36 CATOCALA CLINTONII. 



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

 reniform pale and indistinct, the former surrounded with white. 



Secondarias yellow ; median band which does 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 second median veinlets, 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 are the types in museum 

 of Am. Ent. Soc. and the example above described which was taken near Providence, 

 Rhode Island. 



It will seen l>y referring to Mr. Grote's original description tliat there arc a few points of 

 difference 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 ia mine it is broken as above described, Grote's specimen also is a little 

 larger, expanding 2 2-10 inches. 



CATOCALA ANTINYMPHA. Hlbnee. 



Ephesia Antinvmpha, Samml. Ex. Schmett. 

 Catocala Affinis, "West, Driiry, Vol. I, PI. 23, fig. 0. 

 Catocala Melanympha, Gueneo, Spec. Gen., Vol. VII, p. 98. 



(PLATE V, FIG. 7 9.) 



Expands 2 J inches. 



Head and thorax above black ; abdomen brown ; beneath smoky grey. 



Upper 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 sjjot yellow ; fringes black, except at apex, where they are white. 



Under surface yellow, with usual black bands, and otherwise much obscured with black. 



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



A rare species, and easily distinguished from all others by the black jjrimaries. In some 

 examples the sub-reniform is white, which color is continued from theuee up'\<'ards on inner 

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

 dle of the wins;. 



