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14. Eeniform a solid bar, sometimes nearly obsolete; 



subterminal line obscure or absent. 



15. Subterminal a distinct dark shade; median 



area more or less' suffused with fuscous, 



leaving the space between orbicular and 



reniform contrastingly pale 4. ceglealis. 



16. Post-medial line strongly and evenly den- 

 tate {Phlyctcenia extricalis) . 



16. Postmedial line obscurely or not at all den- 

 tate. 

 17. Wings very broad; postmedial line in fore 

 wing crossing Cu 2 nearly at right angles, 

 well beyond cell. . {Phlyctcenia fumalis) . 

 17. Wings normal; postmedial line retracted 

 in on Cu 2 to below end of cell. 

 18. Ground dull brown or ochreous to light 

 fuscous. 

 19. Discal dots and lines blackish, con- 

 trasting.. {Phlyctcenia theseusalis) . 

 19. Discal dots and outer line obscure. 



( Phlyctcenia, terreaUs ) . 



18. Ground cream color 7. suimedialis. 



14. Reniform more or less distinctly double, with pale 

 center; always thick and squarish; subter- 

 minal line distinct, dentate. 

 15. Markings very delicate and broken into series 



of dots 3. fissalis. 



15. Postmedial line continuous, subdentate; subter- 

 minal continuous, dentate, delicate; ground 

 yellow. 

 16. Expanse under 25 mm.; less iridescent. 



1. pertextalis. 

 16. Expanse over 25 mm.; markings coarser; 

 ground whiter, with bluish iridescence. 



2. thestialis. 

 14. Eeniform double; subterminal line completely 



absent Phlyctcenia helvalis. 



12. Hind wing hardly, or not at all, marked. 



13. Immaculate ochreous, or with normal markings 

 somewhat ill-defined and light red-brown. 



14. Hind wing concolorous 13. inconcinnalis. 



14. Hind wing nearly white 12. futilalis variety. 



13. Fuscous; nearly immaculate, or with inconspicuous 

 darker markings. 

 14. Hind wing evenly dark fuscous, or with a pale 



postmedial shade 15. unifascialis. 



14. Hind wings whitish 12. futilalis. 



14. Hind wings paler fuscous, with an even diffuse 



darker border 14. fumoferalis. 



13. Dull olive, immaculate; small, with pointed fore 



wing 22. laticlavia, variety cinerosa. 



13. Dark olivaceous, with diffuse pale postmedial band. 



15. unifascialis. 

 13. Violet-gray with yellow costo-apical bar. 



24. anaustalis. 



