THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 5 



NEW TEXAN MOTHS. 



BY LEON F. HARVEY, M. D., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Parasa incisa, //. s. 



£ . This species has the fore wings and thorax of a soft brown. The 

 primary is covered by a pea-green patch, which does not reach the 

 margins and is defined outwardly by a narrow dark line running once 

 deeply inwardly below vein 2 and slightly opposite the cell. Hind wings 

 light yellowish. It appears to be allied to paenulata Clem., unknown to 

 me, but differs by the shape of the green patch and in its not being 

 bordered with white. The thorax in P. chloris is grass green. Expanse 

 2T m. m. Bosque Co., Texas (Belfrage, No. 554.) 



EuerytJira phasma^ 11. g. et sp. 



$ . The insect is allied to Spiiosoma, but the head is more prominent, 

 the wings narrower and the antennae more continuously pectinate. The 

 neuration has not been studied of this form, which is so distinctly marked 

 as to be at once recognized, and which I do not find in authors. White. 

 Fore wings white, crossed by a broad irregular blackish band from base to 

 extremity of veins 3 and 4, where it retains the otherwise white fringes. 

 From apices to middle of external margin a second band diagonally 

 crosses the wing. A discal black spot and traces of an extra basal band. 

 Everywhere, where the blackish color obtains the veins are bright yellow, 

 as is the submedian fold. Body above crimson whitish at base. Thorax 

 and head above white. Squamation about the eyes crimson. Anterior 

 legs fuscous outwardly ; palpi fuscous. Beneath, the white secondaries 

 show a dot. Expanse 38 m. m. (May 5, Belfrage, No. 471). 



Litodonta, u. g. 



Allied to Heterocampa of Doubleday. It differs by the antennae being 

 pectinate in both sexes. The thorax is more brushily tufted behind ; the 

 head more appressed ; the abdomen shorter. 



Litodoiita hydromeli. 11. s. 



$ $ . Fuscous, overspread with pale green on primaries and thorax. 

 Basal and sub-basal spaces powdered with orange scales ; subterminal 

 line followed by orange scales. Lines distinct, widely geminate, sinuate, 



