THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 149 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SATURNIAN. 



BY JAMES BEHRENS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Saturnia ( Aglia) Mendocino, n. sp. 



The new species is somewhat related to S. hcra, the brier-feeding 

 Saturnia ( Eglan terina Bdv.) 



Habitat — The forests of Sequoia Sempervirens, of the Coast range of 

 Mendocino County, Cal. 



Time of Flight — June, July. 



Description from a male — no females as yet taken. 

 Expanse of wings, 2 j4 inches ; of body, y^ inch. 

 Antennce of $ broadly feathered, of same reddish brown color as 

 anterior wings. 



Head darker than wings. 



Prothorax with a narrow transversal white band, and this white band 

 lined with an equally narrow black band. Thorax color of anteriors. 



Thorax beneath, and legs and feet, of a beautiful cherry red. 



Abdomen above dark, with yellow rings, corresponding with color of 

 posterior wings ; beneath colored like feet and thorax beneath. 



Anteriors above smoky reddish chocolate. The usual eye, which is 

 small, leans towards the base of wing on a squarish white field, which 

 white does not appear on under side of wings ; the eye itself is distinct 

 below and fully as perfect as above, showing the yellow and blue and 

 black iris. The apex of anteriors colored scarlet (not orange), narrowed 

 in by a slight band of black, which black band is lined on both sides with 

 a faint blue line. No signs of this apical ornament beneath. 



Anteriors beneath ochre yellow, nearly as brilliant as posteriors above. 

 Inner margin very dark ; the eye as mentioned previously ; the apex 

 widely obfuscated. 



Posteriors above of a bright yellow, marked by the usual eye, same as 

 that of anteriors, but without any white disk or field. A dark obfuscation 

 from the base. A distinct, comparatively broad, black band (with veins 

 slightly marked) towards outer margin, leaving the margin bright yellow. 

 Fringes somewhat deeper shaded, yellow. 



Posteriors below unicolorous, of about same reddish fuscous as 

 anteriors above, with but a reflection of the eye or band of upper surface. 



