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the long hairs on the sides sordid white, with dull greenish re- 

 flection. Abdomen black, with purplish reflection ; posterior 

 edges of the segments narrowly greenish white. Caudal tuft 

 orange-brown, with black hairs. Bands on the lower side of ab- 

 domen a little wider than above. Fore coxae black, with orange 

 scales. Middle and hind coxae black, edged with whitish. Fore 

 and middle tibiae rich orange exteriorly; black within. Bunch of 

 hairs on hind tibiae rich orange, with a few white scales inter- 

 mixed ; black within. All the tarsi are black. Fore wings purp- 

 lish black, covered with bright metallic green scales, less visible 

 below. Fringes of both wings, brownish-black. 



Exp. wings, 27 mm. Length of body, 16 mm. 



I $ , Douglas Co., Kansas, 900 feet. Prof. Snow. 



SCIAPTERON ADMIRANDUS. n. sp. 



Head with orange hairs between the eyes, the orbits of 

 which are white. Palpi orange, antennae chestnut-brown. Thorax 

 dull brown, with narrow lemon-yellow streaks at base and on the 

 sides, below the base of the wings. In front of the junction of 

 the wings is a deep orange patch. Collar and a broad patch be- 

 hind it lemon-yellow. Abdomen with two basal segments brown- 

 ish-black ; 3d, bright lemon-yellow ; 4th, deep orange ; 5th, lemon- 

 yellow ; 6th, 7th and 8th, deep orange, edged posteriorly with 

 lemon yellow. The posterior edges of 3d, 4th and 5th are purp- 

 lish-black. The same colors extend beneath the abdomen. 

 Caudal tuft, dull brown. Legs wholly deep orange. . Forewings 

 brown, with golden reflection ; at their base a bright lemon-yellow 

 spot. Hind wings with posterior margin of brown scales, which 

 also extend along the median nervule to the posterior extremity 

 of cell. Base and abdominal margin, rich deep orange. The 

 vitreous disc is very opalescent. Fringes coppery brown. Be- 

 neath, the forewings have the base bright lemon-yellow, and the 

 abdominal margins of the hind wings are bright orange. 



Exp. wings, 32 mm. Length of body, 18 mm. 



I (5, Texas (J. Boll). Kindly added to my collection by my 

 friend, Mr. O. Meske, of Albany. 



Harmonia. n. genus. 



Head free, as wide at base as at thorax. Palpi very long, 

 sparsely clothed with hairs, terminal article twice the length of 

 the rest. Antennae slightly thickened towards the apex, with 

 double row of very fine serrations. Thorax with long hairs at 

 the sides. Abdomen long, narrow, the four posterior segments 

 with lateral, broadly-spreading, fan-shaped scales. Caudal tuft 

 unusually long and broad, divided in the centre and spreading. 

 Fore tibiae flattened, with the hairs very long beneath. Hind 

 tibiae also very long, reaching beyond the abdomen, and densely 

 clothed with hairs. Forewings opaque. Hind wings vitreous, 

 with large discal mark at the end of cell. In addition to the 

 present tpecies, this genus includes ^geria pini. Kellicott. 



