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branches; a small, short subcostal cell ; costal vein free from the subcostal; 

 first subcostal very long, a third longer than the third. Apical area long and 

 narrow. Independent vein situated midway between the last subcostal and 

 first median branch. Coloration: deep ochreous, with two straight extradiscal 

 pink lines. 



The slender palpi, the long wings, with the oblique outer edge, the 

 angulated hind wings, and unusual style of coloration will serve to render 

 this genus, with its single species, readily recognizable. 



H^ematopis grataria Guene'e. Plate 9, tig. 41. 



" Geometric grataria Fabr., Snppl. Ent. Syst., 112, 113, 1798." 



Hivmatopis saniaria Hiibn., Zutr., 26, 173, figs. 345, 346, before 1818 ; Verz., 301, 1818. 



Ua-matopis grataria Gueu., Pbal., ii, 171, pi. 19, fig. 6, 1857. 



Walk., List Lep. Het. Br. Mus., xxiv, 1054, 1862. 



Riley, First Rep. Ius. Missouri, 179, pi. 2, figs. 18-20, 1869. 



12 specimens. — Body and wings ochreous-yellow, hind wings a little 

 lighter. A large, round, pink, discal dot; beyond, two pink lines approach- 

 ing each other on the costa; the inner forms abroad, diffuse band, but slightly 

 curved opposite the discal dot ; the second line is much narrower, parallel 

 with the outer edge of wing, and more curved than the other. It is some- 

 times almost wanting, and occasionally blends with the inner line opposite the 

 discal dot. Edge of wing and fringe pink. On hind wings, two pink bands, 

 farther apart than on the fore wings ; inner straight ; outer line narrower 

 and sinuate. Edge of wings and fringe pink. Under side brighter yellow 

 than above, and dusted with brown scales, varying in thickness and size. 

 Discal dot distinct, and two outer lines as above, but dusky pink ; fringe 

 bright pink; hind wing beneath as above, but flecked with brown spots. 



Length of body, <?, 0.40; of fore wing, <$ , 0.53, 9, 0.50; expanse of 

 wing, 1.00 inches. 



Campton, N. H., June (Walker) ; Maine and Salem (Packard) ; Iowa 

 (" May 30th, all summer, day and night, most abundant of moths" Parker) ; 

 Albany, N. Y., June 9, September 24 (Lintner) ; Natick, Mass., "June 29" 

 (Stratton) ; Middle States (Phil. Ent. Soc.) ; New York, May 25 (Lintner 

 and Meske) ; Albany, May 25 (Lintner) ; Texas (Belfrage). 



Varies in breadth of inner band, in some being twice as wide as others, 

 and in degree of irroration on under side of wings, and in breadth of band on 

 edge of wing. Texas specimens do not differ from those from Maine. 



