74 AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 



Forewing: rich chocolate-brown, mottled with dark brown especially on costa 

 and outer margin, and with two prominent fasciae or patches of irridescent pink 

 raised scales. 



There is a fascia of pink, broadest on costa, enclosing the basal area. It runs 

 obliquely inward to dorsum. Above the middle it is traversed by two brown 

 strignlffi ; adjoining it, on the dorsal niaigin, is a rounded spot of shining raised 

 black scales, mixed with a few whitish scales. Between this fascia and the base 

 along the dorsum are three small patches of pink scales. There is a long oblique 

 streak of pink scales from the middle of the dorsal margin to the costa. Just 

 before the apex and at the middle of the wing it connects with a large circle of 

 the same scales, which occupies the outer third of wing, and encloses an immense 

 ocellic spot. Beyond this circle there is only a flattened triangular patch of the 

 ground color, heavily overlaid with black, running from the costa at apex to 

 middle of outer margin. Between the inner fascia and the outer line of pink 

 scales the ground color forms a well-defined brown band, with the patch of black 

 and white raised scales at its lower end. The costal edge beyond the n)iddle is 

 tinged with rose pink (not metallic), and between the inner fascia and the apex 

 is marked with six black dashes. About nine small black dots are ()n the costa 

 between base and outer edge of inner fascia. A fine line of black outlines the 

 lower half of the outer margin above the anal angle. There is a small circle of 

 pink raised scales in the apex enclosing a small spot of leaden-metallic scales. 

 This circle is half in the wing proper and half in the cilia. The cilia is brown 

 and ochreous-brown, heavily overlaid with pink and leaden-metallic scales. 



Hindwing brown, cilia paler; underside pale brown with dark brown strigulse. 



Underside forewing deep smoky-brown, with costa thickly dotted with creamy- 

 white spots. 



Two specimens: Chicago, 111., June, J. H. Reading, 



Plialonia zaracaina sp. nov. 



Expanse 13 mm. 



Head, palpi, antenna, thorax, abdomen, and legs creamy-white or whitish-fawn. 



Forewing: the basal area is whitish-fawn, rather heavily powdered with brown 

 on costa and below it towards base. Its outer edge begins at inner fourth of dor- 

 sum, and curving slightly outwardly ends at middle of costa. Following this is 

 a broad reddish-brown fascia; its outer edge begins at outer third of dorsum and 

 ends at outer third of costa, slightly curving inward at upper end. The space 

 beyond is a light ochreous-brown, dusted with darkerscalesatapex. Cilia whitish. 



Hindwing: above and below whitish-fawn ; cilia the same. Undeiside fore- 

 wing light coppery-brown. 



Two specimens: Central N. Y., June 6th, and northern Illinois; 

 both from Dr. Dietz. 



This species may be a variety of P. straminoides Grote, which it 

 resembles. Beyond the central fascia of straminoides is a shade of 

 the same color as before the fascia, distinctly outlining it on both 

 sides. In zaracana the fascia and outer part of wing are all dark 

 and in strong contrast to the light basal area. 



