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Tijpe.—Cjat. No. 4828, U.S.N.M. 



[Larva. — Headrouuded, scarcely bilobed, clyj)eus broadly triangular, 

 moderate, paraclypeal pieces narrowly nearly attaining tlie vertex; 

 brown, reticulate mottled, clypeus whitisli, edged below with brown 

 and with three brown specks in its lower part, the central one lowest; 

 tubercles brown, ocelli black, mouth rather i)ale; width, 3 mm. Body 

 cylindrical, normal, feet equal, tubercle iv of joints and 10 above the 

 center of the spiracle; shields obsolete. Keddish brown, darker 

 dotted, a very broad, sharply-edged, white substigmatal band reaching 

 joint 2 and extending narrowly on anal foot; a narrow greenish white 

 dorsal line on joints 3 to 12. Spiracles small, black rimmed. Feet 

 pale. — Harrison G. Dyar.] 



68. HADENA JOCASTA, new species. 



Ground color, dull fuscous gray. Head and thorax not maculate, 

 patagia obscurely submargined with black. Primaries with the mark- 

 ings well written, median lines connected by a prominent black bar 

 through the submediau interspace; a white shade filling the subter- 

 minal space beyond it to the anal angle. Basal line geminate, blackish, 

 marked on costa only. A short black basal streak, reaching less than 

 half way across the basal space. Transverse anterior line geminate, 

 outer portion of line black, inner obscure, intervening s])ace a little 

 whitish powdered, as a whole a little outcurved. Transverse posterior 

 line single, slender, blackish, crenulate and outcurved over the cell, 

 even and incurved below. Subterminal line paler, a little sinuate, pre- 

 ceded by a darker shade; the terminal space also a little darker except 

 at apex. A series of blackish terminal lunules, beyond which the 

 fringes are cut with black. A median shade line is indicated between 

 the ordinary spots and below the transverse bar. Claviform forms part 

 of the bar connecting the median lines. Orbicular large, oblique, oval 

 paler than ground, partly outlined by black scales. Keniform large, 

 concolorous, kidney-shai)ecl, the inner edge black margined, outer not 

 defined. Secondaries even, smoky. Beneath smoky, with a vague 

 outer line on all wings. 



Expanse, 30 mm. = 1.20 inches. 



Habitat. — South Dakota; Chicago, Illinois. 



One female in fair condition is before me from South Dakota, and 

 Dr. Strecker has a duplicate from Chicago, Illinois. The species is 

 allied to cUversicolor in wing form and general habitus. 



69. HADENA TELA, new species. 



Ground color fuscous brown, overlaid by smoky. Patagia with a 

 darker margin, else head and thorax concolorous. Primaries with the 

 markings fairly evident, not contrasting. Basal line obscurely marked 

 on the costa only. Transverse anterior line geminate, outer line black, 

 inner obscure, included space a little paler, outwardly bent in the 

 interspaces, obli(pie. Transverse posterior line gemiimte, widely out- 



