March ,894.] NeUMCEGEN & DVAR. N. A. BoMBYCES. 11 



Synopsis of species. 



Tip of abdomen black, dorsal spots reduced. 



Secondaries of cf whitish with black spots proxiltia. 



Secondaries without black spots ...... vor. autholea. 



Dorsal abdominal spots moderate, the terminal one not larger. 

 Primaries with noimal maculation. 



Three or more transverse lines beside the W-mark. 

 Size small. 



Fore wings black cervinoides. 



Fore wings brown bolanderi. 



Size moderate. 



Hind wings of (^ pink. 



Thorax normal ........ blakei. 



Thorax black var. nevadensis. 



Hind wings yellow z,ar. sulphurica. 



Hind wings deep red. 



Four lines present, narrow, normal .... superba. 



Lines broad, blurred, red centered .... favorita. 



Two or less transverse lines ; rarely traces of thr°2 

 Fore wings brown. 



One line beside W-mark ... . . williamsii. 



Two or three lines .... var. determinata. 



Fore wings black. ' 



Hind wings red. 



W-mark present phyllira. 



w-mark absent ^/ar. figurata. 



Hind wings partly yellow i„jy_ celia. 



Hind wings black j.,?;-. excelsa. 



Primaries with the maculation broken into a series of spots ; 

 often largely black. 

 Hind wings with a black border. 



A few pale dots on fore wings ••,... placentia. 



Many pale dots var. flammea. 



Hind wings largely black ^a,. snowi. 



E. proxima Guerin. 



1844 — Cheloiiia proxima GUERiN, Icon. R. Amer., Vol. H, p. 514. * 



1855 — Euprepia docta Walkek, Cat. Brit. Mus., Vol. HI, p. 592. 



1867 — Arctia inexicaiia Grote & RoiilNSON, Ann. Lye. N. V., Vol. VOL 



P- 367- 

 \'is1\— Arctia arizoneiisis Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb. N. A., p. 217. 

 1885 — Arctia mortnonica Neumcegen, Ent. Amer., Vol. I, p. 93. 



var. autholea Boisduval. 



1869 — Chelonia autholea BoiSDUVAL, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., Vol. XH, p. 76. 

 Head and thorax ocher yellow, collar immaculate, thorax with 

 the three normal black stripes. Abdomen vermilion above, the 

 dorsal spots very small, but terminal segment entirely black. Veins 



