THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. •)•) 



these are of larger size, especially in the female, than any I have before 

 seen. Placed by the side of Silvestris, Paulus resembles it closely in both 

 sexes, as to upper side, but the male lacks the black sexual dash which is 

 characteristic of Silvestris. Both species have about the same expanse 

 of wing, the $ of Paulus measuring 1.75 inch, the % 1.8 in. The males 

 are black-brown, the females are lighter by several shades. The former 

 have two black spots on fore wing, small and unpupilled except in one 

 instance, there being then a white dot on the anterior spot. On neither 

 is there a spot at anal angle. The females have two large ocelli, in yellow 

 rings and with white pupils. One has a complete ocellus at anal angle, 

 the other nothing. On under side the males have a yellow tint, and are 

 suffused with gray, especially noticeable on the outer half of each wing. 

 The females are decidedly whitish-gray, and the black edges of the discal 

 band on hind wing are very clear on this light ground. The outer edge 

 of the band takes nearly the same course as in Ariane in the males, and 

 in one female, but in the other it is cut up by small crenations, quite 

 unlike any example of Aj-iane I have seen. The ocelli are normally six, 

 but in nearly every case are partly obsolete, only brown patches indicating 

 them ; the Utah ^ has 5 black spots varying in size, each with white 

 pupil. In Silvestris the outline of the discal band is different, there being 

 long jaws projected at cell, with a deep and narrow sinus between them. 

 So it is with the other members of the Silvestris group, and this peculiarity 

 forms a good character for the division of the genus. The ocelli also in 

 Silvestris are never complete, at most only white dots inside a few black 

 scales, and usually these are wanting. (Until I received Mr. Behrens' 

 examples of Sih'estris, I had supposed Oetus Bois. to be a distinct species, 

 with naturally obsolescent markings on under side. This is the character 

 of Dr. Boisduval's type, which I have, and Mr. Henry Edwards has 

 assured me that he never has seen specimens which were otherwise. But 

 those sent me by him were all worn, as is the type. The fresh examples 

 sent by Mr. Baron make it plain that Oetus is only a worn and faded 

 Silvestris). 



(To be Continued.) 



Contribution to the Collections of the Entomological Society 

 of Ontario. — Mr. V. T. Chambers, of Covington, Kentucky, has kindly 

 donated to our Society two boxes of named Tineids, chiefly from Texas 

 and Kentucky, many of them with their gold and silver deckings perfect 

 gems. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Chambers for this generous gift. 



