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NEW SPECIES, VARIETIES, <tc. 131 



white, and from the lowermost one to the costa extends a narrow white bar, the colour exterior to this on the apical part is white mot- 

 tled with brown points, rest of outer margin brownish with a few reticulations of darker hue ; the costa the same as this latter ; space 

 from base of wing to chain of white spots dark ochraeeous excepting a blotch on disc of wing towards innner margin which is whitish 

 with slight sprinl<!ing of ochre. Secondaries lustrous white mottled with dark brown points or liecks ; across the middle of the wing 

 from costa to inner margin these flecks become more or less confluent forming a broad irregular band heaviest at costal half; another 

 band, but not so wide and more irregular, extends along the outer margin two-thirds of its lengtli from anal angle ; half way between 

 the middle band and base of wing, on costa, is a brown patcli formed by the confluence of the dark specks. Fringes on both surfaces 

 of secondaries brown; of primaries brown from apex to first angle, rest whitish. 



Tlie most remarkable difJ'erence between this and the three other jimerican species, Bachmani, Carinenta and Terina, is, as above 

 shown, in the shape, disposition and colour of the discal and accompanying spots. It is nearer to Bachmani than to either of the others 

 and may perhaps be a variety of that species. 



Charis Guadeloupe, n. sp. Allied to Borcalis. G.-R., but differs from it, as well as from all other species of the genus that 

 I am aciputinted with, most remarkably in tlic shape of tiie exterior margin of the primaries, which are undulaled, being strongly 

 produced opposite the discoidal cell and again at the last median iiervule. The colour of upper surface is not so reddish as in Burealis, 

 ixnng somewhat of a greyish or fuscous tinge; two submarginal silvery lines with row of small black spots lietween them, these as 

 well as the other dark lines are much the same as in Borealis, but not quite as heavy. Under surface same colour, reddish yellow, as in 

 Borealia, markings nearly similar though not as heavy. Fringes on both surfaces of primaries white near apex then blackish to the 

 middle indentation of margin, then white for a short sjiace succeeded again by blackish, then white at the indentation near inner angle, 

 at angle itself blackish. On secondaries the fringes are blackish from apex to near middle of margin then white, then black, again 

 white and finally near and at the anal angle blackish. (J' ? expand a little over 1 inch. The primaries in (^ are much more pro- 

 duced apically, and the inferiors are smaller than in 9, but the remarkable undulate outer margin of primaries is the same in both 

 sexes. The outer margin of secondaries is also tnidulate but not to such a marked degree as the primaries. 



P.\MPHIL.V SiMiLIs, n. sp. (^ 9 same size and shape as Vialis and Eos, W. H. Edwds. ; colour and markings on upper suriiice 

 same as in the latter species, but differing considerably on the under surface of secondaries which are dark blackish brown with a large 

 somewhat triangular whitish grey basal patch, another patch of same colour on middle of costa and still another half way between the 

 basal patch and outer margin not very far from inner margin ; along the outer margin is al.so a little grey. Fringes brown from anal 

 angle to middle of wing, thence to the apex alternate brown and white. The primaries on under .surface are blackish'brown with some 

 whitish grey at e.xterior margin from middle lo apex ; the white spot on costa and the smaller one below it are repeated as on upper 

 surface. Fringes brown except at apex and a spot near the inner angle which are white. 



Spii.othybus Notabilis, n. sp. Size and shape of Malvarum, Hffisg., and on upper surface somewhat resembles in general i ^ 



appearance that species. Body and liead above dark brown, beneath white. Ground colour of upper surface rather pale olive brown, '•'^ 



but the spaces between the nervules are so filled with sagittate and other dark brown markings as to exclude in a great measure the 

 paler colour. <Jn the middle of costa of primaries are two small white send-translucent spots, these are joined by a third in the dis- 

 coidal cell ; half way between these and the apex are three more connected minnte white spots, and in the middle of the wing are two 

 more whicli are almost joined at their inner points; on secondaries are also two minute white spots in middle of wing and about mid- 

 way between them and the costa is another single one. Fringes are pale olive alternated with dark brown at terminations of veins. 

 Under surface yellowish white with the dark lines, etc., in cells, and the small white spots same as on upper surface, but owing to the 

 very pale ground colour the contrast between the latter and the dark streaks is very marked and pleasing, but this is one of the host of 

 species that it is useless to attempt to describe in a way that it can be with any certainty recognized, and my only excuse for worrying 

 the student with such useless trumpery is that I will as soon as possible add figures of this as well as of all the other species herein 

 described, for to use the words of one of the greatest of living autluu-ities, "it is by a very failhl'id figure alone that they can be satis- 

 factorily separated," and that "descriptions alone are utterly inadeijuate," and "unaided by figures more than worthless" 



This is the first insect of its genus that has been found to occur in N. America. 



Arctia Oithona, n. sp., (^ expands 1}, 9 1] inches. On upper surface, head and thorax are pale pinkish yellow, the collar \ ^ 



with two broad black stripes, the thorax with three ; abdomen crim.son with a dorsal an<l two lateral rows of confluent black spots. '^ 



Primaries black with pale pinkish yellow lines arranged in precisely the same manner as in A. Speciosu, Mosch., (which is nearly as in 

 A. Virguncula, Kirby,) with the single exception that there is a cro.ss bar of yellow extending from the junction of the discoidal and 

 disco-cellnlar nervules to the costa. Secondaries same crimson as the abdomen, with an irregidar narrow black border to the outer 

 margin and a broader one to the costa ; at anal angle a large black triangular spot joining at its lower edge the outer margin ; on the 

 costa towards apex are two more large black .spots, between the onlermosi or apical one of these and the large spot at anal angle is 

 a large black triangular spot. These spots, as is always the case with the Arctians, vary in size, shape and number in different 

 individuals. Fringes of all wings pale jiinkish yellow. Under .surface; body i)ale yellow with black at sides. Primaries much as 

 above excepting that the neuration is not denoted by pale yellow lines. Secondaries as above but colours not so intense. 



Several examples taken near Dalla.s, Tex. 



Datana Robusta, n. sp. (^ expands l|-2, $ 2J-2f inches. Tawny yellow or bull', very much the colour of Nadaia Oib- 

 bosa, Wlk. Exterior margin of primaries entire. Head, thorax and primaries nnicolourtnis; outer edges of tegula- of a more greyish 

 tinge in some examples, in others darker ferruginous or tawny than the thoracic patch. Abdomen and inferiors of same colour as but 

 much paler than the primaries; first segments of abdomen darker, same colour as thorax. Primaries with two principal darker lines 

 answering in position to the transver.se anterior and posterior lines of the NoctuidcB ; in the disc between these two lines are three more 

 transverse lines, all running more or le.ss parallel with the outer one ; the third of the.se three lines is sometimes almost obsolete. A 

 curveil line runs from apex to midway between costa and inner angle, sometimes joining the transverse posterior line. A large darker 

 discal spot accompanied interiorly by a smaller spot. In some instances the space between the transverse anterior and posterior lines 

 is suffused from the median nervure to the interior margin with reddish brown or ferruginous which in .some instances extends narrowly 

 interior to the transverse anterior line to the base of thorax and to the tegula?. The veins, except the costal, between the two main 

 transverse lines are all marked with .some ferruginous ; outer margin a little darker and somewhat greyish. Outer half of secondaries 

 darker than near base. Fringe of primaries ferruginous, of secondaries yellowish white. 



This species differs from all the other species and varieties as follows: That the thoracic patch is same colour as ground of wing 

 instead of being darker; in some instances as above stated the tegula' and ba.se of thorax are darker, having the thoracic patch paler 

 instead of darker as is the case in all other species; again, in that the veins between the two principal cross lines are marked in same 

 dark colour as on the transver.sc lines; it is apparently more robust and its whole appearance is so peculiar that if once seen there is 

 no likelihood of its ever being confounded with any of the other known species. From vicinity of Dallas, Texas. 



