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this lines recedes, forming a lunular spot of pure white. Antennae simple, 

 black below, and alternately black and white above, with white base and 

 black tips. Thorax white, with a broad central band of slate color, fringed 

 with outer black lines, constricted in the middle and forking out at lower 

 part, forming thus an irregular lunular spot of pure white. In the middle of 

 this central band a white irregular dot. Thorax beneath white, with marginal 

 stripes of slate. Legs slate, with irregular white spots, encircled by black 

 rings, at intersection of joints. First joint of coxae above the largest part of 

 bright yellow, limited by two black cross lines; beneath white. Tibiae and 

 tarsi white beneath first joints. Abdomen bright yellow, with dorsal and 

 lateral black bands, white beneath. Primaries of slate color, more intense 

 towards base, with the following maculations of pure white. Four of them 

 starting at base of costa and resting on discal vein, consequently becoming 

 larger in size towards apex; all of irregular shape from nearly semicircular 

 degenerating into irregular square. The three blotches nearest base con- 

 nected by small constrictions. The fourth blotch irregularly square and 

 separate. Between fourth blotch and apex, without touching latter, a large, 

 irregular, crescent band, resting on costa and forming a costal, semilunular 

 spot of slate, having at its inner extremity a large hook, pointed outwardly 

 and resting on first median vein. At outer margin and intersection of veins 

 minute triangular spots. Along outer margin, curving inwardly at centre and 

 swinging from anal angle upward beyond first median nerve, where it tapers 

 off, an irregular dentated band, bulging out above anal angle and touching- 

 outer margin. Along inner margin five irregular blotches, the third running 

 across entire interspace and tapering off, touching discal vein. This third 

 blotch is the largest of the five, the two remaining between this and anal 

 angle being only very small, triangular marks. Some small, irregular dots 

 in interspace of median and submedian veins and above basal half of inner 

 margin. All maculations are encircled by l)lack lines. Secondaries white, 

 about one-fourth smaller than primaries, having a tendency to be caudate, 

 and about half as long as abdomen. Along costa and anal margin bright 

 yellow, the hairy tuft of latter quite pronounced in color. A terminal series 

 of slate .spots, a discal spot of lunular shape, and a few dots between latter 

 and interspaces of base and outer margin. A large oval spot on costa near 

 apex slate color, encircled by a black ring. Below, primaries and secondaries 

 as above, only that the four costal blotches of primaries are of a slate instead 

 of white, and that on costa of secondaries, instead of one, there are three 

 blotches of slate colwr, the interspace formed by the two nearest base being 

 bright yellow. The interspace on primaries between costal blotches being 

 equally of bright yellow. Expanse of wings 47 mm. Length of body 18 mm. 



Hab. — Las Vegas, N. Mexico. Type, one male; coll. B. Neu- 

 moegen; reared from the chrysalis brought home by Mr. H. Meeske, 

 Autumn, 1889. 



How many broods of the " Elm leaf beetle" are there in the 

 latitude of New York? New Brunswick has positively but one. 

 Some collectors still claim two ! Pleaee send in your observations. 



