158 JOHN B. SMITH. 



vouch for the locality. It is a Southern form. The genitalia re- 

 semble those of ello so far as the supra-anal plate is concerned ; the 

 side piece is more curved, rounded at tip, and the clasper is more 

 elongate, not twisted, somewhat beak like. 



There seems to be the same range of variation noted in D. ello, but 

 the species is nuich less abundant. So far as I am aware the larva 

 has not been described. 



D. lueriaiite Grt., Pr. E. S. Phil, v, 75, pi. 2, fig. 2, Erinnyis ; G. & R., 1. c. 



1G8, Erinnyis: Bd., Sp. Geu. Het. i, 128, Anceryx ; Grt., Buflf. Bull, iii, 225, 

 Dihphonota ; Can. Eut. vii, 221, Dilophonota ; Gnndlach, Cont. Eut. Cuba, 

 219, Dilophonota. 



omphalese Bd., Lep. Guat. 72, Anceryx ; Sp. Geu. Het. i, 128, pr. syn. ; Maas- 

 sen, Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1880, v. 41, p. 64, pr. syu. 



Primaries deep blackish brown, all the transverse lines subobsolete. A trian- 

 gular, subcosto-apical patch; a distinctly defined cinereous patch at about the 

 middle of internal margin, beyond which the region within the internal angle 

 is shaded with dull cinereous scales, which show as pale margins to the subob- 

 solete, transverse, subterminal, undulating blackish lines; external margin den- 

 ticulate ; nervules interrupted narrowly with cinereous ; at base of wing a few 

 cinereous hairs. Secondaries dull reddish ferruginous, with a narrow, blackish, 

 shaded border; dull cinereous at anal angle, where a black line is apparent; 

 fringes, from anal angle along internal margin whitish. Beneath dull brownish ; 

 base of both wings whitish, especially the secondaries; disc of primaries very 

 distinctly covered with reddish ferruginous hairy scales; costa at base and 

 towards the centre on secondaries irrorate with cinereous scales; no median 

 dai'ker shade lines as in oeHofjvts, subterminal darker shade dentate, subobsolete. 

 Head and thor.icic region above, very deep brownish black ; on the sides ante- 

 riorly a few cinereous scales which extend laterally on the thoracic region. 

 Metathorax clothed with ferruginous-cinereous scales, which extend centrally on 

 the disc; thorax bi-crested. Abdomen above black, banded with whitish hairs, 

 which margin the segments posteriorly ; dorsally, the scales are paler than lat- 

 erally, forming a longitudinal shade stripe. Legs cinereous: tibise darker. Ex- 

 pands % 3.40 9 3.10 inches ; 78—85 mm. 



Hab. — Cuba, Am. Mer. et Aeq. ; Texas. 



Nearly allied to cenotrus Cram. The primaries are especially very 

 similar. The pale costo-apical shade is longer, better defined and 

 paler ; the one on internal margin is also more determinate as to 

 shape. The posterior wings are darker ferruginous than in cenotrus, 

 and the external margin is not so deeply excavate before anal angle. 

 The tegulie in the latter species are largely brownish and the abdo- 

 men is the same shade, not black and not banded. The internal 

 margin of the primaries in meriance is much more undulate, and the 

 whole insect is much more robust. 



