THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, 145 



ABOUT PSEUDOHAZIS AND ITS VARIATIONS. 



BY B. NEUMOEGEN, NEW' YORK. 



The genus Fseudokazis, Gr. & R., has only two typical representatives 

 so far known, one being Eglanterina, Bd., with the purple colouring, and 

 the other the white Hera, Harr., from Utah's salt regions. Hera has to 

 be considered a distinct species, for, aside from its white colour, its 

 primaries are falcated, while those of Eglafiterina are broad and blunt. 

 All the rest of named insects are variations of i?^Va;i/^r/;/<7, — Pica, Walk., 

 being especially recognizable by its heavy black markings and black 

 basal areas. I have added to our list to-day the beautiful Ab. Denudata 

 already figured in Strecker's book No. 15, but not described, and of 

 which I possess a striking example, and a constant variation of Hera 

 from Oregon, which I name Marcata. Both insects are herewith 

 described. 



Our list of this genus to the present day stands as follows : — 



Egla7iteri?ia, Bd. 



var. S/iastcensis, Behr. 

 " Nuttalli, Streck. 

 " pica, Wlk. 

 " Arizonensis, Sireck. 

 ab. defiudata, Neum. 

 Hera, Harr. 



var. Marcata, Neum. 

 Eglanterina ab. De?iudata. 



Head, thorax, primaries and secondaries above and below of rich 

 yellow ; nearly denude of all markings. Abdomen yellow with black 

 segmentary bands. Primaries, black costa, a beautiful rose tinge at base 

 and along costa to apex, as well as along interior margin. Apical tip 

 black, fading inwardly ; a little black dusting, indicating location of discal 

 spots and costal terminus of mesian bands respectively. Submedian cells 

 tinted with light rose. Secondaries with black costa and black dusted 

 discal spots. Very faint indication of mesian band and basal black field. 

 Below, primaries and secondaries uniformly rich yellow, with rose tints at 

 apical part of costa of primaries, and on upper half of secondaries. 

 Abdomen tinted with rose ; costa of primaries pronouncedly black, and 

 black spots indicating costal terminus of mesian band and discal spot. 

 Secondaries, costa black and light black indications of rnesiai; band and 



