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shades are also similar. Tlie black dash at inner margin near base is 

 followed by a white shade, outwardly defined by a blackish line. Sec- 

 ondaries dark, smoky, paler toward base, fringe yellowish. Head and 

 thorax and maculation of under side as in verbascoides but darker. 



Expands 47 millimetres, 1.85 inches. 



Habitat. — Maine. 



Closely allied to verbascoides, but yet distinguishable at a glance by 

 the darker color and narrowly white-powdered costal space. The 

 powdery pale t. p. line is also distinctive. The type is a fine specimen 

 from Mr. Thaxter, and I have seen others in his collection and in those 

 of Mrs. Fernald and Mr. Eddy, of Bangor. 



Xylophasia cariosa Gn. 



1852. Gn., Sp. Gen. Noct. i, 144, Xylophasia. 



1856. Wlk. C. B. Mils. Lep. Het. ix, 178, Xiiloplmsia. 



1873. Grt., Buff. Bull, i, 109, Hadena. 



1874. Grt., Can. Eut. vi, 15, Hadena. 



Fuscou.s gray, the terminal space darker, and a darker shade through 

 median space, often with a variably deep red-brown tinge throughout. 

 Basal line geminate, marked on costa only. T. a. line fairly distinct, 

 geminate, waved, outwardly bent to submedian vein, then with a long 

 inward streak, defined by a distinct black dash, to the inner margin 

 near base. T. p. line geminate, even; outer line punctiform; strongly 

 bent over cell, thence nearly parallel with outer margin. S. t. line in- 

 definite at inception, indenting the terminal space on veins 3 and 

 4, to form the W mark peculiar to the group. A row of black termi- 

 nal lunules. A fairly distinct shade line through median space, starting 

 from the costa at its middle, obliquely outward, touching reniform in- 

 feriorly nearly to t. p. line, thence parallel with and close to t. p. line 

 to hind margin. A black basal streak, beneath which the basal space is 

 darker. Claviform distinctly outlined, obscured by a dark shade, which 

 extends to the s. t. line, interrupted by the t. p. line. Ordinary spots 

 concolorous, distinctly outlined, orbicular rounded, reniform upright, 

 oblong. Head and thorax essentially as in the preceding species. 

 Secondaries smoky fuscous with yellow fringes. Beneath rather pale, 

 powdery, with very distinct outer line on both wings and distinct dis- 

 cal spot on secondaries. 



Expands 35 to 38 millimetres, 1.40 to 1.55 inches. 



Habitat. — Northern, Eastern, and Middle States to North Carolina.. 



Not uncommon, and readily distinguished from the preceding by the 

 distinct claviform. 



Xylophasia idouea Grt. 



1882. Grt., Can. Eut. xiv, 18, Hadena. 

 Even obscure fuscous gray, with the maculation essentially as in 

 cariosa, but much less defined. The claviform extends nearly across 

 the median space, the longitudinal shade is indefinite, the s. t. line is 



