372 NOCTUIDJ^,. 



the subbasal line represented by double oblique black striae from 

 costa ; antemedial line double and distinct at costa, then less pro- 

 minent, stronfrly angled outwards in submcdian fold and above 

 inner raargin ; claviform with its extremity slightly defined by 

 black and with a dark brown or black patch between it and post- 

 medial line ; orbicular and reniform indistinctly defined by brown, 

 the former large, obliciuc elliptical, the cell before and between 

 them more or less tinged with dark brown ; postmedial line 

 dentate, double at costa, then single, bent outwards below costa, 



Fig. 98. — Morrisonia mucens, (^ . |. 



excurved to vein 4, then incurved, distinctly defined by white on 

 outer side below vein 2, some white points beyond it on costa ; 

 subterminal line only defined by triangular dark brown patches on 

 termen between veins 7 and 4 and 3 and submedian fold, the apical 

 and tornal areas tinged with bluish white ; a terminal series of 

 black points. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brown, the 

 terminal area suffused with brown ; the underside white irrorated 

 with brown, a discoidal spot and curved punctiform postmedial 

 line. 



Hah. U.S.A., Middle, Southern, and Central States, Florida, 

 St. John's Bluff (Douhleday), 3 S , type spoliata, 1 § type multi- 

 faria, Missouri, Texas, 1 c? • Kvjy. 34 millim. 



1678. Morrisonia sectilis. (Plate LXXXVIII. fig. 24.) 



Xylophasia stctilis, Guen. Noct. i. p. 141 (1852) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. 



p. 232. 

 Morrisonia rileyana, Smith, Ent. Am. vi. p. 212 (1890) ; Smith, Cat. Noot. 



N. Am. p. 231. 



S . Head and thorax pale rufous ; frons with black bar ; tegulae 

 with black medial line ; patagia black except at edges ; tarsi black 

 with pale rings ; abdomen pale rufous irrorated with black. Fore 

 wing ochreous tinged with rufous, a dark rufous and black fascia 

 from base through submedian interspace to termen, extending to 

 inner margin at base ; black streaks below base of cell and above 

 base of inner margin ; subbasal line represented by double oblique 

 black striae from costa ; antemedial line represented by double 

 black striae from costa, then less prominent and acutely angled 

 outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin ; clavi- 

 f orm very obscurely defined ; orbicular and reniform with rufous 



