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somewhat paler than the body color; hairs short, whitish; spiracles 

 moderate, rather conspicuous, yellow edged with brown. Head 

 dark brown on frons, *and on antero-dorsal, lateral and ventral sur- 

 faces of epicranium; postero-dorsal region of epicranium light yellow 

 shading to white; mandibles, hypostomal ridges and mandibular 

 attachments of epicranium black; labrum and other chitinized parts 

 of trophi yellowish brown; ocelli mipigmented. 



Pupa. — Light brown, darker on caudal and cephalic ends; dorsal 

 abdominal spines and projections of tenth abdominal segment black- 

 ish brown; cephalic row of spines on adbominal segment 2 weak and 

 broken in middle for one-third of the length of the row; caudal row on 

 seventh abdominal segment weak; male 16 mm., female 28 mm. long. 



Family AEGERIIDAE. 



PODOSESIA COMES, new species. 



Male. — Antennae black above, chestnut brown on inner sides and 

 between the joints on upper side near base, rather densely scaled 

 with yellow on outer sides; basal joint whitish yellow. Palpi black, 

 dusted with yellowish white scales above and with a scattering of 

 white scales in tuft of second joint; third joint rather heavily dusted 

 with yellowish white. Head black. Collar yellow above, black and 

 white along the sides. Thorax black with a splash of bright yellow 

 on each side beneath; a yellow scale or two on tips of patagiae and a 

 yellow triangular patch on each side on dorsum of metathorax. 

 Forewings transparent, bordered along costa and dorsum wdth black 

 interspersed with a few orange scales; cross vein of cell orange scaled; 

 other veins black scaled with a faint sprinkling of orange; a few 

 orange and black scales between the veins near apex; under side of 

 forewings similar to upper except orange dusting slightly heavier 

 and costa yellow scaled, especially toward base; ciha black. Hind 

 wings transparent; veins black scaled; costa dusted with orange 

 especially on under surface; ciha blackish. Abdomen black; on 

 segments 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 a narrow yellow band on caudal margin of 

 the segments, disappearing on ventre of abdomen; on 4th abdominal 

 a wider yellow caudal band completely circling the body; lateral 

 tufts of 8th abdominal segment black and yellow. Legs blue black; 

 anterior coxae laterally bordered with yellow; inner sides of tibiae 

 and tarsi patched and dusted with v/hite and yellowish white scales; 

 the long hair-like scales in front of anterior pair of spurs on hind 

 tibiae, white. Alar expanse 16 mm. 



Femule.— Like the male except: only four yellow bands on abdo- 

 men; tuft heavier, entirely yellow above and black laterally. Alar 

 expanse. 19 mm. 



Habitat. — Brush Corral, Arizona. (Edmonston and Hofer.) 



Food Plant. — Quercus, species. Two moths (male and female) 

 reared under Hopk. U. S. No. 12182a, from the woody Cynipid galls 



