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Distinguisluible from decia and cleijida by the absence of the 

 basal black fascia on secondaries. Allied to danistica by the 

 markings of the nnder snrface of fore Avings bnt the color is paler, 

 the black spots not ocellate and the onter line fragmentary. 



(irotella, n. g. 



The moth is closely scaled, the body parts being all appressedly squamous. 

 Ocelli. Fore tibiae with an inner terminal claw like spine and a short outer 

 spinule. Middle tibiae spinose ; .hind tibiae unarmed ; all the tarsi unarmed. 

 Palpi not exceeding the embossed front. Eyes naked. Male antennae stout 

 and rather short, entirely simple, being merely pubescent beneath, scaled above. 

 Fore wings triangulate, apices rounded, entire ; hind wings rounded. 



This genws, named for Mr. A. R. Grote, is erected for a small 

 species, recalling the Arctiid genns Emydia, with snow white pri- 

 maries. The genus falls in between Heliotliis and Tarache. The 

 7ieuration cannot as yet be studied. 



Grotella septcmpunctata, n. s. 



5 . — Fore wings and thorax immaculate snow white. At the place of the 

 t. a. line are three perpendicular black distinct rounded dots, one at the mid- 

 dle of the wing, one at costa, one at internal margin. This is succeded at 

 outer third by a second, nearly parallel row of four black dots in pairs, the 

 interspace between the second and third dots over the median nervules being 

 widest. Beneath the fore wings are blackish, except at internal margin, with 

 a black stained dot at outer third. Hind wings white beneath, with the costal 

 edge smoky and an indication of a transverse facia there apparent ; above 

 smoky outwardly, white at base. Antenn-ae testaceous. Head above white, 

 face black; terminal palpal joints black. Tongue testaceous. Legs mostly 

 black or blackish, Avhite or dotted. Lines of the thorax beneath white. 



Expanse, 21 m. m. Hah., Texas (G. W. Belfrage, Xovember). 



Ly§:raiithoccia roseitincta, n. s. 



Antennnae, simple, hairy, labial palpi, hairy, eyes naked, ocelli, fore tibae 

 with a double row of spinules and inner longer terminal claw; middle 

 and hind tiluie uiuirmed. Thorax of a light ochrcous yellow, beneath drab ; 

 abdomen dark Quaker drab at upper portion, lower portion reddish, beneath. 



