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The uenration has not been studied as yet. I commuQicated the 

 insect under the specific name here retained for it, as a species of 

 Asopia, to Prof. Zeller, who had not previously seen the species. 

 The presence of ocelli will not allow of its being placed with that 

 genus. 



Aria statalis, n. s. 



$ 2 . — In this small species tlie ocelli are difficult of detection owing to the 

 scales of the head. I have satisfied mj-self of their presence behind the anten- 

 nae. The fore wings are silky, vinous red with darker fringes, crossed by two 

 narrow yellow median lines approximate, the inner line incepted on costa at 

 about the middle and running slightly inwardly obliquely, the outer line a 

 little outwardly exserted opposite the cell ; the lines are nearer together at 

 costa than on internal margin. Hind wings dark fuscous with concolorous 

 fringes and without lines. Beneath fuscous, the costa tinged with red, more 

 or less diffused ; there are traces of a narrow pale common line, more evident 

 on the costae ; head, thorax, abdomen beneath and legs reddish, abdomen above 

 paler ; the tibiae show a mixture of blackish scales. 



Expanse, 16 m. m. Habitat, New York. 



Note. — I have recently been investigating the synonymy of the 

 Pyralides of North America with the view of catalogueing the spe- 

 cies. I conclude that Lantliaplie Clemens, is identical with Tetra- 

 lopha Zeller, Isis, 1848, and that one of the species described by Zel- 

 ler has been re-described by Lederer as Hemimatia scortialis. I 

 think the Brazilian species noticed by Lederer are not congeneric 

 and that the genus may be restricted to these. I have not been able 

 to verify these suggestions by the inspection of any of Lederer's 

 types. 



Botis Latreille {1805-Botys). 



The numerous North American species show a strong resemblance 

 to those of Europe, so that their description is attended with diffi- 

 culty to the student. I am again indebted to Prof. Zeller for his 

 kind assistance and advice in my present notes on our species. 

 The only species I know that is apparently common to both contin- 

 ents is Treitschke's Terrealis, taken abundantly by Mr. Lintner in 

 the vicinity of Albany. 



Botis gentilis Grote. 



This species is one of the commonest of the pale, testaceous, 

 thinly scaled, typically ornamented species. It is the Thesealis of 



