246 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Genus Phobetron, Hubn. ( = Ecnomidia, Westw., = Euryda, H.-S.). 



1 P. pithecium, A. & S. {^ abbota?ia, Wwhn.^^nigricaris, V^cV..^ 



= hyalinum, 'VJz\?,\\, = tetradactylus, Walsh). 



2 P. hipparchia, Cram. { = violaris, H.-S). 



3 P. Beutenmueilcri, Hy. Edvv. 



Synopsis of differences. 

 Primaries of female without a distinct ocherous patch at apex ; t. p. 

 line regularly dentate ; wings of male largely hyaline. . .pithecitan. 

 Primaries of female with an ocherous patch at apex ; t. p. line 

 obscure. 



Expanse of female, 30 mm. or more ; secondaries with reddish 

 tinge ; ocherous patches on primaries distinct ; male darker, 



with a hyaline patch on wings hippai'chia. 



Expanse of female, 25 mm. ; more fragile ; secondaries without 

 reddish tint; the ocherous spots on primaries smaller and less 

 distinct Beutenmuelleri. 



SUPERFAMILY NOCTUINA. 



Family Lasiocajmpid^. 

 Tolype brevicrista, n. sp. 



This species seems not to be referred to in the Biologia Centrali 

 Americana, nor in the subsequent writings of Mr. Druce or Mr. Schaus, 

 so far as I am aware. 



Types: A male in my collection probably from Mexico; one from Mr. 

 T. D. A. Cockerell, Las Cruces, New Mexico (R. R. Larkin). Also a 

 specimen in the Edwards collection labelled Arizona. 



Male. — White ; eyes bordered with blackish ; abdomen faintly 

 banded with pale gray. On thorax, posteriorly, a small median tuft of 

 metallic blue-black flattened spatulate hairs, not curled, and not extending 

 forward to middle of thorax. Wings white, the primaries crossed by 

 seven gray, or blackish-gray, bands, in the pattern of Tolype I'dleda. 

 The three basal, narrow, rather faint j fourth beyond end of cell touching 

 third at inner margin, and approximate to it on costa but remote 

 centrally, angulated outward on veins 4 and 8 ; beyond this three more 

 bands, the last terminal, broad, separated by narrow white spaces ; the 

 fifth and sixth almost united in the dark N. M. specimen, well separated 

 in mine ; outer edge of sixth band a little irregular on the veins. Fringe 

 and veins white. Below, the markings are faintly repeated, but washed 

 with white. Pectinations of antennae brown. 



