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(Disippus) which I have seen I never detected one that answered to such 

 a description ; all that I have seen belong either to the common pale 

 tawny typical Misippus or the southern dusky var. Floridensis (Eros 

 Edw.) j excepting the two monstrosities nigra and Pseudodorippus, which 

 are neither species nor permanent varieties, but mere freaks of nature. 

 Reading, Jan'y 13, 1881. 



ON A NEW SPECIES OF PACKARDIA. 



BY L. W. GOODELL, AMHERST, MASS. 



For several years I have had in my collection, among other undeter- 

 mined specimens of Bombycidas, a species of Packardia which did not 

 seem to agree with any of the published descriptions that were accessible 

 to me. Mr. Grote, to whom I lately submitted the specimen, kindly 

 informs me that it is as yet undescribed. 



Packardia nigripunctata, n. sp. 



I % . Fore wings light bronzy brown ; a narrow, oblique, nearly 

 straight, dark brown band runs from near the inner margin outward to a 

 little beyond the middle of the costa, where it is joined at a right angle by 

 another band which is short and curved, terminating at about one-third of 

 the distance from the costa to the inner angle. Between the end of the 

 short band and a little outward and above the internal angle, is a curved 

 row of three roundish black dots, of which the marginal one is three times 

 larger than the inner and twice as large as the intermediate one. The 

 bands and spots form a distinct inverted V. Within the area thus formed 

 and parallel with the inner band is a brown line which extends from the 

 inner margin to the discal end of the short curved band. This line is a 

 shade lighter in color than the bands and is edged outwardly with very 

 pale or whitish brown. There is a band of the same pale brown or 

 whitish color which includes the black dots and extends outside of the 

 short curved band to the costa. It is constricted near the inner dot, 

 widening rapidly towards the costa, along which* it extends towards the 

 base to a little beyond the middle. Hind wings paler, the apex and outer 

 margin concolorous with the fore wings. Fringe of all the wings pale 

 silky brown interlined near the base with darker brown and with a black 



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