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Under surface yellowisli white ; the secomhiries suffused with scarlet on the inner half; the usual bands ; 

 also a diseal lune, more or less prominent in different exam|)les. 



There are two common forms of this siieeies ; the one, Fig. 15 of Plate XI, has the primaries unicolour- 

 ous ; the other, Fig. 16, has a broad dash of dark brown on the primaries, extending the length of the wing,, 

 from the base to the apex interrupted only by the sub-rcniforra. Neither of these are sexual varieties, as 

 plenty of both form occur in either sex. 



This species is found over tiie same great extent of country as the preceding (Cava). The Texan exani- 

 |)les are the largest, averaging 3J inches in expanse. 



The first Catocala that I ever saw in nature was of this species. "Ah! distinctly I remember," though 

 twenty-five years have passed since then with their dreary cortege of woes, how Christian Sproe.sser, a stout 

 German apprentice of my father, returned home one Sunday — full of beer — with a specimen of Amatrix 

 carefully impaled on a board with a big common pin. I sat for hours feasting my eyes on the splendor of its 

 scarlet wings, and hunting through an old German illustrated book, without a title page, which then constituted 

 my entomological library, to find out what it was. After profound deliberation, I arrived at the erroneous 

 conclusion that it was C. Nupta, and labeled it accordingly. I then pictured it in three positions, upper and 

 under surface, and with the wings closed. I remember, also, how I manufactured lemonade to sumptuously 

 regale my Teutonic friend and to show my appreciation of his kindness in procuring me this peerless treasure, 

 and, finally, how the facial nerves of the said Sproesser contracted, especially around and about the region of 

 the nose, when I proffered him the mild beverage. But that example of Araatrix, and the solid youth who 

 capturetl it, have long passed out of sight; the former to dust, and the latter, whom I still hold — on account 

 of that Catocala — in kindly remembrance, if living, I hope is well and more prosperous than the writer of 

 these lines, or, if dead, has gone to where he belongs. 



" For afl have tlieir day, tlie grave and tlie gay, 

 Tlien bfuw to tliu devil and vanisfi awav." 



NOTICES OF SOME NEW SPECIES OF WESTERN CATOCALA. 



From Mr. Henry Edwards, of San Franciwo, I liavu lately received the types of his following unpublished species, all of which I 

 intend to figure at an early day. These, in oommou with most of the species from the Pacific Slope, belong to the Nupta group. And 

 wliilst on this Bubject I would here mention thai Nupta occurs, not unfrequently, in tlie Atlantic States. Mr. J. Hooper captured an 

 example near Brooklyn, X. Y. ; Mr. .Jos. Chase, (jf Holyoke, Mass., has a specimen which was taken near that place; I have myself 

 taken three, at different times, on willows near Reading, and I have seen several other American examples in various collections. 



Catocai..\ MARiAN.i, Henry Edwards, MSS. 



Expands '2'i inches. Thorax and head squamose, dark grey ; primaries very dark grey or blackish, s])arsely powdered with 

 white; transverse anterior and posterior lines blackish, accompanied witli white; sub-terminal white; reniform black and indistinct ; 

 interior to the reniform a whitish space ; in the single specimen received tlie sub-reniform is open. Secondaries scarlet ; marginal band 

 of moderate width; mesial does not extend to abilominal margin ; fringe white. Under surface white, with usual bands; inner half of 

 secondaries scarlet. Closely allied to Sriseis, but tlie transverse posterior line is entirely difierent, having the teeth much longer and 

 more acute, and presenting many other points of ditterencc. In all the examples oi Briseis that I have, the mesial band of secondaries 

 extends to the abdominal margin, whilst in this example of Mariana it does not reach to it by 3-16 of an inch. Taken on Vancouver's 

 Island. 



Catocala Hippolyta, Henry Edwards, MSS. 



Expands 2J inches. Head and body above pale grey mixed with white. Upper surface primaries very pale powdery grey, trans- 

 verse anterior and posterior lines brown, not dark, the latter with teeth nearly in a line with each other, of almost equal length ; reni- 

 form dull brown, indistinct ; sub-reniform whitish, not connected with the transverse posterior line ; sub-terminal line pale and 

 indistinct. Secondaries, colour as in Fcuia, marginal band narrow and has two indentations on inner edge on half of wing nearest to 

 abdomen ; mesial band exceedingly narrow-, widest in the middle, extends to within 2-10 of the abdominal margin, fringe white. 

 Under surface white, inner half of secondaries red ; usual bands. This is a beautiful insect. The grey of the upper surface of body 

 and primaries is paler than in any red-winged species I have ever seen, and in certain lights is almost silvery in appearance. The 

 extreme narrowness of the mesial on upper surface of secondaries is also most remarkable. Taken in San Mateo County, California. 



Catocal.\ Cleopatra, Henry Edwards, MSS. 



Expands 2J inches. Head and thorax dark bluish grey ; abdomen brownish grey. Upper surface ; primaries rather uniform 

 dark bluish grey ; transverse lines, reniform and sub-reniibrm, not very distinct and accompanied by yellowish brown shades ; sub- 

 terminal line paler, not prominent ; secondaries deep scarlet, bands not broad ; mesial ceases 2-10 of an inch from the inner 

 margin ; fringes white on exterior margin, grey on abdominal. Under surface white, inner two-thirds of secondaries red ; usual bands. 

 Taken in Contra Costa County, California. 



The jjeculiar blue-grey tinge of superiors will serve to easily separate this from allied forms. 



Catocala Luciana, Henry Edwards, MSS. 



Expands 3 inches. Body and primaries above colour of .(4m«(r('x; transverse anterior and posterior lines dark brown and very 

 heavy and prominent, the latter have the principal tooth more prolonged than in any of the others above alluded to ; reniform large, 

 double lined ; sub-reniform open. Secondaries, colour of Parta ; bands narrow ; mesial same distance from inner margin as the preceding 

 species ; fringe dirty white. Under surface yellowish white ; inner half of primaries red ; bands all rather narrow. Habitat, Colorado. 



