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cocci nata Grt., rare; ilia Cram., common; parta Gn., common; 

 unijuga Walk., rare; briscis Ed\v., rare; concnmbcns Walk., 

 rare; caraGn.., common; amatri.v Hbn., rare; tristis Eclvv., rare; 

 epione Dru., common; antinywpha Hbn., rare; serena Ed\v., 

 common; habilis Grt., common; innubens Gn., common; v. C, 

 scintillans G. & R., rare; paleogama Gn., common; v. A, pha- 

 langa Grt., rare; neogama S. & A., common; snbnata Grt., 

 common; piatrix Grt., rare; nebnlosa Edw., rare; Judith Strk., 

 rare; robinsonii Grt. , rare; mVrfo Grt., rare; v. A, flebilis Grt., 

 rare; vidua S. & A., rare: lacryinosa Gn., rare; v. D, paulina 

 H. Edw., rare; insolabilis Gn., rare; obscura Strk., common; 

 v. A, residua Grt., rare. 



I have followed in the footsteps of Prof. John B. Smith for my 

 classification of this list, and no matter how much I dislike the 

 system of his Rhopalocera, I find his system for the Heterocera 

 is the best that we ever have had for the American student up to 

 the present time. 



A NEW SMYNTHURUS. 



By F. L. HARVEY, Orono, Me. 



Smynthurus 6-maculata n. sp. Deep blue-black, with four conspicuous 

 enamel-white spots on the body and two smaller ones between the eyes, 

 located as shown in the cut. The posterior pair of spots on the body 

 largest, both pairs on the body somewhat renifbrm in outline with the 

 sinuses on the dorsal side. Antenna; and le^s paler, shaded with purple. 



Eye patches conspicuous and darker than 

 the coloring of the head. Head broader 

 than lout;-, nearly in the ratio of 3:2. Body 

 broad behind, where the breadth about 

 equals the length, abruptly narrowing 

 from the broadest part to the last seg- 

 ments. Ant'-niKe slender, nearly t\\o- 

 thirds tin- length of the body and head. 

 The joints in the ratio of 2:3:4:8, and el- 

 bowed between the third and fourth. The 

 terminal segment composed of about nine 

 subjoints. Elater Ion-, slender, the 

 bran<-|ies i if the fork widely spr'-.ulinu;, 



second and third joints equal, the terminal segment i-oiiira', slender and 

 ending in a point. Legs rather Ion;; and stout; claws lar_ 



Measurements. TO\A\ length .7 i mm. Parts of a full grown specimen 

 about as follows: head .2 mm. IOHL;, .3 mm. broad; antenna-, h mm.; ratio 



