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extends nearly to the outer line, obscuring the markings, and 

 the hind wings are nearly solidly blackish. I consider it to be 

 a varietal form. 



Stibadium jalada Schaus. 



Collected by Mr. Miiller at Tehuacan, a new locality for the 

 species. 



Stibadium corazona Schaus. 



Collected by Air. Miiller at Mexico City. 

 Genus BASILODES Guenee. 



The following species all have the frontal process with a 

 raised rim and central tubercle. Sir G. F. Hampson defines a 

 genus for them in the seventh volume of the Catalogue Lep- 

 idoptera Phalaenae, but I refrain from using the name, because 

 it appears to be new, and has as yet not been validated by the 

 citation of species under it. 



Basilodes territans Hy. Edwards! 



The male specimens before me agree with Doctor Ottolen- 

 gui's figure of the female (Can. Ent., xxx, pi. 5, fig. 4), rather 

 than with his figure of the male. I do not think, however, that 

 there can be two species involved. 



Basilodes arizona French. 



I'lusia arizona French, Can. Ent., xxi. 161, 1889 (Sept.). 

 Plusia acantha Druce, Biol. Cent. Am., Lep. Het., 1, 329, 1889 (Nov.) 

 Basilodes arizonac Ottolengui, Can. Ent., xxx, 106, 1898. 

 Basilodes arizonae Dyar, Bull. 52, U. S. Nat. Mus., 196, 1903. 



French's description agrees entirely with Druce's figure, 

 while the types of both authors were taken by the same collec- 

 tor, presumably in the same locations. A specimen before me 

 from the Schaus collection has the frontal process present, with 

 a raised rim and central cone distinct; in the true Basilodes 

 (chrysopis Grote and pepita Guenee) the central cone is lacking. 



Basilodes pterochalcea, new species. 



Fore wing bronzy golden ; costa light purplish-brown, widening over 

 the reniform, which is outlined in brown ; a patch of this color at the 

 base, widening below to the middle of the inner margin; fringe 

 checkered light and dark brown ; a row of brown dots between the 

 veins in subterminnl position. Head and thorax purplish brown. Hind 

 wing grayish, the fringe pale. Expanse, 34 mm. 



