106 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Basilodes Howardi. — I have not seen the description, but it was 

 made from a single specimen. It is worth recording, therefore, that both 

 sexes are aHke except in size. The male expands 35 mm., and the 

 female 37 mm. These measurements might lead one to imagine that 

 Howardi is but little larger than territans, which would be a gross error, 

 Howardi being a much more robust insect, with wings much broader in 

 proportion to their length than in territans. Both sexes have uniformly 

 brownish secondaries. My specimens agree with the type in the 

 Edwards collection. (Plate, fig. 2.) 



Basilodes Arizonce, French. — Of this Prof. French writes to me : 

 " Your two specimens (territans) have the same general colour as 

 Arizonse, but the markings are different. Arizonae has the posterior 

 margin of the fore wings longer in proportion. The type of Arizonse has 

 a patch at posterior angle (purplish-brown), and one on the middle of the 

 posterior margin." The original description says " hind wings whitish," 

 but as it refers to a single male specimen, I should expect the female to 

 show dusky margins as in territans. 



Synopsis. 



Metallic golden fore wings, costa and markings purplish brown. 



1. Two spots along costa, metallic area reaching from the base 



fully to the fringes at outer margin, anal angle very rounded, 

 secondaries white with dusky border, female ; or, same with 

 median vein showing brownish and secondaries pure white, 

 male territans. 



2. As above, additional spots at anal angle and centre of posterior 



margin, anal angle less rounded Arizona:. 



3. Metallic area cut near the base, large triangular brownish blotch 



along the costa, another at the base along the posterior margin, 

 and a smaller blotch at centre of outer margin ; secondaries 



brownish, anal angle not rounded Howardi. 



Deva ornata, nov. spec. — (See plate, fig. i.) Head, antennae, palpi 

 and thorax dull yellowish-brown. Primaries brilliant metallic golden. 

 Pattern exactly as in Basilodes Howardi, except that the metallic area 

 reaches the fringes all along the outer margin. The costa is pale 

 yellowish-brown, except at the apex, where the metallic colouring persists. 

 An irregular triangular blotch depends from the costa, in the centre of 

 which the reniform is plainly visible, outlined by a darker brown line, a 

 line of similar colour crossing the blotch obliquely between the reniform 



