March 1894. J NeUM<£GEN & DVAR. N. A. BOMBYCES. 21 



Closely similar to race lorquinii, but the spots larger, and those 

 on secondaries yellow. Rarely the spots on primaries become 

 partly confluent (var. conjiincta). 



Habitat^ California. 



A. mariposa Grote &-' Robinson. 



\%b%—Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 'Irans. Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. I, 

 P- 329- 



%hir. lunata Stretcli. 



i%-]2 — Alypia lunata Stretch, Zyg. and Bomb. N. A., p. 15. 



Black ; collar yellow at the sides ; tibiie as in ridingsii. Fore 

 yellow spots on primaries, the outer two before apex and internal 

 angle respectively and sometimes united (var. lunata). Secondaris 

 with a discal dot and outer yellow band, the latter obscurely cut 

 by black veins. E.xpanse, 35 mm. 



Habitat, California. 



In this species, veins 7 to 9 arise from a short stalk from 

 accessory cell. 



A. octomaculata Fabricius, 



IJJS — ■Sesia octoviacitlata Fabkicius, Syst. Ent., p. 830. 

 1791 — Zygaeiia bimaculala Gmeli.^, Syst. Nat., Vol. I (5), p. 2398. 

 1825 — Alypia quadrigiittalis Hi'iBN'ER, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 351. 

 1887 — Alypia matiita IIv. EDWARDS, Pap., Vol. Ill, p. 33. 



var. albomaculata Stoll. 



17S2 — Noctua albomaculata Stoll, Pap. E.x. IV, pi. 345, f. C. 



1810— ||^/i'//(? octomaculalis Hubn'KK, Ziitr. Ex. Schmett., Vol I, p. 22, ff. 



119 — 20. 

 1825 — \Agarista octomaculata Latreille, Encycl. Meth., Vol. IX, p. 803. 



Black, patagia and central dot of collar yellow, fore and middle 

 tibiae orange. Two rounded yellow spots on primaries and two 

 white ones on secondaries, the basal one much enlarged and 

 reaching near to base of wing, or small and rounded (var. albomacu- 

 lata). Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat, Atlantic States. 



A. wittfeldii Hy. Edwards. 



\%l'},— Alypia witlfeldii IIv. Edwards, Pap., Vol. Ill, p. 34. 



Black ; fore and middle tibiae orange red, patagia yellow ; 

 two elongate, yellow, transverse patches on primaries, reaching 

 from near margin to near costa, alternating with three patches of 

 metallic blue scales. Two white spots on secondaries, slightly 

 elongated transversely. Expanse, 35 mm. 



Habitat, Florida. 



