March 1894.] NeUMCEGEN & DvAR. N. A. BOMEYCES. 27 



Genus Gnophasla Walker. 



1854 — Gnpphcela Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., pt. II, p. 330. 



1^62,— O moid la Gkote & Robinson, Pioc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. II, p. 334. 



1865 — Callahtcia Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. IV, p. 315. 



Synopsis of species. 



Hind wings largely pale ....... vermiculata. 



Hind wings with moderate pale spots. 



Spots whitish, elongate ; wings narrow .... var. discreta. 



Spots pale yellow, abbreviated ...... latipennis. 



Hind wings black . . . . . . . . clappiana. 



Q. vermiculata Grote 6^ Robinson. 



1863 — Oiiioiala vcnnicitlata Grote & Robinson, Pioc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. 



II, p. 334- 

 1S81 — Gnopltccla continiia Hv. Edwakds, Pap., Vol. I, p. 80. 



var. discreta Stretch. 



1878 — Gnophitla /lopfferi vax. itisaeta Stretch, Surv. W. looth Mer. Wheeler, 



p. 802. 

 1884 — GiiophcEla arizona French, Pap., Vol. IV. p. 20. 

 1885 — Gnophcela7norriso7ti Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer. Lep. Ilet., Vol. I, p. 



116, pi. 12, f. 7. 

 Black, with the whole central area of both wings, except the 

 veins and a large discal dot, very pale yellow. The discal spot 

 may extend down obliquely to internal angle, or the basal half of 

 the cell may be filled in with black (var. discreta). Expanse, 45 — 

 50 mm. 



Habitat, Rocky Mountain Region to Mexico ; Pacific North 

 West. 



Q. latipennis Boisduval. 



1852 — Glaucppis latipennis Boisduval, Ann. Sec. Ent. Fr. (2), Vol.X, p. 320. 

 1868—6". Jiopfferi Grote & Robinson, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. II, p. 332. 

 Black ; sides of collar and chest orange. On fore wing are 

 three or four sub-apical intervenular pale yellow spots, and three 

 larger ones on the disk, which are separated only by the median 

 vein and vein 2. Secondaries similar, the sub-apical spots two in 

 number, and the middle of the three discal ones much reduced in 

 size. Expanse, 50 mm. 



Habitat, Pacific States to Mexico. 



Q. clappiana Holland. 



1 891 — Gnophocla clappiana HOLLAND, Ent. News., Vol. II, p. 156. 



