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f>. Fore wing narrower. the median fascia almost as wide as high, 



median area not Hooked witli lead-gray. 



0. White disoal dot obvious, connected with postmedial line and 

 flanked above and below with black teeth, as in Cymohprnia. 



4. polluxana. 



0. White discal dot obsolescent, not connected with postmedial white; 

 the postmedial line nearly straight opposite cell. 



2. fuscalbana, 3. carolana. 



1. With antemedial fascia yellowish, gray-filled, or dull lead-gray; less con- 

 trasting, on a dark brown ground; sometimes reduced to costal and dorsal 

 groups of striae. 

 2. Fascia yellowish, not shining. 



3. Median dark area about of equal width throughout 14. instrutana. 



3. Median dark area half as wide at cost a and inner margin as at middle. 



If), {ispaswna. 

 2. Fascia lead-gray, or replaced by shining strhc. 



.'!. Expanse !(> mm. Fascia, when complete, of throe or four partly fused 



stria;. 

 4. Ground mostly dark brown. 



5. Brown terminal dots in base of fringe 9. scptentrionana. 



5. No such marking 8. intermistana. 



4. Ground overlaid with tawny yellow 10. schulziama. 



3. Expanse 10 mm. Fascia of two striae 11. abietcma. 



2. Fascia hiteous, but outlined with faint silver 20. major. 



1. Ground even rich dark brown, with narrow darker median fascia. 



2. Fascia obscure, Cu 2 normal 49. infuscata 



2. Fascia clean.-cut, Cu 2 arising three-fourths way out on cell. . . .41. hemidesma. 

 \. With " Cymolomia pattern." S3 



2. Small; ground whitish or suffused with dull gray 34. impudens. 



2. Ground rusty orange, marked with dull red; discal dot white. 



( Phcecasiophora niveiguttana. ) 

 2. Dull rose, shading into hiteous; a black longitudinal dash in outer part of 



wing 37. interruptolineana. 



2. Dark wood-brown, the subterminal and lower end of the median patch 



markedly triangular 48. nulnlana-. 



1. Markings dark, dull, and confused, without a clean-cut subterminal patch; 

 lead-gray marks, if present, not gathering into antemedial fascia; no white or 

 pale colors. 

 2. Fore wing all of dull colors (or with some slightly shining scales irregularly 



distributed). 

 3. Clear powdery ash-gray; scales bicolored. 



4. Individual scales gray and fine white tips 13. rcmovana. 



4. Individual scales black with white bars 12. deceptana. 



3. Not clear powdery gray; the powdering, if present, yellow; individual 



scales unicolored. 



4. Lighter markings composed of paired lead-gray striae and yellow scaling; 

 larger forms. 



5. Fringe with brown dots in its base 9. septentriotiana. 



5. No brown dots in base of fringe 8. intermistana. 



4. Fore wing with metallic scaling, if present, in broad areas; no yellow 

 scaling. 



33 Ground of a lighter shade, usually brown; the markings mostly clean-cut, finely 

 pale outlined, outwardly consisting of a strongly irregular median fascia, sometimes 

 interrupted.; an oblique subterminal spot resting oil the middle of the outer margin, 

 and a subtriangular spot at the anal angle, all rather evenly colored in a darker shade; 

 tne subterminal patch alone of these really distinct in interrnptolineanu. 



