Notes and Descriptions, A r o 2. 11 



Datana ministra. Walker. (Plate 2, fig. 2, 9-) 



Phalama ministra, Drury, Exot. Lep., Vol. 2, p. 25, PI. 14, fig. 3. (1773.) 



Phalcena ministra, Smith, Insects Ga. p, 1(51, PI. 81. (1797.) 



Pygaraf ministra, Harris, Cat. Ins. Mass., p. 73. (1835.) 



Patasa ministra, Westw. Edit. Drury, II, p. 27, PI. 14. (1837.) 



Pygccra? ministra, Harris, Rep. Ins. Mass., p. 312. (1841.) 



Pygarat ministra, Harr. He]). Ins. Mass., 3d ed., p. 430, PI. 6, fig. 6. (1S63.) 



Datana ministra. Walker, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus., Par. V., p. 1061. (1855.) 



I>'tf(ina ministra, Morris, Synopsis, p. 247. (1S62.) 



Datana ministra, Packard, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., p. 354. (1864.) 



Bright reddish-brown. Anterior wings excavate between the ner- 

 vnles along the external margin. Reddish-brown, with a brighter, 

 tawuy shade extending along the costa centrally, and above the apical 

 streak ; the rest of the wing shows a faint purplish reflection. Evenly 

 and sparsely irrorate with dark-brown scales. Five transverse, dark- 

 brown lines. The first prominently arcuate. A central discal dot. 

 The second line angulated beyond the disc, thence running inversely 

 obliquely to internal margin, usually outside the darker scales which 

 clothe the discal cross-vein. The third runs parallel with the second. 

 The fourth faiuter, contiguous to the fifth, which latter is very distinct 

 and slightly irregular. The position of these lines is slightly variable, 

 the second and third being, sometimes, hardly angulated below the 

 costa; or the second running inside the outer discal spot. Apical 

 streak varying in prominence. Fringes brownish. 



Posterior wings entire, pale reddish-brown, shading to paler towards 

 the base and crossed by a faint median shade. 



Under surface pale reddish-brown, darker on the anterior wings and 

 usually deepeuing towards external margin on both pairs. 



The scales which clothe the head and form the dark thoracic patch, 

 are of a deep tawny-brown shading to darker along the edges on the 

 thorax, where they acquire a purple tinge. Metathoracic and lateral 

 scales concolorous with anterior wings at base. Abdomen above, pale 

 reddish-brown with a testaceous tinge, deepening in color at anal seg- 

 ment. Antennae tawny-brown, paler on their inner surface. 



Exp. % and 9 , 1.70 to 2.20 inches. Length of body, 0.85 inch. 



H< , b it, 1 1.—\\ est Farms, X. Y., (Mr. J. Angus.) Long Island, N. Y., 

 (Harvey J. Rich.) Massachusetts, (Dr. A. S. Packard, Jr.) 



Mature larva. — Head, black, shining. Body smooth, blackish, 

 clothed with sparse, testaceous whitish hair. Four dark-yellow lines, 

 very prominent, on each side of the body, a fifth (absent io D. An- 

 ijusii) is interrupted centrally on the segments by the legs and pedal 

 warts. A ventral longitudinal line beneath. The segments which 



