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blue at both extremities. Tarsi a little deeper yellow, speckled 

 with black. Thorax and head black, the former with the collar, 

 sides and base very pale yellow. Abdomen with six very pale 

 yellow bands, the second and fourth being half the width of the 

 others. Caudal tuft composed of pale yellow and black hairs, 

 equally mixed. 



Exp. wings, 22 m.m. 



I S. Colorado. (Morrison.) 



Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



At first sight this species appears to be very close to ^g. 

 gilice^ but it has double the number of abdominal bands, and is a 

 paler insect, with the fore wings decidedly narrower. 



tEgeria madari.^. n. sp. 



Fore wings rich golden purple, with the golden shade most 

 apparent at the posterior margin. Vitreous space very small, re- 

 duced to a mere line before, and a minute circular spot behind 

 the discal mark, the latter space almost closed by the black ner- 

 vules. Margin of hind wings golden brown. Beneath, the fore 

 wings are golden, with purple brown costal streak, and the ner- 

 vules are also purple brown. The margin of hind wings are paler 

 than above. Palpi, fore and middle femora, and hind tarsi, pale 

 golden yellow. Antennae black. All the tibiae marked with black 

 at the junction of the spurs. Collar, sides of thorax, and poster- 

 ior margins of first, fourth and seventh segment of abdomen, pale 

 yellow. Abdomen purplish black on lower side. Caudal tuft, 

 pale yellow on the sides, black in centre. 



Exp. wings, 15 m.m. 



3 5 2 ? . On Madaria elegans Don. Saucelito, Calif. (H. E.) 



Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



^GERIA ALBICORNIS. n. sp. 



Bronze black. Antennae with the apical third clear white. 

 The pectus and joints of the tibiae are also white. 



Exp. wings, 18 m.m. 



I $ . Nevada. (Morrison.) 



Type. Coll. F. Tepper. 



^GERIA PROXIMA. n. sp. 



Allied to the last. Bronze black, but with the palpi, edges 

 of coxae, and the middle of caudal tuft, clear white. Tips of tarsi 

 clear white. Underside of fore wings pale yellow. Fringes 

 golden brown. 



Exp. wings, 20 mm.. 



White Mts. N. H. (Morrison.) 



Type, Coll. F. Tepper. 



^GERIA INUSITATA. n. Sp. 



Greenish brown throughout. Wings with all the margins 

 very narrow, giving the insect a most delicate appearance. Orbits 

 of the eyes, palpi beneath, collar, edges of fore coxae, joints of 



