Sept. 1897 ] Chapman : Pupa of CEta Floridana. 129 



tion of the wings is indicated by paler lines. Along the inner margin 

 of the upper wings for quite the basal half is a narrow strip almost free 

 from surface markings ; this is, however, delusive, being really the sur- 

 face of hard chitin of the upper wings which touches the lower one. 



Note. — Dr. Chapman writes: "It belongs to my section, Pyra- 

 loids, which have obtect structure in practically all respects except the 

 possession of traces of maxillary palps. I should be inclined to place it 

 somewhere near Yponomeutid?e." The anal hooks were accidentally de- 

 stroyed in the specimen that I sent to Dr. Chapman. The cremaster is 

 a long, thick and wide projection with four hooks at the end (Plate VI, 

 Figs. 4, 5 and 6). There is also a row of hooks at the base running 

 around the anal aperture, and a series of stiff spines further forward, as 

 shown in the figures. 



CEta aiirea was originally described by Fitch as a Lithosian ; Riley 

 placed it with the Tineids at first, later with the Zygaenidae ; Smith put 

 it in the Heterogynidae in the list of 1891, but in the addendum Wal- 

 singham's opinion is quoted that the moth belongs to the Tineidse, thus 

 reverting to the original position given by Fabricius. The larva is a 

 true Tineid. (See the description in March number of this Journal.) 



H. G. Dyar. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VL 



Fig. I. Leg cases, etc., of pupa; M., mandible ; m. p., maxillary palpus ; mx., max 

 ilia; It., anterior trochanter; if., anterior femur; 1., first leg; 2I., second 

 leg; 3I., third leg ; a., antenna. 

 Fig. 2. Claw of larva. 

 " 3. Anterior (prothoracic) spiracle. 

 " 4. End of pupa, ventral view. 

 " 5. End of pupa, dorsal view. 

 " 6. End of pupa, lateral view. 

 " 7. Sculpturing of pupa shell. 



