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ing of the primaries, while the median band of the hind wings is me- 

 dially greatly constricted and abruptly discontinued before internal 

 margin. 



14. Catocala Walshii, Edioards.— 

 This species is unknown to me. 



15. C'atocala parta, Guence. 



£ J , — Wings dentate, squamation smooth. Primaries dull cinereous, with 

 a slight yellowish cast. Transverse lines fine, obsoletely geminate. Reniform, 

 preceded by a distinct whitish shade on the cell, with its external annulus den- 

 tate outwardly. Subreniform large, pale, subquadrate. The subapical streak, 

 from the t. p. line to extreme margin, is broad distinct and black. Subterminal 

 line distinct, regularly dentate, preceded by a narrow coincident white shade ; 

 subterminal space with a pale brownish tint. Hind wings dull red with an 

 even black median baud nowhere constricted and terminating much before in- 

 ternal margin. Beneath, the band is quite irregular and the wing is stained 

 with red inferiorly. Expanse 72 to 74 mm. 



The larva of this species feeds on different species of Willow (espe- 

 cially S. Babylonica) and the imago is very common in July in the 

 suburbs of Brooklyn, L. I. 



My material has come to me from Massachusetts, New York and 

 Pennsylvania. The determinations of this species and C. amatrix in 

 the British Museum Collection and Lists are erroneous. 



16. Catocala coecinata, Grote. 



% $. — A little smaller than C. parta, which this species resembles in the 

 appearance of the primaries. Clear cinereous; before the reniform, which is 

 smaller and paler than in C. parta, the wing is whitish and occasionally allows 

 the crimson underface to be reflected. Subrenilorm whitish and large. T. p. 

 line more outwardly projected than in C. parta ; below the two prominent teeth 

 the line retreats inwardly more evenly and deeply and here the subterminal 

 space is whitish. The inward inflection above vein 1, is deeper than usual and 

 nearly reaches the t. a. line, constricting the median space thereby and offer- 

 ing a quick character on inspection. Secondaries bright crimson. Median 

 band even and continued. Beneath the fore wings are stained with crimson to 

 the median black band and on the secondaries below the median vein. Ex- 

 panse 64 mm. 



My specimens are from Pennsylvania. C. coecinata resembles C. 

 parta, while a slenderer species, in appearance of the primaries, while 

 the secondaries are as brilliantly colored as those of C. cara. 



17. Catocala ultronia, Habner sp. 



% 9 . — This species I have taken in May in Alabama and it is com- 

 monly found throughout the Middle and Eastern States. It is so well 

 known that I may be spared any description here. An excellent illus- 

 tration of it is given by Dr. Packard in his Guide to the Study of 

 Insects. 



