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two or three of the veins. Subterminal whitish, waved zigzag, nearly 

 perpendicular, touching in passing the principal tooth of t. p. line. Hind 

 wings dark yellow, with broad arcuated border, interrupted at usual place 

 to form an anal spot ; a narrow median band a little angulated, and two 

 rays of blackish hair joining it. Beneath the band is broader, especially 

 at costa, near which it nearly attains, or is joined, to the base. Fore 

 wings beneath entirely yellow to the first black band. Am. Sept.; one 

 male.'' 



We could not fit this with fratercula, G. & R., on account of the 

 chestnut brown primaries, and some other points. Where Guentie com- 

 pares with a European species this latter should be procured and used to 

 check the identification. 

 4. Catocala Belfragiana, Harvey. 



This name has been supplanted by messalina, whereas the descrip- 

 tion of the latter presents an important difference of the band on 

 secondaries. Possibly Guene'e's species is something quite different, and 

 I protest against the use of messalina for this species until Guenee's type 

 is compared, or a variety of Belfragiana is turned up which is covered 

 by Guene'e's description of messalina. 



THE COCCID.E OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. 



BY GEO. B. KING, LAWRENCE, MASS. 



The following list of the Coccidre found to inhabit Canada is com- 

 plete, so far as the published records show, together with some other 

 information derived from corresponding with Prof. Cockerell, Dr. 

 Fletcher, and Mr. John Dearness. Much, however, has been obtained 

 from material sent to me for identification. In reviewing the list it will 

 be seen that Ontario has 25 species of Coccids credited to her; while 

 Ottawa has 18; Toronto, 6; Quebec, 3; Prince Edward Island, 3; 

 Nova Scotia, 4 ; New Brunswick, 2 ; and British Columbia, 6. One has 

 been found in an ants' nest, 8 in greenhouses, and there have been 8 

 new species described from Canada. There are 46 species, 27 of which 

 are native to North America, 14 are introduced, and 4 whose home is 

 unknown, but which were probably introduced. The large majority of 

 the species have been found by Dr. Fletcher, or at least have passed 

 through his hands. Much credit, however, is due Mr. John Dearness, 

 who has taken great interest in looking for these very injurious insects, 



