THE CANADIAN ilNTOMOLOGIST. 17 

 L. 



Hyblaea puera Fabr. 



From a specimen shown me by Mr. Neumoegen as Mr. Strecker's new 

 genus Aenig?fia, with its "very large number of subcostal nervules," I 

 infer that Mr. Strecker has re-described this Fabrician genus and species, 

 which latter is variable and enjoys a wide geographical range. It is also 

 very probable that Mr. Strecker's new " Cosmia " from Florida, described 

 in Proc. A. N. S. Phil., is the typical southern ^ form of the Bombycid, 

 Hyparpax aurora. 



Botis dapalis, n. s. 



Fore wings with dusky gray median space ; the rest of the wing brown- 

 ish. An arcuate dark brown anterior line ; posterior line similarly 

 colored, sinuate, followed by a vivid white shade at costa. A brown dot 

 in the place of the orbicular ; a small black streak in the place of the 

 reniform. Terminal space gray. A black dotted line followed by a gray 

 line before the brownish fringes. Hind wings crimson red with a black 

 extra discal mark, the fragment of an extra mesial line. Edge of the wing 

 and internal margin black shaded. Fringes silky, long, brownish, tipped 

 with reddish. Beneath fore wings red with the discal marks repeated and 

 the exterior line, followed by the white costal shade, repeated. Hind 

 wings yellow, shaded with red, with a red discal dot and extra mesial 

 jagged line ; a subterminal line marked at costa. Fringes brownish, long, 

 silky, stained with red. Body parts dark brown, paler, reddish beneath ; 

 palpi reddish at the sides. Expanse i8 mil. California, Mr. Hy. 

 Edwards, No. 3,023. A very distinct species belonging to the subsequalis 

 group. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



concerning chrysophanus nais, edw. 

 Dear Sir, — 



This species was described from defective and scanty material, brought 

 in from Arizona. As it has recently been taken in numbers in So. Color- 

 ado and New Mexico by Mr. B. Neumoegen and others, we are able to 

 see that it belongs to the Erycinidae, and its habits are reported to be like 

 those of Lemonias Virgulti and allies. I enclosed a pair to Mr. A. G. 

 Butler, British Museum, and he replies 22nd Nov. : " I do not wonder at 

 your describing the little butterfly as a Chrysophanus ; it was a most 



