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SPILOSOMA (I. p. 117). 
2. Spilosoma virginica. 
Bombyx virginica, Fabr. Ent. Syst., Suppl. p. 437 (1798) °. 
Arctia virginica, Harris, Ins. inj. Veg. p. 248 (1841) *; ed. 3, p. 350, figg. 167, 168 (1862) °. 
Spilosoma virginica, Walk. Cat. iii. p.668‘; Riley, Rep. Ins. Missouri, iii. p. 28, t. 18 a—c (1871) °; 
Stretch, Zygen. & Bomb. N. Amer. p. 181, t. 6. fig. 6 (1872) °. 
Hab. Norte America 1-*, Canada and United States——Mexico, Durango city 
(Becker). 
The specimens from Durango agree well with others from North America in my 
own collection. 
3. Spilosoma orizaba, sp.n. (Tab. LXXVII. fig. 4.) 
Male. Primaries white, banded and spotted with black; secondaries white, with two black spots near the 
base on the costal margin and a marginal row of broken black spots extending from the apex to the anal 
angle: head white, the antenne and thorax black; the tegule black, edged with white; abdomen with 
the central part black, the base, anus, and underside white, the sides bright red, with a row of small 
black spots extending from the base to the anus. Expanse 17 inch. 
Had. Mexico, Orizaba (coll. Schaus). 
One specimen, very like several Indian species. 
HYPHANTRIA (to follow the genus Splosoma, I. p. 117). 
Hyphantria, Harris, Ins. Mass. p. 255 (1841) ; Stretch, Zygen. & Bomb. N. Amer. p. 204 
(1874). 
Hypantria, Clemens, Proc. Acad. Phil. 1860 (1861), p. 530. 
1. Hyphantria cunea. 
Phalena Bombyx cunea, Drury, Ulustr. Exot. Ins. i. p. 36, t. 18. fig. 4 (1770) . 
Cyenia cunea, Hiibn. Zutr. Sammi. exot. Schmett. iii. p. 8, figg. 405, 406 *, 
Spilosoma cunea, Walk. Cat. iii. p. 669°. 
Hyphantria cunea, Stretch, Zygeen. & Bomb. N. Amer. p. 205, t. 8. figg. 18-20 (1874) *. 
Phalena punctatissima, Abbot & Smith, Lep. Georg. ii. t. 70 (1797) °. : 
Spilosoma congrua, Walk. Cat. iii. p. 669°. 
Hab. Norta America !~*.—Mextco, Orizaba (H. J. Elwes). 
2. Hyphantria textor. 
Hyphantria textor, Harris, Ins. Mass. p. 255 (1841)*; Riley, Rep. Ins. Missouri, iii. p. 180, 
fige. 55 a-c (1871); Stretch, Zygan. & Bomb. N. Amer. p. 206, t. 8. fig. 21 *, 
Euproctis textor, Walk. Cat. iv. p. 834°. 
Spilosoma candida, Walk. Cat. xxxi. p. 291°. 
Hab. Norru America 1~>,—Mexico, Chihuahua (coll. Schaus), Durango city (Becker). 
