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Selenia kkntakia. Plate 12, fig. 26. 



Pericallia kentaria Grote and Rob., Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, i, 1-, pi. 1. fig. 5, 1867. 



2 <$ and 1 9. — Bright ochreous, with the costal half of the wing subvio- 

 laceous between the brown lines; a much-curved line, terminating at the 

 same distance from the base on both the costa and the hind edge; a mesial 

 line, obtusely angulated below the costa, straight from the hind edge to the 

 median nervure; a third outer line, straight to the obscure angle just before 

 the costa, and on the edge turned obliquely outward; this line is margined 

 for nearly the whole of its length externally with a subviolaceous hue, throw- 

 ing otl" an oblique line toward the hind angle. An apical line, once angulated 

 inward, goes to the indented outer border; beyond, deep ochraceous; fringe 

 darker at base, narrowly lined with silvery. Hind wings concolorous with 

 the fore wings ; a mesial, diffuse, brown line, and the outer one subviolaceous. 

 Beneath, base of fore wings violaceous ; costa at base ochreous ; inner line 

 nearly obsolete, middle line dark, outer violaceous line very distinct, the apical 

 line connected with it and inclosing an ochreous spot ; hind wings ochreous; 

 a mesial, dark, blackish, narrow line on the discal space ; an outer, narrow, 

 violaceous line, with spots on the base and hind edge; body ochreous; legs 

 broadly banded with violaceous. 



Length of body, S , 0.50, 9, 0.55; of fore wing, & , 0.70, 9, 0.78; 

 expanse of wings, 1.50-1. GO inches. 



Mount Washington, N. H., July (Morrison); Brookline, Mass., July 29 

 (Shurtleff) ; Seekonk, Mass. (Mrs. Brigham); Lawrence, Kans. (Snow). 



Certain larger individuals differ in some respects, and I describe them 

 as follows : 



Ochreous; head very hairy, the gray hairs of the front extending as far 

 as the tips of the palpi, which are ochreous. Antennae white, with darker 

 pectinations. Thorax pale ochreous ; wings bright ochreous at base and along 

 the outer margin ; middle three-fourths of wing whitish-gray, especially toward 

 the costa ; a basal, brown, curved line, widening toward the costa; the extra- 

 discal and outer diffuse line converging in the discal space, separating on the 

 costa where fchey thicken; beyond, a broad, whitish, diffuse shade; near the 

 apex a long whitish S. Margin bright ochreous, dusted like the whole wing 

 with brown; fringe brown, with white between the points; secondaries pule, 

 dull on the inner half, ochreous on the outer border ; a mesial double line sep- 

 arating on the mil Idle, t hen converging on the first subcostal nervule, and then 



