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costa and ending at submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, 

 double, curved, angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner 

 maroin ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round, 

 the latter somewhat constricted at middle ; an oblique dark striga 

 from costa to reniform and dark shade from lower angle of cell to 

 inner margin; postmedial line indistinct, double filled in with 

 greyish and defined by greyish on outer side touards inner margin, 

 strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below 



Fig. 12. — Magitsa orbifcra, (S . \. 



vein 5, some pale points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line 

 indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by a blackish patch on costal 

 area, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and bent out- 

 wards to tornus ; a terminal series of slight blackish lunules defined 

 by greyish on inner side ; cilia with a slight dark line through 

 them. Hind wing dark reddish brown, the interspaces of basal 

 area slightly semihyaline ; cilia whitish with a slight brown line 

 near base ; the underside with the interspaces greyish to beyond 

 middle, the terminal area fuscous brown, the costal area slightly 

 irrorated with greyish, an indistinct medial line from costa to lower 

 angle of cell and postmedial line from costa to vein 4. 



5 . Fore wing with the inner area grey below submedian fold, 

 expanding beyond postmedial line to vein 3. 



Ab. 1, 6 ' Fore wing dark brown with some white in submedian 

 interspace on antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines and on 

 costal area on subterminal line. 



Ab. 2, $ . Fore wing with the inner area pale rufous, the costal 

 half suffused with black. 



Ab. 3, 5 type. Fore wing with the inner area grey, the costal 

 half rufous ; the markings very indistinct. 



Ab. 4. strigifera. Fore wing similar but the markings defined 

 by grey. 



Hah. U.S.A., New York, "Wisconsin, 2 S , type divcmcata, 

 N. Indiana, 1 $, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nogales (Oslar), 1 c? , 

 3 2 ; Mexico City (Eoeges), 1 c^, Jalapa {Trujillo), 3 c? , 3 5, 

 Durango {Beclcer), 2 2 ', Costa Rica, Candelaria Mts. ( Underwood), 

 1 c? , 2 $ ; Guatemala (liodriguezj, 1 5 , Godman-Salvin Coll.; 

 Bahamas (BonJiote), 1 S ; Jamaica ; Haiti (Tiveedie), 2 2 -, type 



