THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW TOLYPE. 



BY B. NEUMOEGEN, NEW YORK. 



P. toltccciy nov. sp. 



^ . Antennae light brown. Eyes black. Head, prothorax and thorax 

 snowy white. Tegulae snowy white, with black hairy centre band, con- 

 necting it with the black haired abdomen, just like in T. veMeda, Stoll.. 

 Abdomen metallic black, clothed with long hair and long drawn out anal 

 tuft. The latter intermixed with white hair. Primaries dark slate, especi- 

 ally in the interspace formed by a marginal and a double central transverse 

 line, as well as along costa and internal margin. Veins white. A lunu- 

 late white . discal spot, and whitish tinges around it. Three transverse, 

 undulating, white lines, two of which are double, the discal space being 

 enclosed by these double lines, and the marginal transverse line being 



single. The latter crosses from apex the subcostal veins in a straight line» 

 parallel with anterior margin, but becomes undulating in traversing the 

 median veins. A thin, dark line indicates anterior margin. Fringes light 

 brown. Wings show irridescence in a slanting position. Secondaries 

 dark slate, with gray fringes ; anterior margin indicated by a thin black 

 line. 



Below. Palpi black below. Abdomen and legs snowy white, the 

 latter pilose, having the tibiae dotted with black. Wings blackish slate, 

 especially dark along costal and in basal spaces, with veins and undulating 

 marginal lines of grayish white. 



$ . Much larger and of lighter shade than $ . Antennae, head, 

 thorax and central thoracical streak the same as in $ , but the hairy body 

 snowy white, with gray segmentary tuft. The same transverse lines on 

 primaries, the one near base and the central line, which enclose disc, being 

 double, and only the marginal line being single. Basal area tufted with 

 snowy white. Costa whitish. Fringes light brown. Veins white. Secon- 

 daries dark slate, with basal white tuft, a white undulating marginal line 

 and grayish-brown fringes, 



Below. Black palpi. White abdomen and legs, the tibiae with black 

 dots. Anal portion of body covered with light brown hair. Wings slate 

 colour with white nerves. Primaries showing the white double central and 

 marginal, the secondaries only the marginal line. Basal areas and sections 

 along marginal lines the darkest. 



Types, 2 £ £ , 2 $ $ . Coll. B. Neumoegen. 



Expanse of wings: <$ 30. mm.; ? 45. mm. 



Length of body : <$ 10. mm.; $ 21. mm. 



Habitat : City of Mexico and vicinity. Collected by Mr. Moonz. 



This insect greatly resembles T. veileda, Stoll, but its transverse lines 

 on primaries differ and it is easily distinguished by its smaller size and 

 darker colour, especially on the secondaries. 



