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hind wings as above ; the yellow is paler. Body and legs black- 

 ish. 



Expanse 35 mil, 



Arizona. Coll. B. Neumoegen. 



I regret that I cannot describe the neuration of this unique ; 

 it is one of the highest forms of the sub-family Pyralididcz. 



SOME NEW BEAUTIES FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF 



ARIZONA. 



By B. Neumoegen. 



EUHALESIDOTA PURA. n. Sp. 



B. Dark luteous. Antennae, head, collar, thorax, primaries 

 and abdomen concolorous. Antennae pectinated. A small, dark- 

 brown discal spot. Another small dark-brown spot between third 

 median and submedian nervules, near conjunction of the two. 

 Slight indications of brownish speckles. Interior margin dark- 

 brownish. Secondaries creamish white, with yellowish basal tuft 

 and brownish fringe of exterior margin. Beneath, primaries lute- 

 ous, but the space between median nervules and interior margin, 

 as well as the secondaries, creamish white, diaphanous. 



Expanse, 1^ inches. 



Length of body, y% inch. 



$ resembles the $, but the discal spot and brownish speckles 

 on primaries more pronounced. Indications of two parallel, 

 transverse brownish lines from costa, near apex, to near the inner 

 angle of interior margin. Antennae slightly serrated. 



Expanse, ly^ inches. Length of body, ^-^ inch. 



Southeastern Arizona. Types Coll., B. Neumoegen. 



This insect somewhat resembles H. insularis, H.-Sch. (which, 

 by the way, is a Eiihalesidotd) of Cuba, but can be at once distin- 

 guished from the same by the dark luteous color of primaries. 



Halesidota mixta, n. sp. 



? . Antennae, head, collar, patagiae and body ochraceous. 

 Antennae slightly serrated. Primaries ochraceous, with dark 

 brownish speckles in the shape of irregular rings. Some of these 

 speckles forming nearly two parallel transverse lines from costa, 

 near apex, down to interior margin. The speckles of anterior line 

 having an irregular triangular shape, whilst those of the anterior 

 line are irregularly reniform. All the nervules are darkish brown. 



Secondaries creamish white, with ochraceous basal tuft and 

 diaphanous. 



Beneath, primaries and secondaries creamish white. The 

 markings of speckles on primaries partly reproduced. Secon- 

 daries diaphanous. 



Expanse, i^ inches. Length of body, '^^ inch. 



Southeastern Arizona. Type Coll., B. Neumoegen. 



