V. HYDREOMENA TRAVERSATA, N. S, 



D. S. KELLICOTT. 



Head, thorax and abdomen dark gray above, with the third, 

 fourth and fifth abdominal rings edged posteriorly with white. 

 Base of the primaries blackish; basal line dentate, quite black, 

 not oblique as in trifasciata, Californiata and others; beyond this 

 there is a well-defined red band, more or less bordered with white; 

 outside the red the wing is again black, becoming whitish before 

 the median, black, slightly zigzag line, which is not oblique; be- 

 tween this and the extradiscal line the wing is white; this median 

 band is as wide on the inner margin as on the costa; the latter 

 line at first slightly wavy, reaching the first branch of the median 

 vein, follows it half way from the intersection to the outer edge, 

 then continuing to the inner margin, nearly parallel to the outer 

 margin, forming two deep scollops between the branches of the 

 median and two smaller ones between the latter and the inner 

 vein; on the front of the wing, beyond the extradiscal, there is a 

 black patch succeeded by a red one, which, following the line, 

 becomes a mere band in the inner half of the wing; the submar- 

 ginal space is whitish, with three well-defined black triangular 

 spots on the subapical space, and the edge of the wing occupied 

 by a black line. The posterior wings dull white, smoky towards 

 the base, and the posterior edge lined with black; there is a single 

 blackish band, much curved outwardly, on the branches of the 

 median vein. The discal dots small, round, black, plainest on 

 the fore wings above, and on the hind wings below. The fringes 

 of both wings somewhat tawny and checkered by a darker shade 

 at the veinules. Beneath, the secondaries have the same shade 

 as above, with the single dark band more distinct; the primaries 

 smoky throughout, except a large, pale, ash subapical spot cor- 

 responding with the red one above. The male expands 36 mm. 

 Taken at Petoskey, Michigan, July, 1882. 



