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1/ Genus Pygoctenucha Grote. 

 18S3 — Grote, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sc, Vol. \'II[, p. 46. 



Synopsis of Species. 

 Collar red, size large. 



Fringe of fore wings white ....... harrisil. 



Fringe black. 



Last two segments of abdomen red .... terminalis. 



Last five segments red ....... robinsonii. 



Collar ocher, black centrally ; si/.e small . . . . funerea. 



P. harrisii Boisdiival. 



1869 — 1301SDUVAL, Ann. Ent. Soc. Belg., Vol. XII, p. 72. 



Bronzy black, the fringe of fore wings white. Abdomen blue 

 black. Collar and last two segments of abdomen red. 



Habitat^ California (Boisduval). 



P. terminalis Walker. 



1854 — Walker, Cat. lirit. Mus., pt. II, p. 47S. 

 pyrrhoura Hulst. 



18S1— Hui.ST, Bull. Brook. Ent. Soc, Vol. Ill, p. 77. 

 votiva lly. Edwards. 

 1884 — Hv. Edwards, Papilio, Vol. IV, p. 13. 



Black, with blue reflection, especially on abdomen. Collar, 

 front of patagia, and last two segments of abdomen bright red. 

 Expanse, 32 mm. 



Habitat., Colorado to Mexico. 



P. robinsonii Boisduval. 



1869 — Boisduval, Ann. Ent. Soc. Belg., Vol. XII, p. 72. 



Bronzy black, head, fore part of thorax and the five last 

 abdominal segments carmine red. 



Habitat., California. [Boisduval]. 



P. funerea Grote. 



1883 — Grote, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sc, Vol. VIII, p. 46. 



Black, with hardly any blue reflection, immaculate. Sides of 

 collar, and tip of abdomen dark ocher yellow. Expanse, 28 inm. 



Habitat, New Mexico. 



The following species, unknown to us, probably belongs to 

 the Euchromiidae. 



Erruca pertyi Herrie/i — ScJiaeffer. 



1854 — Hkrricii — Schaeffer, Aussereur. Schmett, fig. 240. 



