Che Canadian ^ntomolagisi 



VOL. IX. LONDON, ONT., FEBRUARY, 1877. No. 2 



NEW NOCTURE. 



BY A. R. GROTE, 



Director of the Museum, Buffalo Society Natural Sciences. 



Glaea cartiosa, n. s. 



Size moderately large ; eyes naked ; tibii'e unarmed ; abdomen flat- 

 tened, with a dorsal carina. Thorax carmine or vinous pink. Fore wings 

 of the same hue over dull olivaceous ; the stigmata indistinct, moderate, 

 deep pink with yellow- olive powdery borders ; lines obsolete ; subter- 

 minal indicated and in color like the annulets to the ordinary spots ; 

 fringes clear pink. Hind wings lighter pink, with slightly obscure bases 

 and concolorous fringes. Abdomen yellowish pink, with yellow anal 

 hairs. Beneath marked with bright pink ; no lines ; traces of pink discal 

 marks. Head deeper colored • antennae pale ; breast rich pink. Expanse 

 45 mil. Hab. Oldtown, Maine ; Mr. Charles Fish. 



I have previously seen a specimen of this fine species in the collection 

 of Mrs. Bridgham, from Rhode Island, as well as the pink egg, if my 

 memory serves me. 



Fishia, n g. 



The tibife are armed ; eyes naked, with lashes. Male antennae brush- 

 like. Cut of the wings as in Maniestra (i. c., subjuncta ) ; primaries 

 widening outwardly. Thorax with posterior tuft, and the base of the 

 abdomen strongly tufted. The genus thus combines features oi Maniestra 

 or Hadena, with those of Agrotis. The fore tibiae appear to be unarmed ; 

 the tongue weak. , 



Fishia enthea, n. s. 



Dull coal black. Ornamentation like Maniestra subjuncta. Markings 

 velvety black. A basal dash. Ordinary^lines strongly dentate, approx- 



