143 

 Ochykia rubrg-sukfusata Packard. Plate 8, fig. 61. 



Cidaria rubro-suffiixala Pack., Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xiii, 402, 1871. 



4 <? and 2 9 . — In this interesting species, the palpi are rather short and 

 blunt, hairy ; the front being unusually hairy, the scales standing up more 

 than usual. Body and antennae black, with scattered white scales. The lore 

 wings slightly suffused with red as a ground-color; the hind wings clear brick- 

 red. Fore wings thickly covered with dark bands; base of wing blackish, 

 succeeded by a narrow reddish-brown line, slightly curved ; beyond is a dark 

 hand, scarcely curved, and succeeded by a salmon-colored band, with a dark, 

 thread-like line running just beyond its middle; the middle of the wing is 

 blackish, with three black, wavy lines running through it; the discal dot 

 round and black, being situated nearly on the innermost of the three ; this 

 broad dark band is more curved on its inner side in the male than in the 

 female, and is narrower; the outer edge is sinuate, with a dentate projection 

 on the first median space; beyond this band is a clear, dull, salmon-colored 

 band, with a wavy, dusky line running through it, while the edge of the wing 

 is dull-brown; a marginal row of black, subtriangular spots; fringe brown at 

 base; beyond, obscurely checkered with reddish and dusky spots. Hind 

 wings brick-red; about six short, fine, wavy lines on the inner edge, disap- 

 pearing in the middle of the wing; a very distinct row of black, marginal, 

 intcrvenular spots, and fringe as on fore wings. Under side of both wings 

 red; hind wings deeper red than fore pair, crossed by fine, black, interrupted 

 lines, three on each wing; discal dots black, and costa of fore wings with 

 about seven black dots, the subapical one largest ; base of fore wings crossed 

 by two dark lines, forming three black circles ; fringe as above, but duller. 



Length of body, 0.30; of fore wing, 0.44-0.50; expanse of wings, 1.00 

 inch. 



Nevada (Edwards); San Mateo, Cal. (A. Agassiz, Mus. Comp. Zool.). 



This species may at once be recognized by the brick-red hind wings 

 and under side of all the wings, the hairy front, and blunt, hairy palpi. 



In one female, the ground-color is yellowish ; the hind wings especially 

 being bright yellow. 



OCIIYRIA LACTEATA, 71. sp. Plate 9, fig. 2. 



1 9. This beautiful little species, in the shape of the wings, especially 

 in the acute hind wings, closely resembles O. rubro-suffusata ; the miter edge 



