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luiuiclirs: ;i small, sliiiil siiix'dslal ('clj ; coslal vein Irci' I'ldiii llic siiiicoslal; 

 firs! siil)C()s(al very loiiij, a lliinl loiiircr lliaii llic lliiid. Apical area long and 

 narrow. Independent vein situated midway bolween the last snl)costal and 

 first median I)rancli. Coloration: deep oclireons, with two straight e.xtradiseal 

 pink lines. 



The. slender palpi, the long wings, with the ol)lique onter edge, the 

 angnlated hind wings, and nnusual style of coloration will serve, to render 

 this genns, with its single sj)eeies, readily recogniza])le. 



IT/KMAToiMS r;i:AT.\KlA r)nen('e. IMate !), (ig. 11. 



" Gcomelia giataria Fabr., Siippl. Ent. Sysf., 112,11:5, 1708." 



JIamatopis saiiiaria Iliibii., Ziitr., 26, 17;!, fig.^. :!4.'>, 34G, beforo HIS ; Verz., :50l, 1S18. 



IJ(rinatopis giataria Oiu'ii., Plial., ii, 171, pi. 19, (is- '">. 1857. 



Walk., List Lcp. Het. Br. Mii.s., .\xiv, 10o4, 1802. 



Kilcy, Kirst Kcp. Ins. Missouri, 17!), |)1. 2, ti;;s. 18-20, HCi!). 



12 specimens. — I'lody and wings ochreouij-yellow, hind wings a lil.tle 

 lighter. A large, ronnd, ])ink, discal dot ; IxToiid, two pink lines approach- 

 ing each other on thecosta; the inner i()nns a Ijroad, diU'nse band, hut slightly 

 curved opposite the discal dot ; the second line is ninch narrower, parallel 

 with the outer edge of wing, and more curved than the other. It is some- 

 times almost wanting, and occasionally blends with the inner line opposite the 

 discal dot. Edge of wing and fringe pink. On hind wings, two pink bands, 

 farther apart than on the fore wings; inner straight; outer line narrower 

 and sinuate. Edge of wings and fringe pink. Under side brighter yellow 

 than above, and dusted with brown scales, varying in thickness and size. 

 Discal dot distinct, and two outer lines as above, but dusky i)ink ; fringe 

 bright pink; hind wing beneath as above, but flecked with brown s])ots. 



Length of l)ody, S, 0.40; of fore wing, J', O.f),'], 9, 0.50; expanse of 

 wing, 1.00 inches. 



Campton, N. II., June (Walker); Maine and Salem (Packard); Iowa 

 ("May 30th, all summer, day and night, most abundant of moths" Parker); 

 Albany, N. Y., June i), September 24 (Lintner); Natick, Mass., "June 29" 

 (Stratton); Middle States (Phil. Ent. Soc.) ; New York, May 25 (Lintner 

 and Mcske) ; Albany, l\Iay 25 (Lintner) ; Te.vas (Belfrage). 



Varies in breadth of inner band, in some being twice as wide as others, 

 and in degree of irroration on under side of wings, and in breadth of band on 

 edge of wing. T(;xas s])ecimeus do not dilfer (rom those from i\[aine. 



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