98 CATOCALA MYRRH A. 



nearly obsolete, except near costa where they are black and distinct ; the renifbrm is the distinguishing feature 

 in this species, being deep velvety black ; sub-rcnifbrm scarcely discernible. 



Secondaries yellow ; marginal band ordinary width ; mesial does not extend to within some distance of the 

 abdominal margin. 



Under surface; primaries with blackish sub-basal, mesial and marginal bands; secondaries have mesial 

 and marginal bands corresponding to those on upper surface. 



Texas; one example from Mr. J. Boll. 



CATOCALA CALIFORNICA. w h KnwAans 



Proc. Ent. Soc, Phila., Vol. II, p. 509, (18G4). 



(PLATE XI, FIG. 13, J>.) 



Expands 2| to 2f inches. 



Belongs to the group of which the European Niipta* and Ehcataf are types, and which appears to be the 

 prevalent form west of the Rocky Mountains. The priinarjps resemble very much in colour and ornamentation 

 those of Elocata, but the lines are heavier and better defined, with more contrast of light and dark colours. 

 Inferiors same red as in that species. Under surface ; ]>rimaries white ; marginal band black, greyish at apex 

 of wing; mesial and sub basal as usual in this group. Inferiors; costal third white; inner two-thirds red; 

 bands as on u[)per surface. 



Mr. VV. JI Edwards' type, now in Mus. Am. Ent. Soc, Phila., was taken in Yreka, California; one-of 

 my exam|)l(s was brought by Mr. Mead from Colorado. I have also examined an example from collection of 

 Mr. Henry Edwards, which was taken in Arizona. 



CATOCALA CARA. Guenee. 



Spec. Gen., Vol. VII, p. 87, (1852). 



(PL.VTE XI, FIG. 14, cf.) 



Expands 3 to 3| itiches. 



U|)per surfice of superiors and body rich deep maroon or reddish brown; transverse lines black, narrow, 

 and accompanied with scattered, inconspicuous grey or pale olivaceous scales; reniform indicated by a circle 

 and [)upil of same pale colour, but scarcely noticeable except on close inspection. 



Secondaries beautiful crimson, with very broad, deep black marginal band, broadest at apex and gradu- 

 ally diminishing until it terminates at the anal angle ; mesial nearly even width, slijjhtly elbowed on outer 

 edge, extends to abdominal margin and continued thence u]) to the base which is clothed with black hairs; 

 fringes dirty white. 



This is one of the commonest and, at the .same time, the handsomest of all our known red-winged species. 

 It is found from New York to Florida, and as far west as Texas, from which latter state I have received fine 

 exarajiles. 



There occur, occasionally, examples in which the primaries are heavily powdered with whitish yellow or 

 olivaceous scales, especially at the apex, on the part surrounding the reniform and more or less on the anterior 

 half of the wing. In this variety the transverse lines are much more heavily marked than in the ordinary form. 



CATOCALA AMATRIX. Hubneb. 



Laniprosia Aniatri.x, ,'^amml. Exot. Seliinetl. II, Verz. Bek. ScUinclt., p. 277, (1816). 

 Catocala Araatri.x, (iuenee, Spec. Gen., Vol. \ll, p. 86, (1852). 



(PL.\TE XI, FIG. 15 ^, 16 ?.) 



Expands from 3 to 3^ inches. 



Upper surface ; primaries and body brownish grey ; transverse lines dark brown, but not heavy ; infe- 

 riors scarlet; black bands extend to inner margin ; fringe dirty white. 



*Linne. Syst. Nat., XII, (17()7). 

 tEsper, Schniett., 99, 1, 2, (178(>). 



