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I 3. Tallahassee, Florida. (A. Koebele.) 



Type. Coll. H.y. Edwards. 



I have dedicated this pretty species to its captor, who is one 

 of the most earnest and observant collectors in the United States. 



^GERIA WASHINGTONIA. n. sp. 



Deep black, the vitreous space behind discal mark being 

 nearly circular. The fore wings have very slight golden tinge, 

 produced by a few golden scales scattered along the posterior 

 margin. Abdominal margin of hind wings slightly yellowish, the 

 rest brownish black. Head and antennae black, the latter rusty 

 beneath. Thorax with short, narrow lateral line at base of 

 wings, no basal line. Abdomen with second segment very nar- 

 rowly, fourth broadly banded with yellowish white. Caudal 

 tuft black, pale orange at the sides. Palpi deep yellow within, 

 blackish without. Legs nearly all black, flecked with yellow 

 scales, the tibiae with the anterior portion banded with yellow. 



Exp. wings, 19 m.m. 



I S. Washington Terr. (Morrison.) 



Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



vEgeria Decipiens. n. sp. 



Fore wings with the vitreous space beyond the cell unusually 

 large, leaving only a very narrow posterior margin. The costal 

 margin is brown, the discal mark orange, and the posterior mar- 

 gin golden, with the lines of the nervules blackish. Fringes of 

 both wings golden brown. The under side is golden yellow, 

 streaked by the nervules as above. Head and antennae black, 

 the latter dusky at the tip, and with a few yellow hairs at base. 

 Thorax brassy black, with no lateral, but rather broad basal line 

 divided in the centre. Abdomen brassy black, second segment 

 very narrowly, fourth broadly and sixth narrowly edged with pale 

 yellow. Between the bands are some pale blue metallic scales. 

 Caudal tuft hastate, black, pale yellow at the sides. Palpi black- 

 ish above and without, yellow within. Tibiae and tarsi golden 

 yellow, banded with black. 



Exp. wings, 15 m.m. 



I S. Colorado. (Morrison.) 



Type. Coll. E. L. Graef. 



^GERIA NEGLECTA. n. sp. 



Fore wings nearly opaque, the usual vitreous spaces being 

 thinly clothed with scales. The discal mark is, however, ap- 

 parent, and is large and blackish. The ground color of the wings 

 is golden brown, with bright gold scales scattered over the surface. 

 Margins and fringes of both wings golden brown. Beneath, the 

 wings are golden yellow, with purplish lustre, flecked with brown 

 scales. Discal mark purplish. Fringes of both wings golden, 

 with brown ciliae mixed. Head and antennae brownish black. 

 Thorax with narrow lateral and basal pale yellow stripes. Ab- 



