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viis is as follows : In the European species the palpi are black 

 at the sides, the abdomen black beneath, with the rings plainly- 

 shown, and the tarsi are wholly yellow, ringed with black, and 

 not as in the present form, yellow only inwardly. 



The ? of ^g. consimilis is unknown to me. 



/Egerea Hyperici. n. sp. 



The nearest European ally to this species is ALg. icJineiunonu 

 forniis, S. V. The margins of the wings are all very narrow. 

 Costa and base of forewings, bronze brown. Internal margin, 

 and discal mark, reddish orange. Posterior margin, and margin 

 of hind wings, golden brown, with the fringes a little paler. 

 Wings beneath, same as on the upper side. Head, antennae, ex- 

 terior of palpi, thorax and abdomen black, all the segments of 

 the latter, above and below, narrowly bordered with lemon yel- 

 low. Interior of palpi, fore femora, and the whole of the tibiae 

 and tarsi golden yellow. The middle and hind femora are black, 

 and there are small spots of black on the tibiae, at the junction 

 of the spurs. Caudal tuft, alternately black and yellow. 



Exp. wings, 24 m.m. 



2 ? . West Virginia. T. L. Mead. 



Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



i^lGERIA EUPATORII. n. sp. 



Head and antennae blackish brown, the latter obscurely 

 banded near the apex with sordid white. Thorax and abdomen 

 purplish brown, the former with a narrow line on the sides, and 

 the scutellum dull golden yellow. The segments of the abdomen 

 are narrowly bordered posteriorly with the same color, the bands 

 of the third and fifth being the least conspicuous. Caudal tuft 

 dull orange. Palpi whitish beneath, dull yellow above, with the 

 terminal article light brown. Anterior coxae and tibire dull yellow. 

 Middle and posterior coxae and tibiae, pale lead color with golden 

 tint. All the tarsi dull yellow, the posterior pair banded with 

 purplish brown near the joints. Fore wings golden brown, with 

 reddish orange scales, the opaque spaces varying in their width. 

 Fringes of both wings golden brown. Underside of fore wings 

 golden yellow along costal and interior margins, purplish brown 

 at posterior margins, marked with golden streaks. 



Exp. wings, 23 m.m. 



2 ? . Long Island, N.Y. In stems oi Eupatorium purpiireiun. L. 



Mr. S. L. EUiot. 



v^ ^GERIA InFIRMA, n. Sp. 



Very delicate in appearance, with the margin of forewings 

 extremely narrow, straw yellow, the discal mark large, black, as 

 is also the posterior marginal patch. The hind wings have the 

 veins and margins remarkably fine. The color of thorax and 

 abdomen is the same as in ^g. eupatorii, but the abdominal 

 bands are narrower and fainter. The caudal tuft deep rich orange. 



