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carinae of pronotum to last transverse incision of pronotum. A wide 

 black stripe on side of pronotum from eye to last transverse incision • 

 below this is a narrow white line bordered below by a narrow black line ; 

 remainder dark brown. Eyes posteriorly streaked alternately with black 

 and yellow. Elytra brown, lighter above, unspotted (sometimes a few 

 spots visible). Posterior femora with three white and three black bands ; 

 lower inner side and sulcus bright red. Posterior tibiae red, bluish toward 

 base. Spines near base light ; remainder black. Venter yellow. 



Female differs from male in being of a uniform brown color. Eyes 

 not colored, and bands on sides of pronotum nearly obsolete in some 

 specimens, dim in others. Ovipositor varies from red to yellow, with 

 black tips. 



Dimensions — °- i.io inches; elytra .31 inch.; posterior femora .55 

 inch. $ .95 inch.; elytra .25 inch.; posterior femora .51 inch 



Habitat — Omaha, Nebraska ; August to November. 



ON A NEW CANADIAN BOMBYCID MOTH. 



BY A. R. GROTE, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Both sexes of a new genus and species referable to the group Ptilo- 

 deutes are represented in specimens taken by Mr. Geo. Norman (No. 52) 

 at St. Catharines, and for which I propose the name Ellida gelida. A 

 male of this species is also in the collection of the Buffalo Society, from 

 New York State. The eyes are naked, ocelli absent, legs rather short and 

 unarmed. The maxillae are moderate ; labial palpi short, applied to the 

 front, second article shaggily haired, third distinct. The abdomen is 

 untufted, hardly exceeding secondaries. Male antennae bipectinate, 

 densely setose ; female antennae more shortly and finely bipectinate. 

 Head closely applied to the thorax. Anal hairs in the male gathered at 

 each side, projecting slightly, not forming a prominent furcation as in 

 Coelodasys. The habitus recalls the Noctuid group Bombyciae. Fore 

 wings 12-veined, 5 intermediate between 4 and 6, cell open; 7 out of 8; 

 9 out of 8, a short furcation at apex. Hind wings with veins 7 and 8 

 separate, 7 running very close to 8 for about three-fourths its length from 



