12-t THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



This aberration, which seems extremely rare, is immediately 

 recognized by its immaculate wings, showing only the large ocellus on 

 secondaries. 



Caught at Hoboken, N. J. 



Family LithosiiD/«. 



Genus Hypoprepia, Hiibn. 



H. miniata, Kirby, var. subornata, n. var. 



$ . — The red colour of thorax, body and primaries of a lighter shade 

 than in the typical form. The black coating on upper surface of 

 abdomen" entirely wanting. 



Secondaries immaculate, light rose colour, fading towards anal 

 margin, with a faint grayish, apical tinge. 



A striking variation, easily determined by the delicate shade of its 

 immaculate secondaries. 



Habitat : Texas. 



We do not regard H. miniata as a synonym or variety of H.fucosa, 

 Hiibn, but as a valid species. The following table will serve to distin- 

 guish the described forms : — 



Wings brightly coloured, with three longitudinal mouse-gray bands. 

 Ground colour of primaries entirely red. 



Hind wings with broad mouse-gray border. . . .miniata, Kby. 



This border lacking var. subornata, N. and D. 



Ground colour partly yellow, partly red. 



Bands on primaries normal. fucosa, Hiibn. 



Bands extensive, predominating and largely obscuring the 



ground colour var. plumbea, Hy. Ed. 



Ground colour entirely yellowish cadaverosa, Strk. 



Wings obscure gray, thinly scaled, the secondaries pink, incu/ta, Hy. Edw. 



Family Hepialid^e. 

 Genus Sthenopis, Pack. 



S. argenteomaculatus, Har., var. semiauratus, n. var. 



Antenna? light brown. Head, thorax and body, bright salmon 

 colour. Legs pink, tufted with yellowish hair. Ground colour of 

 primaries pinkish salmon. All the maculations, transverse bands, as 

 well as the subterminal space, of a peculiar brownish yellow, which in 



