134 JOHN B. SMITH. 



Eut. 246, pi. 53, fig. 27. DeUepMln ; Wlk., C. B. M. Lep. Het. viii, 171, Dei- 

 lepMla; H. S. Corr. Bl. 1865, 58, DeilepMla ; Bd., Lep. Cal. 65; Sp. Gen. Het. 

 i, 173, DeilepMla; Edw., Pr. Cal. Ac. Sci. vi. 91. 



oxybaphi Clem.,* Journ. Ac. N. Sci. Phil. iv. 145, larva ouly. 



Head, thorax, abdoraeti and primaries olivaceous brown. Thorax with three 

 parallel white stripes on each side of the middle; the first over the base of the 

 wings and extending forward over the eyes to tip of the palpi ; the second, 

 through the middle of the patagiie, and the third along the upper edge of the 

 patagife. There is also a white line running from the top of the head, back 

 through the middle of the collar. There is a double row of elongated black 

 spots, with a central row of small white ones, along the middle of the abdomen, 

 and on each side is a row of alternate black and white spots, decreasing in size 

 towards the end of the abdomen, below which the sides are i-eddish. Beneath 

 very pale olivaceous gray, or sordid whitish gray. Primaries with a hurt" stripe 

 extending from near the base of hinder margin to the apex, overlaid on the basal 

 liart with whitish hairs. The hinder margin is narrowly edged with white, and 

 veins 1-7, as well as the discal, or cross vein, are marked with white as far as the 

 terminal space, which is purplish gray. The fringes are somewhat lighter. Sec- 

 ondaries black, with a central reddish band, which- encloses a whitish spot near 

 tlie hinder margin. The outer margin is narrowly edged with lirownish, tinged 

 with reddish. Fringes white. Beneath, paler than above; throughout, the 

 lighter portions of the wing more or less sprinkled with brown. Expands 3.25 

 —.3.60 inches ; 81-90 mm. 



Hub. — Canada, United States, Cuba. 



The % clasper differs from that of gallii in being much stouter, 

 comparatively shorter, with the tip more abruptly pointed. In other 

 respects it is not different. 



The species is a widely distributed one, and it is common nearly 

 everywhere. It flies early in the evening, often in bright daylight. 



The larva of this species has been figured by Riley, the two promi- 

 nent forms being given, and his figures appear in nearly every sub- 

 sequent work. No very detailed description has been given, and it 

 is not easy to do so, because of the great range of variation. 



One of the recent numbers of " Entom. Amer." contains a state- 

 ment that the larva serves as food to some Indian tribe. 



€I«ER0C;A]?IPA Dup. 

 Hist. Nat. Lep. de France, Sui>pl. t. ii, p. 159, 1835. 



Slender and gracefully built. Head distinct, but not prominent 

 broad, vestiture fine and smooth ; eyes large, hemispherical, witli a 

 very sparse fringing of short stiff hair; palpi stout, attaining middle 

 of front; tongue about as long as the body ; anteniue with a small, 

 alirupt, bent hook at the tip. Thorax smooth, moderately advanced 



