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k. Dorsum bearing conspicuous transverse yellow 

 and black stripes; verrucae light brown. 



Seirarctia 



kk. Dorsum not bearing transverse stripes, except 

 sometimes obscurely. 



I. Verrucae eta of abdomen twice as broad as 



verrucae mu, pear-shaped; head black at 

 least in part; body bearing a pale lateral 

 stripe ; setae moderately stiff. Estigmene 



II. Verrucae eta of abdomen elongate, with par- 



allel sides, similar to verrucae mu, head 



usually entirely pale ; no lateral stripe of a 



lighter color than dorsum. 



m. Setae light brown or gray, unicolorous, 



rather soft like fur. Diacrisia 



mm. Setae either very dark brown, or black, 



or variegated in color, always stiff like 



spines. Arachnis 



The following species were examined ; 



Utetheisa hella 

 Doa ampla 

 Halisidota macnlata 



H. tessellaris 



H. harrisii 



H. cinctipes 



H. caryae 

 Ammalo tenera 



A. eglenensis 

 Evchaetias egle 

 Hemihyalea edwardsii 

 Eupseudosoma involutum 

 Ecpantheria muzina 

 Isia isdbella 

 Platyprepia virginalis 

 Arctia caia var. americana " 

 Ectypia hivittata 

 Apantesis virgo 



A. virgo var. citrinaria 



A. virguncula 



A. michabo 



A. anna var. persephone 



A. arge 



A. proxima var. autholea 



A. nevadensis var. superha 



A. phylUra 



A. figiirata 

 Apantesis (cont'd) 



A. nais 



A. nais var. radians 



A. nais var. phalerata 

 Eyphantria cunea 



H. textor 

 Euhaphe opella 

 Eaploa clymene 



H. colona 



H. lecontei var, confinis 



H. confusa 



H. contiguus 

 Leptarctia californica 

 Euschausia ingens 



E. argentata 

 Hyphoraia parthenos 

 Phragmatohia fuliginosa 

 Lerina incarnata 

 Seirarctia echo 



