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lu genital structure it resembles hadistriga, dilferiug iu the broader 

 harpes, lackiug the stout spine at upper angle of tip, and iu the stiil 

 more slender clasper, the tip yet more drawn out. 



Homohadena induta Harv. 



1874, Harv. Buff. Bull., ii, 274, Homohadena. 



1875, Harr. Can. Eat. , vii, 118, Homohadena. 

 1875, Morr. Can. Eut., vii, 91 = reiroversa. 

 1875, Harv. Buff. Bull., iii, G, an. sp. dial. 



Head, thorax, and primaries varying from fuscous gray to a dull red 

 brown, the fuscaus gray form the most common. Primaries with the 

 ordinary lines all present. T. a. line somewhat oblique outwardly, bis- 

 inuate. T. p. line widely bent over the cell, then with a deep inward 

 curve narrowing the median space by fully one-half. A longitudinal 

 black streak from base through median space to the t. p. line. Ordi- 

 nary spots very faint or wanting — when present, a trifle discolorous ; 

 the reniform with an indefinite paler edging. Median shade faint, very 

 slightly darker, sometimes wanting. S. t. line pale, powdery, strongly 

 dentate, marked by a darker preceding shade. This feature is also very 

 variable, the line sometimes being entirely obsolete, no trace of the pre- 

 ceding shade being visible, while all intermediate forms are to be found. 

 Secondaries dirty white with an indefinite outer dark border and an 

 outer line. Also a faint discal luuule. Rarely the entire secondaries 

 are fuscous or smoky ; beneath powdery, varying from reddish to smoky 

 fuscous, with a darker outer line not quite crossing the wing. 



Expands 1.12 to 1.25 inches = 28 to 31 millimetres. 



Habitat. — Texas. 



The species is rather a variable one iu some features. The ground 

 color, the median shade, the distinctness of the s. t. line — all are vari- 

 able. The constant features are the course of the transverse lines and 

 of the basal dash, and these give the species a characteristic appear- 

 ance that sticks to it -through all its variations. The harpes are rather 

 broad, nearly parallel, and only slightly oblique at tip, where they are 

 spinulose inwardly. The clasper arises from inferior margin of harpe, 

 rather behind the middle, and is somewhat dilated toward tip, the outer 

 angle of which is drawn out. 



The species is common. 



Homohadena retroversa Morr. 



1874,' Morr. Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvii, 157, Homohadena. 

 1875, Harv. Buff. Bull., iii, G = ]cappa. 



Head, thorax, and primaries fuscous gray. Primaries with basal line 

 marked on costa only. T. a. line very distinct, with a slight and rather 

 even outward curve. T. p. line strongly exserted over cell, then with 

 a long inward tooth to the t. a. line, thence forming a regular outward 

 curve to the hind margin. The basal line is faint aud narrow, as is also 



