Dec. 1894] NeUMiEGEN & DyAR. N. A. BOMBYCES. 14T 



PRELIMINARY REVISION OF THE BOMBYCES 

 OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO. 



'By B. Neumcegen and Harrison G. Dyar. 



(Continued kro.vi page 132.) 



Family CERATOCAMPID^. 



Synopsis of genera. 



Vein ir, arising from a stalk with veins 6 - 8. 



Exterior margin of primaries nearly straight, longer than internal 



margin ........ Atlisota, 



Exterior margin convex, shorter than interior margin . Sphingicampa. 



Vein II from the sub-costal, before apex of discal cell ; size very large. 



Wings elongate, rather narrow ; abdomen exceeding secondaries, Citheronia. 

 Wings broader, apices rectangular ; abdomen scarcely exceeding 



secondaries ....... Basilona. 



Genus Anisota HXibner. 



1822? — Anisota HtiBNEU, Verz. bek; Schmett., p. 193. 

 1841 — Dryocampa Harris, Rep. Ins. Mass., p. 289. 



Synopsis of species. 

 Colors various shades of brown ; a discal dot. 



(^ similar to 9) wings opaque ...... stigma, 



(5 dissimilar, wings translucent centrally. 



Primaries of cT translucent centrally, Q with black dots . senatoria. 



Primaries cf hyaline centrally, 9 writhout black dots . virginiensis. 



Colors pink and yellow or white ; no discal dot .... rubicunda. 



A. stigma Fabricius. 



\~11S — Bonibyx stigma Fabricius, Syst. Eiit., p. 563. 



J" 9 Bright ocherous brown, witli many black strigose dots, 

 especially on primaries. T. a. and t. p. bands purplish, the former 

 faint. A white discal dot. On secondaries, a median purplish 

 band. The cT is a little smaller and darker than the 9, but closely 

 similar to it. Expanse, 40 — 50 mm. 



Habitat, Atlantic States westward. 



A. senatoria Abbot &' Smith. 



1797 -Fhalcena senatoria Abboi' & Smith, Lep. Ins. Ga., pi. 57. 



(^ Ojherous brown, primaries purplish at base and apex, nearly 

 hyaline centrally. Secondaries produced at anal angle almost 



