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10. Speculum without a dark dot. but frequeiitly with more 

 complex markings; median fascia normally diffuse he- 

 low, and containing black dashes beyond cell. 

 11. Costa luteous toward base, concolorous with ground of 

 outer part of wing: basal patch edged with black 

 above, its outer boundary meeting inner margin in 



a long slant ". 4. maritima. 32 



11. Costa whitish toward base, much paler than outer part 

 of wing; outer boundary of patch meeting inner mar- 

 gin at right angles, the patch not outlined with 

 black. 



12. Basal patch on its basal half without defined bound- 

 ary, fading into the cream-white costal area. 



7. platanana.** 



12. Basal patch defined, except sometimes at extreme base. 

 13. Fringe of fore wing below apex cream white, 

 faintly suffused with ferruginous ochreous. 



1 1 . laciniana. c 



13. Fringe of fore wing below apex dominantly fer- 

 ruginous ochreous 12 fuscociHana." 



Omitted from key: Ancylis loricana; Anchylopera spirceifoliana, metamelavw, dis- 

 eoferana, dnbiana-, Jamiana. 



I. Hind icing 'with M~ and Cu l connate or barely stalked; fore icing with apex 

 rough/ drawn out: the outer Margin iritli a deep concavity, centering on J&_ 



1. A. tineana Hiibner. Brown with some silvery striation toward apex on 

 costa; speculum white, shaded with light gray: terminal line dark brown; fringe 

 below apex whitish. Hind wing dirty white. 1.5 mm. 



April to July. Two broods. Larva dull gray-green with yellow-brown head; 

 on poplar and various Rosacese, in June and late fall. 



Labrador to Massachusetts and Manitoba; also in Europe. 



2. A. diminutana Haworth. Dull brown, shading into whitish on costa, espe- 

 cially toward base. Inner margin and outer margin below notch dull pale powdery 

 gray; the upper boundary defined, and running in two shallow waves from base 

 almost to outer margin, where two lead-colored lines converge to its tip from 

 costa. Apex wholly brown. 15 mm. 



April to July. Larva on willow. The American records for A. uncana are 

 probably 'in error for this species. Unco-no, is a little larger and has M 3 and Cu, 

 stalked. 



Montreal, Quebec, and Vermont, to North Carolina and British Columbia; 

 Europe. New York: Peru, Black Brook (Clinton County), Crosby (Yates County). 



II. Hind icing irith M 3 and CUj more or less stalked,, rarely stalked half way to*, 



apex. 



3. A. carbonana Heinrich (Kearfott ms.1. Dark brown with patches of somewhat 

 shining dark gray; a large area on basal half of costa. diffuse below; a band of gray 

 along inner margin, abruptly widened at middle of wing, and there ending; two 

 or three small gray patches in speculum; some smaller oblique bars beyond middle 

 of costa; leaving the brown ground as an oblique fascia at middle of costa. 

 Costa with many short blackish striae, becoming silvery white toward apex. 

 Fringe dark, with two heavy white bars below apex. 12-16 mm. 



'Mav and June. 



1 These species belong to Anchylopera, 



