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transversely striated and sparsely clothed with small spines; each 

 hind angle bears a pair of stout dark conspicuous spines, and between 

 these pairs, along hind edge of pronotum, stands a row of three 

 smaller spines on each side (on one specimen this row is composed of 

 four spines). Front angle of pro thorax bears a group of three or 

 four short spines directed cephalad. Metathorax about one-third 

 wider than prothorax; meso- and metathorax striated; metanotal 

 plate bears a few small spines. Wings at middle about one-fifteenth 

 as broad as long, very light brown. Costal fringe well developed, 

 composed of light brown hairs, which are more than twice as long as 

 the rather long dark brown spines with which they are intermixed. 

 Costa bears 26 to 31 spines regularly placed. Fore vein bears a basal 

 group of 7 to 8 spines and three scattered spines the first of which 

 stands slightly beyond the center of the vein, the second stands at 

 about two-thirds the distance from the first to the third, the third 

 stands near the tip of the wing. Hind vem bears from 14 to 20 

 spines quite regularly placed. Origin of hmd vein indistinct; it 

 arises at about the sixth spine of the group upon base of fore vein. 

 Spmes upon wing long, dark colored and prominent. Hairs com- 

 posing posterior fringe upon both wings long, slender, wavy, and light 

 brown. All femora somewhat darker than body, tarsi pale yellow, 

 tibise intermediate in color between femora and tarsi. Legs rather 

 slender, fore femora indisthictly striate, second segment of tarsi 

 much longer than the first; spines on inner side of hind tibise weak, 

 except pair at the extremity; legs sparsely clothed with fine hairs. 



Abdomen as wide or slightly wider than the mesothorax, a little 

 more than twice as long as wide; each dorsal plate of segments two 

 to eight marked near its anterior edge with a narrow transverse, 

 indistinct brownish line, which disappears near the pleural plates. 

 Posterior edge of ninth segment bears ten brownish spines of which 

 the dorsal six are the longest; tenth segment bears a circlet of six 

 spines, the dorsal four being the longest. Tenth segment conical, 

 truncate at the tip. Ninth and tenth segments bear a few smaller 

 spines. Posterior edges of ventral segments two to seven bear a row 

 of six slender spines. Each pleural plate bears th^ee to four slender 

 spines directed posteriorly. Tenth segment split open above. The 

 spines upon the last two segments are long, slender, light brown. 



Described from several specimens of both sexes. 



Locality, Quincy, Florida, May 21, 1910. 



In flowers of Magnolia grandijlorum. 



Collectors, G. A. Kunner and A. C. Morgan. 



Male. — Similar to the female but slightly smaller. Ventral 

 abdominal segments two to seven each show an elongated gi'ay area, 

 which is about four times as long as broad. 



