156 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xi. 



regions, a dark green patch on each abdominal segment, on central dorsal area. On 

 ventral surface of thoracic segments, between each pair of legs is a deep purplish red 

 spot ; on segments 5 and 6 there is one such spot on each segment on center line. 



This species is so well represented by Fig. 284, page 850 of the 

 Fifth Report of the United States Entomological Commission, that a 

 detailed description is hardly necessary. Dr. Packard states that the 

 alar expanse of the specimens before him was 13 mm. I have not 

 bred or seen any specimens exceeding 11.5 mm. 



Parasites: Proiapanteles rccurvarii^ Ashm., same as above. 



From the same batch of larvce from which the above issued were 

 bred three almost black specimens which, below, I have given the 

 varietal name of nigra. 



Recurvaria piceaella var nigra, var. nov. Plate IX, Fig. 9. 



Face cream white, slightly irrorated with smoky brown, scales closely appressed, 

 vertex same but smoky brown predominates. Palpi long, curved upwards, outer end 

 of second joint enlarged, apical joint about half as long as second, obtusely pointed. 

 Color inside and top of second joint cream white, underside fuscous, irrorated with 

 black, outside dark brown, nearly black, with two small spots of creamy white on 

 inner end and a large white spot at outer end. Outer joint a white annulation at 

 base, center and apex, between these are two rings of blackish-brown. Antennse : 

 basal joint black, slightly enlarged, about three fifths length of front wing, annulated 

 with cream white and fuscous. Thorax shiny fuscous, irrorated with brown scales. 

 Fore wing : color dark brown, nearly black on costa, evenly shading to a few degrees 

 lighter on dorsum. Marked by three conspicuous oblique white costal spots, evenly 

 spaced, first at inner fourth, second about center and outer at apical third. A black 

 spot close to costa beyond first white spot and two black spots below it, one on median 

 line and one close to dorsum, both outwardly edged with white. Below middle white 

 costal spot is a smaller white spot on median line, below this but slightly towards 

 base is another black spot edged outwardly with white. A larger black spot close to 

 dorsum at outer two thirds, edged with white costad, and a smaller black spot just 

 above it, this latter has a white scale on each side dorsad. The outer white costal 

 spot extends obliquely to median line, then proceeds at right angles inwardly to 

 dorsum, forming a > , beyond this the ground color is dark fuscous, heavily overlaid 

 with black scales, and with three small median spots of white in aline parallel to costa 

 before apex, and one just above anal angle on outer margin. Cilia dark fuscous, 

 inside light fuscous. Hind wing very dark fuscous, cilia paler, underside of both 

 wings same. Abdomen dark fuscous, anal tuft dark cream. Legs fuscous, annulated 

 with cream color. Alar expanse lO mm. 



Three specimens bred from picea mariaiia Mill. Pype U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., No. 6963. Cotypes Am. Mus. Nat. Hist, and collection Kear- 

 fott. 



