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CXXI. AMPELOEC'A gen. nov.— Typiis : rn-.^icolor. 



Sjiliiiir, Cramer (iioii LinniJ, 175H), Paji. E.n,t. iii. p. 91 (1779). 



OluK, Hiibner {,ion Ciivicr, 1800), Vir-. brh. Sr/mi. p. 142 (1822). 



Smerintliiis, Servillo & Lepelletier (iii,ii Latreille, 180.^), in Eiic. Milh. x. p. 441 (182.^). 



Clinei-onimjui, Harris (wii Duponchel, 18:i5), in Sillim., Jr,H,-«. Sr. Art xx.wi. p. 301 (18.39). 



Darojmii Walker, i/'.s/ Lej?. /«.«. //. .1/. viii. p. 182 (IS.'JG) (partim ; type : /ilt(ihis = clioei-iIiis). 



Ereryx Meni'tries, Eninii. Cot-p. Aiiiin. Miis. Petr., Lej>. ii. Siippl. p. 93 (1857) {}iom. iiidescr.) ; 



Hoisduval, Spec. (,'en. Lep. Net. i. p. 208 (1875) (partim; incl. type of Darapsa). 

 Elibia, Butler (»«« Walker, 1851!), Trum. Zml Soc. Loud. ix. p. G37 (1877). 

 AmpeUiphaga, id., Paji/Uo i. p. 104 (1881) (partim ; type : riihiijimiaa). 



c? ? . Genal process rounded or triangular, in the latter case curved liaclcwards. 

 Head with high rounded crest. Eye lashed. Long terminal spur of hindtibia less 

 than half the length of the first tarsal segment ; no comb to midtarsus. In other 

 characters similar to Ampelophaqa. 



$. Clas])er with small and numerous friction-scales. 



? . Eiglith tergite truncate ; vaginal plate nearly evenly rounded laterally and 

 distally. 



Larva strongly tapering in front ; head small and granulose like pronotum 

 and horn, dispersed pale granules or dots all over the body ; a dorso-lateral pale line, 

 to which are joined pale obli(jue side-bands. — Food-jdauts : Ampelopsis ; Vitis ; 

 Epilohiiim : Ceplialanthus ; Nesaea ; Th/Jrangea. 



Pupa stout, rounded at both ends, opaque, ratlior finely rugose, dispersedly 

 punctured, punctures denser and deeper on last segments ; clayish, variegated with 

 brown ; wing-cases, legs and antenna dotted with black ; anterior femur not visible ; 

 cremaster slender. 



Ihb. Atlantic district of Nearctic Region. 



Two species : 



Disc of wings below bright yellow externally . 441. A. rcrskolor. 

 Disc of wings below reddish tawny-ochraceous, 



concolorous with basal area .... 442. ^1. myron. 



44 L Ampeloeca versicolor. 



ClioPTdcampa versicolor Harris, in Sillim., Journ. Sc. Art xxxvi. p. 303. n. 3 (1839) ; Harr., ed. 



Flint, Ins. Inj. Veij. p. 328 (1802) : Grey, Camid. Em. xi. p. 140 (1879) (Alb.any, N.T). 

 Chnerocampa ? versicolor, Walker, List Lep. Ins. B. }f. viii. p. 131. n. G (1856) ; Boisd., Spec. Gen. 



Lep. Hit. p. 210. 284. n. 84 (1876). 

 Dinapsa versicolor, Clemens, Jonrii. Ac. X. Sc. Pliilatl. iv. p. 148. n. 29 (18.59) ; Morris, Cut. Lep. 



X. Am. p. 19 (I860) ; Clem., in Morris, Syiu Lep. X. Am. p. 1G9. n. 4 (1862) ; Thaxt., Psyche 



i. p. 29 (1874) (Newton, Mass., vii.) ; Grote, Bnll. Buffalo Soc N. Sc. i. p. 22 (1874) ; id., I.e. 



ii. p. 225. n. 36 (1875) ; Peck, Carnal. Eiit. viii. p. 239 (1876) (Maine ; larva notic.) ; Streck., 



Lep. Rhop. Hit. p. 113. t. 13. f . 9 (cJ) (1876) ; id.. I.e. p. 142 (1877) ; Dimm. & Mann, Psyche ii. 



p. 68 (1877); Hulst, Camtd. Eiit. x. p. 64 (1878) (life hist. ; /. on Cepludanllnts occid. ; Long I.); 



Bunk, ibid. X. p. 211 (1878) ; Fletcb., Cowid. Ent. xv. p. 204 (1883) (on Xesnea rerticillato) ; 



Fish., ibid. xvii. p. 78 (1885) (Buffalo, larva on Cephalaidhus oee.) : Kirby, Cat. Lep. lid. i. 



p. 671. n. 5 (1892). 

 Otus versicolor, (Jrote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. v. p. 81 (1865) ; id. & Rob., ibid. v. p. 154. n. 32 



(1865) : Beth., Camnl. Ent. i. p. 10 (1869) : Butl.. Trans. Zool. Soc. Loml. ix. p. 546. n. 4 



(1877). 

 Elibia rersicolar, Butler, I.e. ix. p. 637 (1877) ; Grote, Canad. Ent. ix. p. 120 (1877) (L. Erie) ; id., 



I.C. ix. p. 131 (1877) ; id., Bull. Buffalo Soc. X. Sc. iii. p. 222. n. 36 (1877) (Mass. ; N York : 



Ohio). 



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