lin AUG. R. OROTE. 



Under surface of body and legs of a slightly rosy gray. Collar faintly lined. 

 Expanse 2S mtn. 



Hub. Texas (Mr. Belfrage, Dec, 2d, Xo. 15G); also coll. Am. Ent. 



Soc, Oct 12th. 



This may possibly be Mr. Morrison's variety of PhrarjmitUUcola. 

 It is a distiuct species and does not accord well with any of Guenee's 

 descriptions that I have yet been unable to identify. From Mr. 

 Morrison's remarks it cannot be identified with certainty so that in 

 case it is the same T must be excused from adopting a name proposed 

 for a variety, not willingly believing that it could be taken for a variety 

 of phra(jm itldicola. 



I'rotlijniia orgiao, n. sp. 



% • — Tlie palpi are long while in other respects the species agrees with rosalba, 

 which Mr. Mo-rrison has referred to this European genus of which I have seen 

 no European representatives. The neuration has not been studied and the 

 generic reference is not assured. The colors and appearance of this much 

 smaller species recall the European Xanthodes malvae. The fore wings are tri- 

 angulate with sharp apices. Above these are deep lemon-yellow, all the lines 

 obsolete. Two light purple dots on the cell indicate the reniform and two 

 obliquely placed similar dots probably indicate the position of the t. a. line. 

 The t. p. line is better indicated by purple marks expanded on internal margin ; 

 it is very oblique, a little rounded opposite the cell. The fringes and external 

 margin are washed with light purple. Hind wings and fringes wholly whitish. 

 Collar and head stone purple, thorax clear yellow, abdomen pale. Beneath 

 pale with a ruddy suffusion or irroratiou which especially clouds the primaries. 

 Expanse 20 mm. 



Hab. Texas (Belfrage. July 1, No. 122). 



BOI.INA. 



Mr. Morrison refers nigrescens as identical with fasdolaria in a 

 recent paper, and since this reference, I am informed, has been made, 

 after consulting Iliibner's figure, I must ascribe it either to an un- 

 scientific motive or to a want of proper discrimination. I have iden- 

 tified Hiibner's fasciolaris in the collection of this Society. It is 

 totally distinct from the Texan ni<jrescens^ the primaries are narrower 

 and longer and have the large yellowish oval subterminal patch (within 

 which the t. p. line runs) and which is shown so characteristically in 

 Hiibner's figure. Mr. Morrison's fasciolaris must be considered as a 

 synonym oi' nlf/rescens. Intermediate between Bolliia and Sj/ncda are 

 two species found in Texas which differ by a sexual palpal distinction. 

 In the male the third palpal joint is short and thicker, liardly differ- 

 entiated from the second. In the female it is thin and elongate. The 

 male antennae are more loosely and lengthily ciliate and the legs are 

 slenderer. The male is more distinctly marked and is described as 



