6 Grote and Robinson's Lcpidopterolugical 



Hal it at. —Rhode Island. (Seekonk.) Coll. Mrs. S. W. Bridgham. 



A very distinctly marked species ; the dark parallel longitudinal 

 stripes on the upper surface of primaries suggested the specific name. 

 This species is evidently allied to Parorgyia achdtina, but, judging 

 from Abbot's figure, the Southern species seems sufficiently distinct. 



Parorgyia cinnamomea. n. s. (Plate 1, fig. 6, 9-) 



9 . Brown. Basally the anterior wings are entirely dull brown. 

 Median lines brown, shaded narrowly on either side, with pale scales. 

 Median space superiorly covered with pale whitish scales, on which a 

 brown reniform ringlet obscuredly indicates the discal spot. Inferiorly, 

 above internal margin, a bluish black or cinereous scale patch. Below 

 the discal pale patch the median space is brown, paler, but nearly 

 concolorous with the rest of the wing. The outer median brown 

 line is projected outwardly slightly at second m. mervule and 

 roundedly so, inwardly, at above internal nervure. Beyond the 

 outer median line the wing is entirely brown to external margin, but 

 the terminal half is scattered over sparsely by cinereous scales, 

 especially at apex and internal angle; fringes dark. 



Secondaries concolorous, umber brown, paler at base. Very faint 

 traces of band and discoidal spot. Under surface more brownish than 

 secondaries above. On anterior pair a discal spot and subterminal band 

 are faintly indicated, the latter apparent at costa. Secondaries with 

 hardly a trace of either, except that there appears a faint discoloration 

 alom>' the discal cross-vein. 



Head and thorax dark umber brown ; under thoracic surface and 

 leas clothed with cinereous scales. 



Exp. 9 1.40 to 1.80 inch. Length of body, 0.75 inch. 



% . Resembles the 9 in ornamentation. Wings full, rounded. Pri- 

 maries above more cinereous ; the brown shades are duller than in the 

 9 . On the under surface of the secondaries the subterminal band is 

 more distinctly marked. 



Many specimens examined. 



Exp. % 1.50 inch. Length of body 0.75 inch. 



Habitat. — Rhode Island. (Seekonk.) Coll. Mrs. S. W. Bridgham. 



A smaller species than its congeuers and easily know by its rich 

 brown, nearly concolorous primaries. 



Dasychira clandestina AYalker, from Bevius Lake, B. Am., and 

 Dasychira rossii Curtis, from Arctic America, seem quite distinct from 

 any of the above species, though probably belonging to the genus 

 Parorgyia. 



