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Journal New York Ent. Soc. 



[Vol. II. 



Black, with a quadrate pale yellow spot at end of cell and three 

 small oval spots below apex ; a minute white spot at base. Fringe 

 of secondaries white. 



Habitat, Colorado [Holland]. 



Family LIPARID.4^:. 



Synopsis of genera. 



Cosla of primaries convex. 



AnteniiK of (^ pectinated to the tip. 



Female wingless or with rudimentary wings 

 Female with weil developed wings. 

 Vein 5 of secondaries distinct. 

 Accessory cell present. 



Abdomen tufted at base with metallic scales 

 Abdomen untufted ..... 



No accessory cell ..... 



Vein 5 of secondaries weak or absent 

 Antennce of <^ pectinated for the basal two-thirds only 

 Costa of primaries concave. 



Accessory cell present ; veins 7 — 9 stalked 



Notolophus. 



Olene. 



Dasychira. 



Porthetria. 



Acherdoa. 



Dyaria. 



Aon. 



\y 



Genus Notolophus Germar. 



1812 — Notolophus Germar, Syst. Gloss. Prodr., p. 35. 

 I'&tb—AIicropterogyiia Rambuk, Cat. Lep. Andalusie, p. 281 note. 

 1876 — Apterogynis GuENEE, Stat. Sci. d'Eure et Loire, p. 78. 



Syjiopsis of species. 



Secondaries with more or less of a red-brown tinge. 

 Both wings red-brown. 



Fore wings nearly unicolorous ...... antiqua. 



Fore wings much paler centrally ...... var. badia. 



Fore wings only slightly reddish. 

 Secondaries reddish centrally. 



Markings faint ; size small vetusta. 



Markings distinct ; larger ... ... gulosa. 



Secondaries with a very faint trace only of reddish .... cana. 



Secondaries gray or blackish, without any red tint above or below. 



Wings dark, heavily marked often tinged with ocherous . . defitlita. 



Wings light gray, seldom heavily marked. 



White spot near internal angle distinct .... leucostigma. 



White spot obsolete, markings faint .... var. obliviosa. 



N. antiqua Linnceus. 



1758 — Boinbyx antiqua LiNN^US, Syst. Nat., Vol. I, p. 503. 

 1865 — Orgyia nova FiTCH, Rep. Ins. N. Y., Vol. VIII, p. 193. 



