76 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '09 



A New Catocala from Arizona. 

 By C. R. BIEDERMAN. 



C. werneri. 



$. Head gray; thorax dull gray, central portion longitudinally 

 brownish. Collar anteriorly marked by an angulate white line, edged 

 with black on either side. Patagium gray edged with black. Abdomen 

 rather short, dull yellow, brownish toward apex which is abruptly 

 pointed. Superiors gray, flesh tint to brownish slate color. Transverse 

 anterior line black, shaded brown on basal side, upper part distinct, 

 lower covered by a large saddle-shaped patch of blackish brown, which 

 takes up one-half the wing area, commencing near the hind angle 

 along the inner margin to within 3 mm. of base, and extending upwards 

 until it nearly covers the subreniform, basal dash black, light gray shade 

 upper side, basal line black, joining basal dash imperfectly. Transverse 

 posterior line black, shaded with brown anteriorly, extends about 4 mm. 

 when covered by blackish patch. Tooth near cell, short, two equal points, 

 obscured by dark patch. Reniform dark brown, disk light bluish gray, 

 irregular, three dark spots give the appearance of a human face ; second- 

 aries medium, vermilion red ; median band black, irregular obtuse 

 angulate, fusing with brown basal shade at inner margin, marginal band 

 black, slightly irregular; five distinct spurs at anal angle, narrow, turns 

 upward and joins median band; fringes fade to light straw color at 

 extreme edge. Expanse 51 mm. 



Distinguishing features : first the dark patch resembling' a 

 saddle the horn of which is formed by the upper part of the 

 transverse anterior line, the end of the seat is elongated up- 

 ward to the apex; second, the human face-like reniform. 



Habitat. Huachuca Mountains, altitude 8,000 feet. June 



The Ottawa Naturalist has published a special Memorial Number* 

 as a tribute to Dr. James Fletcher, under a committee specially ap- 

 pointed by the Council of the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club, consist- 

 ing of Mr. Arthur Gibson (acting editor), Mr. W. H. Harrington and 

 Mr. F. T. Shutt. These loving tributes to our dear friend tell to 

 others what a truly great and able man he was. The appended list 

 of his writings show an unusual industry, the more remarkable when 

 we think of his many other activities. 



ABOUT the middle of May the Hawaiian Board of Agriculture and 

 Foresty hope to be in a position to engage an assistant entomologist. 

 They want an economic entomologist inclined to take up Coleoptera 

 or Parasitic Hymenoptera as a specialty and one good at laboratory and 

 field work. Their equipment and library are good, salary $1500.00- 

 $1800.00 per annum, depending upon the man. The climate of Hawaii 

 is- unexcelled and opportunities good. Correspondence might be opened 

 now. State age, schools, experience; also give references. 



Address JACOB KOTINSKY, Superintendent of Entomology, Board 

 of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, Hawaii. 



, No. 10, Jan., 1909. 



