June, 1908] Smith : New Species of Noctuid^e. 93 



Habitat. — Yuma and Yavapai Cos., Arizona in June; Yavapai 

 Co., in August; Baboquavaria Mts., Pima Co., July 15-30 ; Southern 

 Arizona, Sept. 15-30. 



Three males and three females, all more or less flown. Three 

 examples were taken by Mr. Hutson, each at a different time and date ; 

 the others are from Mr. O. C. Poling, two of them through Mr. F. A. 

 Merrick. The species is an ally of conviva and even smaller and more 

 frail. As it is quite probable that Sir George Hampson will divide 

 the present assemblage in our lists under Caradrina no differential 

 characters need be pointed out here. 



Homohadena rayata, new species. 



Clear ashen gray, more or less shaded with deep brown. Head brown. Collar 

 pale gray with a transverse black line near base. Thorax black powdered, with a 

 broad dark brown band behind the collar. Primaries powdered with blackish or 

 dark brown scales which darken the outer portion ; costal area whitish. A longi- 

 tudinal streak extends from base to the t. p. line and this is broad and diffuse through 

 the basal area, narrowing to a point at the t. p. line. A similar streak extends through 

 the cell from t. a. line outwardly to the outer margin ; broadest and diffuse in the me- 

 dian space, narrowing to a point at the margin. All the veins are more or less obvi- 

 ously marked with dark scales. From the outer margin interspaceal black streaks 

 extend inwardly almost to the t. p. line and these are more or less edged with whit- 

 ish at the point where the s. t. line might be normally expected. No trace of a basal 

 line in the specimens. T. a. line slender, black, continuous, preceded by a whitish 

 line, very oblique and widely outcurved, an inward tooth on sub-median interspace 

 where the longitudinal line crosses, and a slight outcurve below. T. p. line black, 

 slender, continuous, followed by a white line, with a long outcurve over cell and a 

 somewhat more shallow incurve below, a little inward tooth at the point where the 

 longitudinal streak reaches the line. The orbicular is lost in the black streak through 

 cell and the reniform is marked only by a small extension above and below the streak. 

 Secondaries smoky, a little more whitish at base, with white fringes. Reneath 

 whitish, powdery; primaries more smoky on disc, with an indicated transverse line 

 at outer fourth of wing ; secondaries powdery along the costa, with discal spot and a 

 very irregular transverse line a little within the outer margin. 



Expands, 1. iS inches = 29-30 mm. 



Habitat. — Kerrville, Texas. 



Two female specimens from Dr. Barnes. The species is allied to 

 badistriga but is smaller ; the median lines more slender; the inter- 

 spaceal marks longer and heavier ; the secondaries more evenly smoky 

 in the female; without trace of coppery brown shading. It is prob- 

 able also that the male will be found to have dusky secondaries. As 

 to form this is a slighter insect than badistriga and the abdomen of the 

 female is much longer and more obtuselv terminated. 



