Dec. I900.] HULST: NE\V SpECIES OF LePIDOPTERA. 221 



Virgin Bay, Alaska. Harriman's expedition, T. Kincaid col- 

 lector. June 25th. The National Museum type number is 41 19. 



EPIPASCHIIN.E. 

 Jocara (Toripalpus) dentiiineella, sp. nov. 



Palpi whitisli, end blackish, front fuscous ; summit smoky white ; antennae fus- 

 cous ; collar dirty white ; thorax mixed black and smoky white, sometimes violet 

 shaded ; abdomen, first segment whitish or fuscous gray, the rest blackish or dark 

 fuscous with posterior part of each segment much lighter ; fore wings blackish or 

 blackish gray, the middle field and marginal space considerably the darker, with a 

 slight rounded rather large ochre spot within basal line next to posterior margin ; 

 lin^'es black, basal rounded, somewhat wavy or even ; outer line black, distinct, angled 

 outwardly at veins 4 and 5, the line running out in black teeth on each of the veins ; 

 a light gray shade beyond the outer line ; marginal line of intervenular triangular 

 black spots ; fringe broken, gray and black, interlined, sometimes forming thus a row 

 of whitish spots ; hind wings light fuscous, veins and outer space darker ; fringe 

 white or whitish, brokenly interlined with dark fuscous ; beneath fuscous, the outer 

 line on fore wings showing in a whitish space more distinct at costa. Expands 

 24-25 mm. 



Catalina Springs, Ariz. Taken by E. A. Schwarz, April 4th to 

 April 2 2d. The specimens are all females. The National Museum 

 type number is 5182. 

 Benta floridella, sp. nov. 



Tongue reddish in front ; palpi slender, blackish, mixed with whitish, becoming 

 whitish in front on middle segment ; front violet reddish ; thorax violet, in front vio- 

 let reddish ; thorax violet in front, becoming more gray behind, especially on patagii^; 

 abdomen fuscous ochre, darkest on anterior portion of segments ; fore wings blackish 

 gray to basal line, heavily tinged especially posteriorly with violet, with two or three 

 black spots near middle of field ; basal line black, distinct, rather oblique, straight in 

 its general direction, but slightly wavy dentate, sometimes distincdy geminate with 

 whitish line between ; middle field generally lighter than basal field, often whitish 

 toward basal line, scale ridge not prominent, the whole field tinged with violet ; outer 

 line black, distinct, bent outward at middle and at vein I, somewhat dentate out- 

 wardly on veins, edged outwardly with whitish ; outer field reddish brown, especially 

 apically, much broken with whitish ; marginal lines black, broken, fringes reddish 

 fuscous, interlined ; hind wings nearly pure white on basal and middle portion, be- 

 coming blackish fuscous outwardly, thus showing especially at anterior angle and on 

 veins and fading away towards anal angle ; a faint outer shading indicates a cross 

 line ; marginal line black, rather heavy. Beneath blackish fuscous, outer line evi- 

 dent, diffuse, purplish along cos' a, veins black on outer field; hind wings nearly as 

 above. Expands 20-23 mm. 



Palm Beach, southern Fla. Dr. H. G. Dyar, who raised the lar- 

 vae. The National Museum type number is 4965. 



