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region beneath hind wings obliquely striate; metathorax closely punctured, 

 the area triangular, strongly, transversely grooved, and with a longitudinal 

 median groove; thorax ferruginous, the mesothorax blackish, suffused with 

 red behind, the area of metathorax black or almost ; prothorax above, 

 scutellum anteriorly (narrowest in the middle), postscutellum, a patch on 

 upper part of pleura, and an elongated mark on each side of metathorax, 

 all pale yellow ; tegulse ferruginous ; wings hyaline, with a slight cloud 

 near upper end of basal nervure, and a very large dark brown cloud 

 occupying the marginal cell, the apex of the first submarginal, the small 

 second submarginal, the third submarginal except below, and the apical 

 area beyond these ; stigma clear orange-ferruginous, nervures fuscous ; 

 recurrent nervures received near beginning of second and third submar- 

 ginal cells ; legs bright ferruginous ; hind tibiae with strong but short 

 spines on outer edge ; abdomen constricted at the bases of the segments, 

 shining, punctures strong and well separated, but segments 2 to 4 with a 

 band of small dense punctures across the middle ; first segment small ; 

 first four segments reddish-fuscous or reddisn-black above, the others and 

 the venter ferruginous ; first five segments each with a broad apical pale 

 yellow band, that on second very broad laterally, but widely emarginate 

 in the middle ; pygidial area broad, dull, subrugose. 



In Cresson's table of Eucerceris this runs nearest to E. fulvipes^ 

 Cress., to which it is allied, but fulvipes has conspicuous light markings 

 on the face, and honey-yellow nervures. 



Hab. — Phcenix, Arizona, 1897; November. Collector unknown; 

 received from Mr. S. N. Dunnircf. 



A JULY BLIZZARD. 



BY WM. H. BROADWELL, NEWARK, N. J. 



My duties as a letter carrier necessitate my being out each night till 

 I a.m., so I have a fine chance to observe the things that go on in the 

 entomological world after sundowm. As I pass several hundred electric 

 lights in the suburbs, I see and get a large quantity of insects that I would 

 not otherwise come across. 



On the evening of July 17th the "blizzard" occurred. From about 

 8 p.m. until 2 a.m , by actual observation — and no doubt until daylight — 

 there were around each electric light thousands, yes, millions, of a small 

 white moth — Efinomos sub si guar his. 



