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tibae, and a narrow band on the fourth segment beneath, clear 

 white. The lower side of abdomen has also a steel blue reflection. 



Exp. wings, 24 m.m. 



White Mts. N. H. (Morrison.) Andover, Mass. (F. G. San- 

 born.) 



Types. Coll. F. Tepper. Bost. Soc. Natural History. 



yEGERIA NiCOTIAN.E. n. sp. 



5. Forewings bright golden purple, the latter color pre- 

 dominating along the costal margin. Vitreous space, almost 

 linear, reaching nearly to the base of the wings, and closed pos- 

 teriorly by the fiery red discal mark. Fringes of both- wings, 

 light golden brown. The under side of wings golden, the margin 

 of the posterior pair the same color. Antennae and head black, 

 orbits of the eyes, clear white. Palpi golden yellow, darker 

 above. All the legs pale golden yellow, the tibiae banded with 

 steel blue. Thorax with anterior and posterior margins golden 

 yellow. Abdomen black, with narrow golden bands on second, 

 fourth and seventh segments, the middle one being the broadest. 

 Caudal tuft, black, golden yellow at the sides. 



?. Similar to the 6 , but a little larger, and the reddish dis- 

 cal mark more apparent. 



Exp. wings, S 11 m.m.; ? 14 m.m. 



iS. I ? . Texas. (J. Boll.) 



Types. Coll. B. Neumoegen. 



Pyrrhotaenia Polygon:, n. sp. 



All the wings opaque. Greenish black, with metallic reflec- 

 tion. Basal half of internal margin of forewings, the basal two- 

 thirds of posterior pair, palpi, collar, sides of pectus, sides of 

 thorax, fourth and seventh segments of abdomen, and the sides 

 of abdominal segments bright fiery red. Caudal tuft red in the 

 centre, greenish black at the sides and beneath. Fore femora 

 fiery red, the rest greenish black. Tibiae deep orange, black at 

 the extremities. Tibial spurs, pale orange. Tarsi, greenish 

 black. 



Exp. wings, 18 m.m. 



6. San Miguel, Calif. (H. E.) On Polygonum mariti- 

 mum. L. 



Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



One of the most beautiful and striking species of the whole 

 group. 



Pyrrhotaenia Fragariae. n. sp. 



S . Forewings opaque. Costal half and posterior margin,, 

 pale golden green. Interior margin for about two-thirds of its 

 distance, dark orange. Hind wings, vitreous in the centre, with 

 the margins, and small discal spot, dark orange. Under side of 

 wings, dark orange at base, golden brown on margin. Fringes, 

 golden brown. Head, thorax and abdomen, greenish brown. 



