LEPIDOPTERA. 



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In Texas and Arizona there occur several species of 

 Triprocris (Trip'ro-cris). The venation of one of them is 

 shown in Figure 268. (r tir, 



It is remarkable in that 

 none of the branches of 

 radius of the fore wings 

 coalesce beyond the dis- 

 cal cell. 



The genus Harrisina 

 (Har-ris'i-na) seems to 

 be closely allied to the 

 preceding and is placed 

 in this family provision- 

 ally. It differs, how- 

 ever, from the typical 1 

 form of the family in 



that the anal area Of FIG. 267. Wings of Pyromorpha dimidiate. 



the hind wings is greatly reduced, there being only two, 

 short, strongly curved anal veins. As in the other members 



of the family there are 

 two, well-developed anal 

 in the 



VJIJ 



VII 



VII, 



Til 



1 4 



m i veins preserved 

 Vi fore wings. 



In the East the most 

 common species is Har- 

 risina americana (H. 

 a-mer-i-ca'na) (Fig. 269). 



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FIG. 268. Wings of Triprocris marteni. 



FIG. 269. Harrisina americana. 



The wings are long and narrow ; the abdomen is long and 

 widened towards the caudal end. It is greenish black in 

 color, with the prothorax reddish orange. The larva feeds 



