A NEW SYNTOMID FROM CUBA HI 



LENGTH OF EGG. LARVAL, AND PUPAL STAGES 



With eggs taken in the field in November and kept in the laboratory, 

 the longest time from date of collection to date of hatching was seven 

 days. 



Six larvae were reared in glass visJs in the laboratory, they being kept 

 provided with fresh food. The larvae were from eggs that hatched 

 November 2-3. They pupated November 23-25 and adults issued 

 December 3-6. Of the five larval instars, the last was considerably the 

 longest, requiring about eight days. The first three required about three 

 days each and the fourth about four days. 



Larvae from eggs that hatched at the same time, but which were kept 

 under somewhat crowded conditions in a breeding jar, required more 

 varying periods of time to develop, though some adults issued in the jar 

 as soon as those in the vials. 



A NEW SYNTOMID FROM CUBA 



{Lepidoptera, S^ntomidoi) 

 By HARRISON G. DYAR 



Zellatilla, new genus. 



Fore wing with veins 2, 3 before the angle of the cell, 4 and 5 ap- 

 proximate at base, 6 from apex of cell, 7 to 9 stalked, 1 0, 1 1 from the 

 cell. Hind wing with 2 and 3 long-stalked close to angle of cell, 4 

 from the angle, 5 well developed from below the middle of the cross 

 vein, 6, 7 from apex of cell, 8 absent. Palpi small, upturned to middle 

 of front. Abdomen without tufts, not constricted. No ventrcJ vaJve in 

 the male. Antennae not swollen, bipectinate in both sexes. 



Zellatilla Columbia, new species. 



Black ; thorax with slight, abdomen with shining blue reflection ; a 

 white band at base of third abdominal segment, narrowly broken dor- 

 sally ; a sublateral row of white spots. Antennae fulvous at tips. Wings 

 orange-yellow, the termen broadly black ; fore wing narrowly black at 

 base, the orange part overspread with smoky blackish except just before 

 its edges ; black margin sinuous within. Margin of hind wing largely 

 apical. Expanse, male, 40 mm. ; female, 34 mm. 



