128 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Vol. ii. 



Thorax and primaries brown-black. A black discal annulus 

 with linear white center ; scales at base of wing and oblique slightly 

 curved, broad t. p. band, white. Abdomen pale brown, broadly 

 dark red dorsally. Secondaries ocher yellow centrally around the 

 large black ocellus with white linear centre and blue scales; bor- 

 dered by a black line outwardly. A sub-terminal darker brown 

 shade band, the base pinkish. Expanse, 55— -70 mm. 



Habitat, New Mexico. 



A. io Fabricitis. 



1775 — Bouibyx io Fabricius, Syst. Ent., p. 560. 



1810 — Phalcena corollaria Perry, Arcana. _ 



1855 — Hyp'erchiria varia Walker, Cat. Brit. Mas., pt. VI, p. 1278. 



\'i,-]^- Io fabricii BoiSDUVAL, Ann. Ent. Soc. Belg., Vol. XVIIl, p. 223. 



var. lilith Strecker. 



1S78 — Ilypercliiria lilitli Streckkr, Lep. Roph. et Het., p. 139. 



var. argus Neuma-gen ^ Dyar. 



1893 — Neumcegen & Dyar, Can. Ent., Vol. XXV, p. 123. 

 Body and primaries of cf yellow, lines purplish. T. a. line 

 rectangularly produced inwardly ; t. p. evenly lunulate. Discal 

 mark linear surrounded by two rows of dots which are produced 

 longitudinally. A sinuate row of large sub-terminal dots ending 

 on costa and margin in a purplish shade. Thorax and primaries 

 of 9 a purplish brown, the marks as in the cT, but obscure, indicated 

 in whitish. Secondaries yellow centrally, red along abdominal 

 margin. A large black ocellus with blue scales and central white 

 dash. Beyond it, a black median and red sub-marginal line. 

 Expanse, 60 — 80 mm. 



Habitat, Atlantic States westward. 



(ienus Thauma Hy. Edwards. 

 \%-]'^-Thaitiiia Hy. Euwarus, rroc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Vol. V, p. 265. 



T. social is FeisthJiaincl, 



1839 — Onniscode<: socialis Feisthiiamel, Mag. Zool., pi. 20, f. i. 



1853 -Dirphia angtiUfera Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., pt. VI, p. 1363. 



1875 — Thaiima ribis Hy. Edwards, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Vol. V, p. 265. 



Dark cinnamon brown. Costal margin near base, angular 

 discal spot and costal half of t. p. line white. Lower half of t. p. 

 line and outer line of secondaries blackish. Expanse, 50 mm. 



Habitat, Peru, Chile ; Vancouver Island, B, C, 



