16 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Vol. ii, 



K. nigra Stretch. 



1872 — K. vi<rra SiiucrCH, Zyg. and Bomb. N. A., Vol. I, p. 68. 

 Black, thinly scaled, prothorax, anal tuft, costa of primaries 

 and a faint oblique transverse band, yellow. Expanse, 22 mm. 

 Habitat, California [Stretch]. 



K. eavesii Stretch. 



1872 — K. eavesii Stretch, Zyg. and Bomb. N. A., Vol. I, p. 69. 



Black, wings translucent centrally. Prothorax, costal edge, 

 and a faint or partly obsolete band, furcate toward costa; pale 

 yellow. Expanse, 22 mm. 



Habitat, Nevada, California. 



K. tricolor Stretch. 



1871 — K. tricolor Stretch, Zyg. and Bomb. N. A., Vol. I, p. 67. 



Black ; secondaries clear red except at margin. Prothorax, 

 base of costa and a transverse band on primaries pale yellowish. 

 Abdomen red above, black at tip. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Habitat, Nevada [Stretch]. 



K. fulva Stretch. 



1872 -K. fnlva SiRETCH, Zyg. and Bom. N. A., Vol. I, p. 67. 

 Black ; secondaries pale buff for basal two-thirds. Prothorax, 

 tip of abdomen, costal edge and a narrow, angulated, transverse 

 band on primaries, pale buff. Expanse, 23 mm. 

 Habitat, California. 



Genus Parasemia Hilbner. 



1822? — Parasemia Hi'iBNER, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. I2r. 



1828 — Nemeophila Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust., Vol. II, p. 12. 



1865 — Etipsychoma Groie, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. IV, p. 317. 



Synopsis of vareities. 



Hind wings black and white. 



A discal dot on fore wings ....... petrosa. 



No discal dot var. geddesi. 



Hind wings black and yellow or reddish .... var modesta. 



Hind wings black. 



A discal dot on fore wings var. geometrica 



No discal dot var. scudderi. 



P. petrosa Walker. 



x'^'^'^—Ncineophila petrosa Wai.kkk, Cat. Brit. Mas., Vol. Ill, p. 626. 



var. geddesi Neiimcegen. 



1884 — iV. geitdesi Neumceuen, Pap., Vol. Ill, p. 137. 



