432 REVISION OF FAMILY SATURNIID^. 



As I have previously remarked, it is somewhat a question to what 

 species the term Saturnia will eventually be restricted. I am inclined 

 to believe that this genus will be found valid even after the fauna of 

 other countries shall have been studied, and there will probably be 

 other species referable to it. 



C. ineu<^ocino Bebreus. Can. Eut., x. 



Dark smoky brown, with a somewhat rusty suffusion on primaries ; 

 secondaries deep brownish yellow ; primaries darker toward base and 

 along costa ; along inner margin with long thick reddish hair ; at apex 

 a black spot, followed by a few blue scales and a deep red blotch of va- 

 riable size and indefinite shape. Before the end of the discal cell is an 

 oblong, transverse white mark, followed by a black ocellus ringed with 

 the ground color, and inwardly marked also by blue scales. Second- 

 aries with basal third black, but covered with long tawny hair, ob- 

 scuring this color — a broad black band near outer margin. At the end 

 of the cell an ocellus similar to that on primaries. Thorax dusky, 

 clothed with deep red brown hair; a broad white band across col- 

 lar ; a deep red tuft at base of antennae, which are deep orange. Ab- 

 domen smoky. Beneath, legs crimson ; ijrimaries with maculation re- 

 produced, but the ground color much brighter, almost tawny or red- 

 dish luteous. Secondaries almost creamy gray over the ground color, 

 faintly showing the maculation of the upper side. 



Expands 1.75-2.75 inches. Hab. California. 



Also rather an uncommon species with characteristics hard to be mis- 

 taken. The insect has a European character or habitus, and its nearest 

 ally will probably be a European form. The male genitalia are very 

 much as in SaUirnia, and no special description is necessary. So far as 

 I know, the early stages of this species are undescribed. 



HYPERCHIRIA. Hb. 



Head strongly retracted, small; i^alpi in $ distinct but hardly ex- 

 ceeding front; of 9 almost entirely obsolete. The antennse in the S 

 have the upper branch of the joints shorter than the lower, but closely 

 applied to it, so that it is somewhat difficult to trace them in all cases. 

 The ? antennae are simple, or serrate, never pectinate in the species 

 known to me. The thorax is short, thick, rounded, and woolly; the 

 abdomen in the 2 exceeds the secondaries and is obtuse and cj'lindric. 

 In the S it is short and conic. The genitalia vary somewhat and are 

 better described with the species. The venation differs essentially from 

 all the preceding. The primaries have 10 veins, v. 5 from the cross- 

 vein closing cell, nearer, however, to 6 than to 4. Vein 6 from the upper 

 angle of cell, 7 and 8 on a stalk from the same point, 8 to the apex. 

 The venation of the secondaries is variable and is described with each 



