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Edwards, in the position and somewhat the shape of the markings, but 

 differs in color. General color fawn, with a purplish brown tint at the 

 base above the cell and the basal portion of posterior margin. From the 

 apex to the posterior angle extends a band about one-tenth of an inch 

 wide of dark metallic golden, something of a golden sheen over the space 

 from this band to end of wing ; from the cell to posterior margin, between 

 the t. a. and t. p. lines, in a patch that is brownish yellow, more distinctly 

 yellow below the silver spot, this shade extending a little over the golden 

 band at anal angle, the patch shaded with purplish brown at posterior 

 margin near t. a. line ; the most of the wing with a slight golden sheen. 

 Silver spot short blunt boat-shaped, from median vein to fourth median 

 veinlet. Posterior wings smoky, most prominent in terminal third. 



Head and thorax fawn gray, hairs of second joint of palpi slightly 

 rosy tipped, tufts of thorax with a brownish yellow tinge, the tips of scales 

 of thoracic tufts and patagia lilac in side light. 



Described from a single $ from Siskyon, Shasta county, California, 

 taken by my friend James Behrens and by him dedicated to our our mu- 

 tual friend. Dr. Henry Lenz, of Lubec, Germany. 

 Arctia Shastaensis, Behrens. 



Since publishing the imperfect description of this form in the February 



number of the current volume 

 of the Canadian Entomolo- 

 gist, page 35, Mr. Behrens has 

 sent me a fine colored drawing 

 of the specimen made before it 

 was mutilated by travel, and from 

 which the accompanying wood 



Arctia Shastaensis, Behrens. Female—natural size. CUgraviug WaS made. FrOUl the 



drawing I am inclined to think that it is entitled to rank as a species, as 

 the species of Arctia go. It is certainly widely separated from Achaia 

 by its shape and markings, and from Behrii by its size as well as mark- 

 ings. The light parts of fore wings are yellow, with a slight indication of 

 orange ; the hind wings cherry red or near a crimson with black as indi- 

 cated in the illustration. The abdomen is black on the sides and centre 

 of dorsum with a subdorsal line of red. As shown by the antenna; and 

 abdomen the specimen is a female. 



Arctia Genura, Strecker. 



Among some other specimens sent me by Mr. Behrens from Soda 

 Springs, near Mount Shasta, California, are two other Arctias that I am 



