no Journal New York Ent. Soc, [Vol. ii. 



C. cretata Grate. 



1864 — Ulosota cretata Gkote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. Ill, p. 524. 

 Silky milk white, immaculate, except the head which is lemon 

 yellow between the antennas, and blackish beneath. Antennae pale 

 fulvous brown, the stem white at base. Abdomen marked with 

 fulvous on the segments ; dorsal hairs white, except a large, pale, 

 lemon yellow tuft at base. Expanse, 27 mm. 

 Habitat, Southern States [Grote]. 



^- /'^'^ f^<^^c^;^ "^"^ieniS^Megalopyge Hubfter. 



1822? -Megalopyge HIibnek, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 185. 



1841 — Lagoa IIaruis, Rep. Ins. Mass., p. 205. 



1855 — Chiyso[>yga IIerrich-Sch/effek, Ausser. Sclimett., Vol. I, p. 6. 



1855 — Gasina Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., pt. VI, p. 1478. 



1856 — Podalia Walkek, Cat. Brit. Mus., pt. VII, p. 1714. 



i860 — Piinela CLEMENS, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., Vol. XII, p. 156. 



Synopsis of species. 



Wings immaculate brownish ocher ...... pyxidifera. 



Wings shaded with black and brown. 



Color ocher yellow opercularis. 



Color straw yellow ........ crispata. 



M. pyxidifera Abbot 6" Smith. 



1797 — Phalana pyxidifera Ahuot & Smith, Lep. Ins. Ga., Vol. II, pi. 54. 



Immaculate brownish ocher throughout, the thorax rather 

 darker and hind wings paler. Body woolly as also base of fore 

 wings. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Habitat., Southern Atlantic States. 



M. opercularis Abbot &= Smith. 



i-]C)-] — Phahriia opercularis Abisot & Smith, Lep. Ins. Ga., Vol. II, pi. 53. 

 i860 — Piinela laituginosa Clemens, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., Vol. XII, 



p. 157. 

 1869 — Jt/iresa{7) stibcitriiia Walker, Char. Lep. Ilet., p. 20. 



Thorax brownish ocher, fore wings at apices dull yellow, 

 secondaries straw yellow. Basal two-thirds of primaries covered 

 with wrinkled hairs of a purplish brown color mixed with white, 

 the purplish tint predominating on costa. Expanse, 25 — 38 mm. 



Habitat., Southern States. 

 M. crispata Packard. 



1864 — Lagoa crispata Packard, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. Ill, p. 335. 



Pale straw yellow, the long wool on basal part of fore wing 

 much wrinkled, purplish black along the costa and brown over the 



