192 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Under side of primaries a little paler, the spots repeated, the discal 

 spot more distinct ; secondaries brown clouded with blackish, a dark 

 illy-defined band following the hind margin, a patch on disk and another 

 on costal margin ; also dark at base ; sbme gray scales forming patches 

 border the darker portions near outer angle, and there are others on the 

 median interspaces. Body dark brown ; below, thorax yellow-white and 

 cinereous, the abdomen gray-brown ; palpi yellow-white ; antennae fuscous 

 above, annulated with gray-white, gray-white below ; club black. From 

 two examples, sent me by Mr. Boll, the other by Mr. Belfrage, and taken 

 in Texas. 



Pholisora nessus. 



Male — Expands i.i inch. 



Upper side light .brown ; a black band crosses the extra discal area 

 of both wings, formed by short longitudinal stripes, one on each inter- 

 space ; and a narrower band, more confluent, crosses the disk of primaries 

 and basal area of secondaries ; along the hind margins is a dash of gray 

 in each interspace, not distinct ; primaries have three transparent spots on 

 costal margin at end of the fold, and three others half way beyond to 

 apex ; and on middle of disk are two marks forming a V-shaped spot, not 

 quite joined at the angle ; secondaries have a similar small spot near outer 

 angle and two on the disk ; fringes long, fuscous, with a few gray hairs. 



Under side lighter brown, clouded much as above ; the spots repeated. 

 Body dark brown ; palpi white ; antennae fuscous annulated with gray 

 white ; club black. 



Female— Expands i inch. 



Similarly marked, the colors lighter, especially on under side. 



From 2^,1 $ , received from Mr. Boll, taken at San Antonio, Texas. 

 Mr. Meske also has this species from Bastrop, Texas. 



ON THE BLACK WING GROUP OF THE GENUS CATOCALA. 



BY LEON F. HARVEY, M. D., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



The " species " of the black-winged group ( Mormonia of Hlibner) 

 comprised in the genus Catocala have been largely augmented as the 



