36 CATOCALA CLINTONII. 



ii black longitudinal line runs from the base to the transvcrs anterior line ; reniform and sub- 

 rcnlform pale and indistinct, the former surrounded with white. 



Sccundarios yellow ; median band which doe.-> not extend to the abdominal margin is 

 narrow in the middle and broadest near the costa; marginal band of moderate width and broken 

 between the first and seeond median veiulcts, forming an oval spot near the anal angle ; 

 apical spot yellow, fringes white. 



Habitat. New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. 



The species is evidently rare, the only examples I have yet seen arc the types in museum 

 (if Am. Ent. See. and the example above described >vhich was taken near Providence, 

 Illiodc Island. 



It will seen by referring to Mr. Crete's original description that there are a lijw jwints of 

 diflcrence between his type and my example, the principal of which is in the marginal band 

 on upper surface of secondaries, which in the type is "continued " to within a short distance 

 of secondaries, whilst in mine it is broken as above described, Grote's speci men also is a little 

 larger, expanding 2 2-10 inches. 



CATOCALA ANTINYMPHA. Hubneb. 



Kphcsia Antinvmpha, Samml. Kx. Schmett. 

 Ciitocala Affiris, 'West, Drury, N'ol. I, PI. 23, fig. 6. 

 Catocala Melanympha, Guenee, Spec. Gen., \'ol. Xll, p. 98. 



(PLATE V, FIG. 79.) x/' 



Expands 2^ inches. 



Heail and thorax above black ; abdomen brown ; beneath smoky grc}-. 



I'ppcr surface, primaries black, with the markings of a deeper and more lustrous shade. 



Secondaries yellow, with black basal hairs, and rather regular marginal and mesial bands ; 

 apical spot yellow ; fringes black, except at apex, where they are M'hitc. 



I'^nder surface yellow, with usual black bands, and otherwise much obscured witii black. 



Habitat. New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, &c. 



A rare species, and easily distinguished from all others by tlic black primaries. In some 

 examples the sub-reniform is white, which color is continued from thence upwards on inner 

 side of reniform towards the costa, thus forming a diagonal white bar or patch across the mid- 

 dle of tlie wing. 



