MATIGEAMMA. 



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S141. Matigramma pulverilinea. 



Matigramma puhnrilinea. Grote, Trans, Am. Ent. !Soe. iv. p. 22 (1872) ; 

 Smith, Cat.. Noct. N. Am. p. 375. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed with grejdsh, the 

 ventral surface of abdomen paler. Fore wing grey suffused with 

 brown and irrorated with whitish, the postinedial area rather 

 darker ; subbasal line dark brown slightly defined on outer side by 

 whitish, sinuous, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line 

 dark brown slightly defined on inner side by whitish, excurved 

 below costa,, then sinuous ; a dark medial line excurved in the cell 



Fig. 85. — Matigramnm pidvcriUnca, c?. 



and below submedian fold ; reniform faintly defined by -whitish, 

 very narrow and constricted at middle ; postmedial line dark brown 

 defined on outer side by whitish, bent outwards below costa, then 

 slightly waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points 

 beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish, slightly angled in- 

 wards at discal and submedian folds ; a series of dark striaj before 

 termen defined on outer side by whitish. Hind wing grejr suffused 

 with brown ; an indistinct sinuous dark medial line ; postmedial 

 and subterminal lines dark defined on outer side by whitish, 

 minutely waved ; a series of dark striae before termen ; the under- 

 side grey suffused Avith bi-own and irrorated with dark brown, a 

 curved dark postmedial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., S. States, Texas, 2 d, 2 $ type. Exp. 32- 

 36 millim. 



8142. Matigramma rubrosufi'usa. (Plate CCXXVI. fig. 24.) 



Matigramma rubrosuffusa, Grote, Can. Eut. xiv. p. 172 (1882); Smith, 

 Cat. Noct. ?^. Am. p. 375. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen grey- white iiTorated with dark brown ; 

 antenna; ringed with black ; pectus, legs, and ventral sm-face of 

 abdomen brownish white, the fore and mid tibiae banded with 

 blackish, the tai-si black ringed with white. Fore wing grey-white 

 tinged with red-brown and tliickly irrorated witli 1)lackish ; sub- 



