192 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. ix. 



Forewings large and broad, costa straight on the basal half, but beyond much curved, 

 so that the wing is falcate ; outer edge more deeply excavated than in Bunaa. Hind 

 wings much more rounded at the apex and inner edge distinctly produced ijito a 

 rounded lobe, which projects slightly inward. The hind wings do not reach the end 

 of the abdomen, having nearly the same relative length as in Biincea. 



Venation: The present genus differs remarkably from Buncea in Ve'n IIj (first 

 subcostal), arising opposite the middle of the discal cell, and within the origin of 

 the common stalk of veins IITj, IIIj (or subcostal branches 5 and 6). In the hind 

 wings the discal cell is shorter and wider than in Buncea, and the hind edge of the 

 wing is much more elongated, as also vein VII. There are minor differences in the 

 venation, which can only be shown by figures. 



Markings : A very small half round transparent discal spot on the forewings ; 

 on those of the hinder pair a very large ocellus, which is nearly opake, and larger 

 than in Bunaa. The discal spots of both wings are represented beneath by a sort 

 of rosette. 



THE LARVA OF HOMOPTERA EDUSA. 



By William Beutenmuller. 



Head rounded, flat and concave in front ; pinkish and thickly- 

 covered with whitish markings in form of irregular spots and stripes 

 which are contiguous ; on each side in front is a brown black, irreg- 

 ular vertical band, on which are placed clusters of minute whitish 

 dots on top. Body color whitish, thickly covered with black and 

 fleshy brown irrorations, giving it a dark gray appearance. Along 

 each side of the back is a broad, irregular shade line, and another on 

 each side along the spiracles ; a bright orange mark above, on the 

 junctions of the fourth and fifth segment, and a smaller one on the 

 fifth and sixth segments. The eleventh segment is elevated, with two 

 blunt tubercular-like processes, edged with pale ochreous. Tubercles 

 small. Underside sordid white with pinkish dots and a black patch 

 on each segment from the first to ninth, thence continued as a broad 

 band to the last segment. Thoracic feet translucent white, marked 

 with pink. Abdominal legs translucent greenish white, dotted with 

 pinkish. The body gradually becomes wider towards the last seg- 

 ments. Length, 55 mm. 



Food plant : Willow. 



In general appearance this larva looks very much like that of a 

 Catocala and may be readily known by the orange patches on the 

 junctions of the fourth, fifth, and fifth and sixth segments. 



