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rather smaller and more sharply defined, and the sides of the pentagon- 

 al area are not as sharply denned. The hypopygidium is rather short, 

 and is broadly rounded apically ; the genital stipes are large and broad- 

 ly rounded apically, greatly exceeding the hypopygidium. The posterior 

 tibiae, beyond the middle, and the posterior tarsi are black or strongly 

 infuscated. 



Type-locality. Tallulah, Louisiana. Many specimens rear- 

 ed by Mr. R. A. Cushman from larvae on peach. Some of them 

 under the Bureau of Entomology number "Hunter 1936." 



Type. Cat. No. 13,371, United States National Museum. 



Concerning Archylus tener Druce (Lepid.). 



BY WM. BARNES, M.D. and J. McDuNNOUGH, Ph.D., 



Decatur, 111. 



In the Proc. Ent. Soc., Wash., Vol. VI, p. 65, Dr. Dyar re- 

 cords this species from southern Arizona, expressing at the 

 same time some doubt as to the correct generic position of this 

 insect. In the Proc. Ent. Soc., Wash., Vol. XII, 1910, he 

 places the species in the genus Norape, stating (p. 167) that 

 "the single type specimen has veins 3 and 4 of hind wing con- 

 nate, 4 and 5 of fore wing separate, although very shortly so. 

 It therefore must be placed in this genus. The Arizona form, 

 supposed to be the same as the Mexican tener is referred to 

 here under the genus Ramaca." On page 173 of the same 

 journal he creates the genus Ramaca with pascora Schaus as 

 type species, merely stating that this genus differs from Mesos- 

 cia Hbn. "in having veins 4 and 5 of fore wing and 3-4 of 

 hind wing connate." He then describes as a new species R. 

 achriogelos from a single male specimen from southern Ari- 

 zona, remarking, "Very like Norape tener Druce, but differ- 

 ing in venation." If, as must be inferred from Dr. Dyar's 

 remarks, the only point of difference between tener and 

 achriogelos is in the venation, we fear that our worthy friend, 

 from lack of material probably, has created a synonym. 



We have examined a series of 37 specimens from Cochise 



