90 noctuid.t;. 



curved, defined on inner side by a series of dentate fuscous marks 

 and by tbe area beyond it being rather darker ; a terminal series of 

 small dark Itiiiules ; cilia whitish, with a dark line through them. 

 Hind wing whitish suffused with brown ; the underside white 

 sliglitly irrorated with brown, a brown dJscoidal point and curved 

 post medial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., California, 3 $ type, San Francisco (Stretch), 3 cf , 

 1 $ . Ex'p., c? 40-44, 2 4G-52'millim. 



Sect. V. Antenna; of male ciliated. 



A. Protboriix with divided crest. 



a. Fore wing with black streak below base of cell. 



a'. Fore wiug witb the sublerminal line dentate on 



veins 4, 3, and forming a distinct ^-m^i'k. 



a^. Fore wing with tbe ante- and postmedial lines 



conjoiuetl by a black streak in subniediau fold. 



a^. Fore w ing witii pale dentate mark beyond tbe 



clavif'orni. 



a*. F^oro wing witb tbe ground-colour ocbreous 



white feregrina. 



b*. Fore wing with the ground-colour purplish 



grey con tigua. 



P. Fore wing without pale dentate mark beyond 

 tbe claviform. 

 a'. Fore wing witb tbe postmedial area dis- 

 tinctly paler than tbe medial area, 

 a®. Fore wing with the basal streak broad... grandis. 

 6'. Fore wing witb the basal streak narrow . w-laiinum. 

 b*. Fore wing with tbe postmedial area hardly 

 paler than tbe medial area. 

 rt'. Fore wing not tinged with purplish red . invcdida. 

 b'. Fore wing tinged with purplish red. 

 a^. Fore wing with tbe snbterminal line 



white thalassina. 



b^. Fore wing with tbe subterminal line 



grey subjuncta. 



b^. Fore wing witb the ante- and jiostmedial lines 



not conjoined by a black streak in submedian 



fold. 



a^. Fore wing with tbe areas at base of costa, 



beyond tbe reniform, and tbe postmedial 



area bright rufous nevadte. 



b^. Fore wing more uniform brown. 



a*. Fore wing with whitish annuli to stigmata, altaica. 

 i*. Fore wing without whitisli annuli to .«tig- 

 mata. 

 a'. Fore wing with tlie subterminal line 



wliite suasa. 



b'\ Fore wing witb tbe subterminal line 



grey alienu. 



c'. Fore wing ocbreous grey cwisanguis, va.v. 



b^. Fore wing without distinct ^-mark on subterminal 

 line. 

 «*. Fore wing with tbe terminal area not darker 



than the ground-colour passa. 



b'^. F'ore wing with tbe terminal area darker than 



the ground-colour ptorhica. 



