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28. Basal patch of fore wing slate color; wing beyond basal patch whitish, 



slightly suffused with blackish fuscous giving a pale bluish white shading 



to this area (25) var. criddleana. 



Color markings of fore wiug various; but not as above (24) nisella. 



29. White area bordering basal patch forming a complete antimedian fascia. 



(32) digitana. 

 White area bordering basal patch defined as a rather large white spot on 

 dorsal margin; obscured toward costa by fuscous scaling. 



(33) transmissana. 



30. Entire costal margin of fore wing from base to near apex white, marked 



only by fine dark geminations (21) rectiplicana. 



Greater part of costal margin not white; or if so, with at least one con- 

 spicuous dark spot near middle — 31 



31. Cilia white at anal angle of fore wing _ — (26) albangulana. 



Cilia at anal angle of fore wing as dark as or darker than cilia toward 



apex 32 



32. Fore wing with a complete, transverse, brown fascia extending from outer 



third of costa to outer fourth of dorsal margin (34) nigralbana. 



No such fascia on fore wing 33 



33. Median white area of fore wing broad, diffusing to outer fifth below costa. 



(35) ruidosana. 



Median white area narrow, defined as an angulate white fascia considerably 



narrower on costal than on dorsal margin (36) heucherana. 



34. Fore wing blackish fuscous with an irregular white border along entire 



dorsal margin (15) alMcapitana. 



Fore wing grayish white or grayish fuscous 35 



35. Fore wing unicolorous; markings all but obsolete (13) zandana. 



Fore wing with a fine transverse post median dark shading, with an in- 

 complete dark basal patch, or with a somewhat contrasted white patch 

 on dorsal margin 36 



36. Fore wing grayish white finely speckled with fuscous and with a fine black- 



ish-fuscous line crossing wing from middle of costa to outer angle of dor- 

 sal margin (14) yandana. 



Fore wing much suffused with luscous, especially on costal half and toward 

 base; a contrasting whitish patch covering greater part of dorsal 



margin. 



.37 



37. On fore wing from middle of costa to end of cell a fuscous half fascia. 



heavily dusted with blackish scales (11) laracana. 



Outer half fascia from costa, not dusted with blackish scales, faint or obso- 

 lete and fusing into a general fuscous costal suffusion — (12) vertumnana. 



38. Neck incurvation of harpe of male genitalia constricted by invasion of 



cucuUus (38) crenana. 



Neck incurvation of harpe not so constricted 39 



39. Socii triangular (39) cercocarpana. 



Socii narrowly elongate (37) emarginana. 



Group B. 



1. Fore wing unicolorous ; or if marked, then only by slightly darker shading 



or a few dark dots along dorsal margin or a blackish streak on median 



basal area -' 



Fore wing not unicolorous ; and otherwise marked 4 



2. Hind wing sordid white 3 



Hind wing smoky fuscous (42) arotostaphylana. 



