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meat edged with lighter colour posteriorly. Fore wings, basal line 

 not very distinct, dark gray, sinuous, strongly angulated at vein i ; 

 basal field blackish, much mixed with gray scales, especially along 

 costa, and slightly marked with reddish at middle at median vein ; 

 middle field blackish gray, with three narrow black lines : the first 

 edging basal line, the third limiting the field outwardly, this forming 

 a sinus rounding inwardly within discal spot to base of veins 3 

 and 4, then another less pronounced sinus to inner margin, forming 

 a prominent tooth at veins 3 and 4 ; the second line is slightly 

 within and sub-parallel with the third ; on the space between the 

 first and second black lines are two oval black rings, one on cell 

 and the other just below it, joined at each end with first and 

 second cross-lines ; outside the basal field the colour is light gray, 

 more or less mixed with black, the outer line whitish, indistinct, 

 showing with the darker edgings almost straight across the wing ; 

 outer field blackish, with gray intermixed, giving indications, espe- 

 cially apically, of a scalloped submarginal line, as well as one 

 narrowly at margin. Hind wings, even fuscous blackish. Beneath 

 all wings even dark fascous, with a gray spot on fore wings along 

 costa at beginning of outer line. 



South Florida. One specimen, a $ , from Mrs. Slosson, taken 

 in early spring. The species is provisionally placed in the genus Benta. 



Phvcitid^e. 



Pyla vietalicella, n. sp. — Expands 32 mm. Palpi ascending^ long, 

 black ; head, thorax, abdomen and wings dull smoky black, without 

 any indications of lines. The palpi on the outside, the face, the 

 thorax and fore wings strongly iridescent with bronze green, this 

 being specially marked on the patagia and base ol wings ; abdo- 

 men somewhat bronzy; hind wings without iridescence. Beneath all 

 parts blackish ; the thorax, legs, fore wings and anterior margin of 

 hind wings being strongly iridescent ; on the body this has a coppery tint. 



Colorado. One $ , from Mr. Bruce. A most beautiful insect, 

 with wings narrower and longer than P. scintilians, Grt., and with 

 a much more decided iridescence. 



Fyia bistriateila, n. sp. — Expands 25 mm. Head, thorax and fore 

 wings deep black, the fore wings with two broad white stripes, the inner 

 straight, the outer slightly wavy and parallel with outer margin ; hind 



