12 AUG. R. GROTE. 



again immediately on costa, irregular, with two prominent teeth the lower of 

 which is about a third shorter than the upper. Terminal space, with a pur- 

 plish shade, brown, centrally shaded with paler scales. Posterior wings dark 

 or deep yellow; the median band much as in C. neogama,but slightly broader, 

 narrowing the basal yellow space which is more or less concealed by the longer 

 hair-like basal scales. Head and thorax brown, tegulse with narrow marginal 

 lines. Abdomen dust color, tufted on the basal segments. Expanse 70 to 75 mrn. 



Middle and Western States ; not common. 



Resembles C. muliercula, in color as much as any species, but larger, 

 and little slenderer than C. neogama. The faint purple lustre of the 

 primaries reminds one of Erebus, Letis and allied genera. 



Mr. Edwards compares the secondaries quite wrongly with those of 

 C. cerogama, which C. ponderosa in no wise resembles. The specific 

 name chosen by Mr. Edwards had already been used five times in the 

 family. 

 38. Catocala muliercula, Guence. 



£ 9. — Primaries deep brown, shaded with bluish over the paler median 

 space. Lines black; t. a. arcuate, once waved on internal nervure ; t. p. line 

 with two equal projected teeth opposite the cell, below which it runs obliquely 

 inwardly downward, slightly dentate, projected outwardly again before the 

 slight sinus or internal nervure. A pale shade before the moderate reniform ; 

 subreniform quite small, very pale, evident, tending to be joined to the t. p. 

 line. Hind wings bright deep yellow; basal hairs blackish ; median band broad, 

 continued, not constricted; marginal band broad, its inner edge twice lightly 

 excavated, the lower notch the deepest. Abdomen basally tufted, dark above; 

 thorax concolorous with primaries. Expanse 58 to 60 mm. 



Middle and Western States. Rare. 



Smaller than C. innubens, which has paler brown primaries powdered 

 with grey, and orange secondaries. 



34. Catocala badia. G. <{• R. 



Catocala badia, G. & R. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. Vol. 6. Plate 4, fig. 1 (1S66). 



% 9 • — A moderate sized species of very distinctive appearance, reminding 

 one a little of Ophiusa. Legs long, strongly spurred. Primaries pale chestnut 

 brown with two transverse dark brown broad shades obscuring the ordinary 

 lines. The first within the arcuate t. a. line, the second over and without the 

 angulated t. p. line and neatly defined outwardly. The reniform is obscured. 

 The t. p. line may be discerned with difficulty; it has a single tooth opposite 

 the single more or less marked angulation of the outer edge of the dark shade : 

 it runs deeply inwardly below the reniform, forming the open subreniform, and 

 here greatly constricting the median space; below this it is a little irregular, 

 forming an improminent dentation on vein 1. Hind wings light bright yellow ; 

 median band not constricted, tapering towards internal margin before it ex- 

 pires ; marginal band narrow with irregular or crenulated inner edge; fringes 

 blackish. Expanse 58 mm. 



Middle and Eastern States. Not rare ; occurred frequently at See- 

 konk, Rhode Island. 



