2-40 THE TAXADIAN ENTOMOUKilHT. 



AA. Eyes coarsely granulate, with rounded emargination in 



front ( Muisia, sub. gen.) 



a. Red ; eyes, lips of mandibles, and two interrupted elytral 

 fascia' black. Length, 8 mm, Colombia bideniata. 



Bibliography and Distribution. 

 Aulicui Spin., Rev. Mag. Zool., 1841, p. 74; Mon. Cler., i, 1344, p. 328. 



1. A.basicoiiis Chevr., Rev. et Mag. Zool., 1874, p. 299. Cuba. 



2. A. alboguttulatui Chevr., 1. c , 299. Cuba. 



3. A. bilineatus Chevr., 1. c, p. 300. Cuba. 



4. A. motiticola Gorh., Biol. Centr.-.\mer., Col. Ill, 2, 1882, p. 146, 

 1)1. 8, fig. 18; Schklg, Gen. Ins., C'leridae, 1903, pi. 5, fig. 8; Schklg., 

 Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr., 1907, j). 306 ; Wolc, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 

 Publ., No. 144, Zool. Ser., 19 10, p. 364. Te.xas, Mexico. 



5. A Coffini White, Cat. Cler. Brit. Mus., 1849, P- 53 (Serriger) ; 

 Chevr, Mem. Cler., 1876, p. 5; Gorh., Cist. Ent., 1876, p. 72-86; Gorh., 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Col. Ill, 2, 1882, p. 146; Schklg., Deutsch. Ent. 

 Zeitschr., 1907, p. 307. Mexico. 



6. A. nero Spin., Mon. Cler., 1844, P 11^^ pl 27, fig. 5 ; Ciorh., Cist. 

 Ent., 1876, p. 84 ; Schklg., Bull. Mus. Paris, 1902, p. 325 ; Schklg., 

 Deutsch., Ent. Zeitschr, 1906, p. 277 ; Wolc, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 

 Publ., No. 144, Zool. Ser., 1910, p. 365. Texas, New Mexico, Ari/.ona, 

 Southern California, Lower California, Mexico. 



7. A. thoracicus Schklg., Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr., 1907, p. 305. 

 Mexico (Guerrero). 



Subgen. Muisca Spin., Mon. Cler., II, 1844, p. 147. 



8. A. ( M.) bituniatus Spin., Mon. Cler, II, 1844. \\ 148; Gorh., Cist. 

 Ent., 1876, p. 84. Colombia. 



NEW SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF NORTH AMERICAN 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY WILLIAM MARNK.s, .S. B., .M. O., AND J. B. .MCUUNNOUGH, I'M. I>., 



DECATUR, ILL. 



(Continued from page ii.v) 

 Prothrinax oce/iata, n. sp. 



jj . — Palpi and front brownish yellow ; vertex, collar, thorax and 

 patagia blackish, with a strong admixture of gray scales ; upturned tips of 

 patagia and nietathoracic tuft brownish ; collar crossed posteriorly by a 

 darker band. Abdomen deep brown, lighter underneath. Primaries 

 brownish-yellow, largely obscured, however, by lilac gray and purplish- 

 black, leaving the ground colour visible only in the submarginal and 



Jut>. 1910 



