2 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Vol. n. 



White, but somewhat sordid or yellowish with scattered dots 

 of dark brown. The fore tibiae more smoky than in virginica 

 which this insect closely resembles. 



Habitat, Northern New York and New England northward. 



S. antigone Strccker. 



1878—5. aiilii^one Strecker, Rep. Chief Eng. Ruffner, App. ss., p. i860; 

 1889 — Smith, Ent. Amer., Vol. V, p. 119. 



White, fore tibiae ochraceous. On fore wings is a black discal 

 dot and occasionally a few dark brown dots, forming an outer band. 

 E.xpanse, 45 — 50 mm. 



Habitat, Atlantic States to Rocky Mountains. 



5. latipennis Stretch. 



1872—.?. latipennis Stretch, Zyg. and Bomb. N. A., p. 133. 



White, fore tibise red. Pectinations of antennas, and eyes 

 black. Expanse, 40 mm. 

 Habitat, Atlantic States. 



S. vestal is Packard. 



i86_i — .S". Vi'stalis Packard, Pioc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. Ill, p. 125. 



var. amelaina Dyar. 



1893 — S. vcslalis var. ainelnina Dyar, Psyche, Vol. V[, p. 512. 



White, fore tibiae red. Abdomen with dorsal and lateral black 

 spots. Fore wings with a variable number of black dots especially 

 along costa and in an outer band. Expanse, 45 — 55 mm. The 

 var. amelaina has the abdominal spots partly or wholly wanting. 



Habitat, California and Pacific Northwest. 



Genus Elpis Dyar. 

 1893 — E/pis Dyar, Ent. News, Vol. IV, p. 36. 



Synopsis of species. 



Stalk of antennae and thorax with red hairs. 



Fore wings brown with red tint ....... rubra. 



Red predominating var. walsinghami. 



Brown largely predominating ..... var. danbyi. 



Stalk of anlennse whitish, thorax pale brown or russet. 



Secondaries partly or largely blackish ..... vagans. 



Secondaries pale ........ var. rufula, 



E. rubra Neumoegen. 



1881 — Aiitaictia rubra Neumcegen, Pap., Vol. I, p. 79, 



