164 THE CiLNADIAlC ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A NEW SPECIES OF EUDAMUS. 



BY HENRY SKINNER, M. D., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Eudamus coyote : Expands 2^ inches. Primaries dark glossy 

 brown, several shades darker than Eudam. bathylhis ; fringes of same 

 colour as the wings. The apices of the wings run more to a point than 

 in other species of the genus. There are no markings on the primaries, 

 although there are some very faint indications of markings, which are not 

 brought out by transmitted light. Secondaries immaculate and same 

 colour as primaries, but with well marked dirty white fringes. The 

 secondaries are not tailed but are somewhat pointed as in E. epigena. 

 Underside: Primaries lighter in colour than above with some light coloured 

 scales along the costa which faintly indicate a spot about the middle of 

 costal margin ; directly below this in the cell is another very faint spot. 

 There are three dark spots between the subcostal nervules, extending 

 downward in a row and about an y% inch from the exterior margin, the 

 upper spot not being in an exact line with the two lower ones ; just below 

 these, but further from the margin are three others in the spaces between 

 the discoidal nervules. These spots are lighter coloured in the centre 

 and the central spot of the three is not in line with the other two but 

 nearer the body of the specimen. These spots are not very well defined 

 and vary somewhat in the individuals. Fringes same colour as wings. 

 Inferiors are crossed by two bands of darker colour which are about ^th 

 in. in width and they extend from costal margin almost to the inner 

 margin; the upper band is broken by having one of its spots in the cell 

 and above this in the cell is another dark spot. The fringes are white as 

 above and the white terminates at junction of exterior and inner margins ; 

 fringes on inner margin are very dark, almost black, as is also the point 

 of the wing and adjacent parts. Body, head, legs, etc., dark brown; 

 palpi distinctly gray ; there is a gray white line made up of short hairs, 

 extending around the under side of the eyes. Described from five speci- 

 mens from Southern Texas in collection of author. The specimens are, 

 not in very good condition and the description is taken from the most , 

 perfect one. 



