132 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Voi. ii. 



SyiwJ^sis of species. 

 Hind wings deep j-eliow. 



Fore wings flesli color or carneous white. 



Abdemeii blaclc banded eglanterina 



Blacl< bands obsolete dorsally ..... var. nuttalii. 



Foie wings deep yellow, more or less shaded with light purple. 



Black markings distinct, heavy .... shastaensis. 



Black marks faint or obsolete .... var. denudata. 



Hind wings white, or very pale yellow. 



Terminal black dashes on secondaries ...... hera. 



No terminal black dashes on secondaries .... zmr. marcata. 



P. eglanterina Boisduval. 



TS52 — Safiiniia eglanterina BoiSOUVAL, Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., (2), Vol. X, p. 323. 

 1877 — P. Iieia var. arizonensis SriihXKKR, Lep. Roph. et Het., p. 137. 



var. nuttalii Streckcr. 



1875 — Pscudoliazis nultaUi Streckkr, Lep. Roph. et Het., p. 107. 



Colored as indicated in the synopsis. The black marks on the 

 wings consist of a basal dash on fore wings, a t. a. and t. p. curved 

 bands, a large rounded discal spot (with or without a narrow while 

 crescent) and terminal wedge-shaped spots on the veins. Expanse, 

 50 — 60 mm. 



Habitat., from the Rocky Mount, to the Sierra Nev. and Arizona. 

 P. shastaensis Bclircns. 



1880 — /'. eghuitciina var. sliashTusis Behrens, No. Am. Ent., Vol. I, p. 62. 



var. denudata A^cii/iuvgcii. 



iSgi—//. cg/an/c-r/na\'a.i\ denudata Neum(i:gen, Can. Ent. .Vol. XXHI, p. 145. 



Fore wings purplish, with a streak of indian yellow between 

 veins 4 and 5, or partly overspread with indian yellow, with black 

 marks as in eglanterina, or largely suffused by black (from shastcen- 

 sis). Or the black marks may become pulverulent and obscure or 

 largely lost [var. dcniidata\ 



Habitat., Coast region of California to the Sierra Nevada and 

 northward. 

 P. hera Harris. 



1841 — Satnrnia hera HARRIS, Rep. Ins. Mass., p. 286. 



1855 — Ileniileuea piea Wai.KER, Cat. Brit. INIus., pi. VI, p. 1318. 



var. marcata Neunuvgcn. 



jg^i — Ilemiletiea hera var niareata Neumucgen, Can. Ent., Vol. XXIII, p. 146. 



Wings yellowish white, head, collar, narrow terminal segmentary 

 bands on abdomen and anal tuft indian yellow. Black marks as 

 in ei^lanferiiia or the terminal cuneiform marks of secondaries 

 absent {var. marcata). Expanse, 55—70 mm. 



Habitat, Rocky Mountain region, Eastern Oregon. 

 (to be continued.) 



