 

 species in this respect. 



Since the above was written I have seen a fine specimen of this 

 species fully bearing out Mr. Morrison's description but adding nothing 

 new to what I have said above. 



