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L. biforma Sm. (48 f). Forewing yellowish-red, the somewhat lighter discal area edged by broad biforma. 
faded lighter transverse lines, the anterior line rectangularly broken, without a reniform macula. Hindwing 
quite black with yellow fringes. Texas. 
L. inclara Streck. (48 f) is similar to biforma , light olive -yellow, with still lighter transverse lines inclara. 
and a blackish discal dot, the undulate line is darker. Hindwing uni-coloured blackish-brown. From Texas 
and Arizona. 
L. thoreaui Grot, & Rob. (48 f) is a larger species with brown forewings strewn with grey, in the thoreaui. 
discal area of a purer grey with a brown reniform macula, edged by whitish transverse lines, the posterior line 
somewhat dentate; margin grey. Hindwing greyish-brown, at the margin darker. New York, Texas, Alabama, 
Kansas, Indiana. 
L. ultima Streck. (48 f) resembles thoreaui, the discal area is more yellow, strewn with red-brown, ultima. 
Hindwing ochreous-brownish with a brown discal spot and a broad marginal band. Texas. 
L. hanga Streck. (48 f) is smaller, dull greyish-brown with a yellowish median area and a dark reniform- hanga. 
macular shadow; both the white transverse lines are denticulate, fringes speckled brown and white. Hindwing 
dingy white with a broad brownish-grey marginal band and a light subterminal line in it analwards. Texas. 
L. marginata Harv. ( — rivulosa Guen., contracta Wkr., designata Wkr.) (48 f) is one of the most marginata. 
common species, dark brown, strewn with grey, in the median area of a purer grey with a faded discal spot 
and white transverse lines. Hindwing greyish-brown with a small dark discal spot and margin. Southern and 
Central States. — ab. constricta Edw. is founded upon a specimen, in which the two transverse lines are constricia. , 
united above and below the centre, so that there is one triangle each surrounded with white at the costal 
margin and hind-margin. North Carolina. 
L. instrabilis Sm. (48 f). Forewing olive greyish-white, in the median area more yellowish, with white instrabilis. 
transverse lines, the anterior line rising on the base of the median vein, with a blackish discal spot. Hindwing 
white with a black discal luna and subterminal band. California. 
L. nubila Streck. (48 g). Forewing olive greenish-grey with a darker subterminal area; transverse lines nubila. 
quite obsolete. Hindwing yellowish-white with a black discal spot and marginal band. Texas. 
L. dolosa Streck. (48 g). Fore wing dull greyish-brown, basal and subterminal areas darker, edged dolosa. 
by indistinct whitish transverse lines. Hindwing white with a black discal luna and a broad marginal band. 
Texas. 
L. lora Streck. (48 g) has light ochreous forewings which are basally and subterminally brownish-grey, lorn. 
the latter being almost black, with quite obsolete maculae and transverse lines, the fringes being speckled 
yellowish and brown. Hindwing yellowish-white with a black marginal band. Texas. 
L. bifascia Hbn. {= divergens Wkr.) (48 g) is an entirely pale yellowish-white species, basally and bifascia. 
subterminally powdered with light olive-brownish, the median area edged by whitish transverse lines. Hindwing 
yellowish-white, at the margin slightly strewn with olive-brownish. Georgia, Colorado, Arizona. 
L. imperspicua Streck. (= digitalis Sm.) (48 g) is very similar to bifascia, somewhat larger, more brownish, imperspi- 
slightly strewn with grey, basally and subterminally darker brown with an obsolete dark discal spot, an almost cua " 
straight undulate line. Hindwing yellowish-white, strewn with brown. Iowa, Texas. 
20. Genus: &cliinia Hbn. 
Distinguished from Lygranthoecia only by the anterior tibiae being differently armed, exhibiting on 
the inside but one bent horny spine and 2 thorns, on the outside 4 or 5 horny spines distally increasing in 
size. The palpi are somewhat shorter and more porrect. Numerous, mostly rather similar species. 
Type: Sell, gracilenta Hbn. 
Sch. sara Smith (48 g) is reddish-yellow on the fore wing, strewn with brown, basally and subterminally sara. 
rust-brown, the transverse border-lines on the averted sides somewhat darker, between them a darker reniform- 
macula. Hindwing yellow, powdered with brown, particularly towards the margin. Arizona, New' Mexico. 
Sch. buta Sm. (48 g). Forewing yellowish-white, powdered with a lustrous reddish grey, the lighter buta. 
median area edged by broad whitish transverse lines which are bordered with a somewhat darker colour on 
the averted sides; from the oblong darker reniform macula a very feeble median line extends to the hind-margin; 
undulate line quite absent. Hindwing coloured like the forewing, basally somewhat lighter. California. 
Sch. ernesta Sm. (48 g) is allied to the two preceding species, distinguished from buta by the presence ernesta. 
of an indistinctly defined undulate line running parallel with the margin, from sara by the light yellowish ground¬ 
colour being powdered with reddish, and the transverse lines being darker on the inverted sides. Colorado at 
an altitude of 5000 ft. 
