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iiiouUlvii, N. \. (jMoiri.s.iii): N<-v\ -Ifiscy (Siiclis). 



This species, so closely allied to I', plihgosarid, diilrrs iVoin thai in the 



waul of an i r line, and in tiie outer line hcinii- iiu)r ■ less sinuons. The 



specimen fl<ii\red is the type of ^Ir. ^lorrison's cxntrrdiia, and is in a fresher 

 slate than the others, consequently the strig:v are larger and (Idcdu'r; the onter 

 line is more sinuous than in th(>'other two; l)ut I cannot see any good reasons 

 for separating it from Herrich-Schaefler's species, which is well hiruri'd. 



l'LA(i()iiis kki-|V.IXi;ari A (irote. I'latc 11, tiii. 44: jilale l.">, fiM. •'"'1. 



G J and I 9. — Dull o(direons; head and base of (he cosia and slrrnnni 

 lilac, (in llir l)asal third (d' the fore wings, a l)rown-o(direous dilhisc liand, 

 outer edge curved : no discal dot or strigEE (except oi)sfure dilfuse ones on 

 costa) on the middle of the wing; on the onter third of the wing, a dark-red 

 l)and curved inward, and edged diifusely within with hrown-ochreous, which 

 is powdered thickly with grayish scales, especially toward the inner angle. 

 Outer edge very deeply excavated, lirow^nsh at inTier angle, growing paler 

 toward the niiddle of tiie wing. Hind w ings clear \ya\v (xdireous on the basal 

 Iwo-t birds, with a few minute, scattered striga'. with a dark, straight stripe 

 near the inner angle, w liicli proceeds hut a short distances toward IIk- ndddle 

 oi' the wing. JJlackisli striga- on a light ground at the inner angle of the 

 hind wings. Kxternally the wing is lilac, becoming o(direous toward the 

 costal edge. Legs (xdireous ; alxlomen lilac beneath. 



3 <$ : Lenytli ()f the body, 0.45: of h)re winy, (>.(i() : ex]ianse ol' wings 

 l..^(> inches. 



Caiid)ridgi!, Mass, May 2o (Morrison); "Cand)ridge, May 6" (Coll. 

 Harris, Best. Hoc. Xat. Hist.); Albany, N. Y. (Liutner); Ithaca, X. Y. (Com- 

 .stock); New York ((irote): Maryland (Mus. Peab. Aeail. 8ci.). 



This species is easily known by the want of the usual transverse strigse, 

 Ix'ing plain oclireons on the niiddle of the wing, without any dise-al dot : outer 

 cAiH' and base bi-own, and deeply tinged with lilac ami gray. The antenna- 

 ar(- well peclinaled. Tlie onti-r line is nearer the nuddle of the wing 

 than usual, and is curved inward, wliih- in other speci(-s it is nearly straight. 

 IJeneaili yellowish-ocdireous, thickly slrigated with an outer, dilfuse, violaceous 

 l)and, and outer edge ol' hind w iiiirs violaceous. In the .specimen figured on 

 plat(- 13 ((ig 51), the out(-r line is situat(-d within the middle of the wing, 

 and all bf-yond is dark blackisli-purjile on both wing.s. 



