THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 53 



DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW SPECIES OF NORTH 

 AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY WILLIAM BARNES, M. D., DECATUR, ILL. 



Euhalisidota Otho, n. sp. Dasylophia Melanopa, n. sp. 



Edema Suavis, n. sp Euthyatira Superba, n. sp. 



Dasylophia Saturata, n. sp. Feralia Brillians, n. sp. 



Eiihalisidota Otho, n. sp. 



& , expanse 2^ in.; $ , 2^ in. Fore wings long, pointed, apices 

 depressed, of a uniform pale, rather dirty yellowish colour. There is a 

 row of short intravenular dashes which form a narrow blackish line from 

 apex to inner margin close to thorax. In the females this is almost 

 straight, in the males it has somewhat of a downward curve. Another 

 row of somewhat sagittal-shaped spots forms a second dark band from 

 apex to inner margin a little within inner angle. Hind wings yellowish, 

 semitranslucent, inner third dusky. Discal dot small, black. These 

 markings, while distinct, are not heavy or pronounced. Thorax a little 

 darker than wings. Abdomen dusky above, anal tuft yellowish. 

 Beneath as above, only fainter. Thorax, legs and abdomen same, except 

 inner side of fore femora, which are somewhat orange. Palpi dusky at 

 extreme tip. Antenna? dusky, narrowly bipectinate in $ , broadly so in 

 % . The o* has the dusky shades darker than in the ? , the abdomen 

 being quite dark blackish brown above, contrasting with the light anal 

 tuft. Types 2 pair in my collection from Huachuca Mt, Arizona. I 

 take pleasure in naming this species after Mr. Otho C. Poling, of Quincy, 

 III., as a slight token of my appreciation of the many favours he has done 

 me. 

 Edema Suavis, n sp. 



Western examples of Albifrons differ from the eastern in having the 



dark shade below the costal white patch considerably darker. The discal 

 mark is short, thick and black. The collar is very dark grayish black, 

 the thoracic patch being only a little if any lighter. Hind wings of male 

 white, slightly dusky at base of fringes. In the female the hind wings 

 are dusky, about same as in Albicosta. The pectinations of the $ 

 antennae are considerably longer than in Albicosta, which character seems 

 to me to entitle the insect to specific rank, otherwise I should consider 

 it a mere variety of Albifrons. Types 4 £ and 1 ? in my collection from 

 Glenwood Springs and Durango, Colo. 

 Dasylophia Saturata, n. sp. 



Pale yellowish or buff colour, most of the veins rendered prominent 



