128 LIPARA BOMBYCOIDES. 



most of the American Lepidopterists consider it a synonym, I have designated on page 117 of this volume (after the description of 

 Sph. Harrisii). The present figure on accompanying plate XIV was carefully made from Prof. Westwood's drawing, above alluded to. 

 Although ihe type was taken in Canada, nothing of the kind is known to exist in any .\merican collection ; it approaches nearest 

 to Sph. Harrisii, but the latter, which I have figured on plate XIII, f. 16, though having much the same general appearance yet differs 

 considerably in detail, though Bombycoides may possibly be an aberration of it. That it is however a distinct species that is yet to be 

 re-discovered is after all not unlikely when we consider that such a conspicuous species as S. Plata escaped the notice of the many 

 American collectors and students until three years since when I detected it in a small collection sent me from Montreal, Canada. If I 

 have been able to do little towards elucidating the mystery that en.shrouds Bombycoides, I at least trust I have not done an unacceptable 

 act in presenting the figure of Walker's type that my friends and the others may have some better knowledge of its appearance. 



SAM I A GLOYERI. Steeck. 



Since figuring and describing this species in the commencement of this work I have received through Mr. Neumoegen a number 

 of cocoons from Utah and Arizona which developed in due time the perfect insect. It is subject to the same variations as Ceeropia in 

 size of discal hme, breadth of white transver.se bands, etc., etc. ; also varying considerably in size, the largest being six inches in ex- 

 panse, the smallest but four. Some examples are much paler than others in the red ground colour Of the larva I have as yet re- 

 ceived no description, and have only learned that it is found on gooseberry and currant; but the cocoons are somewhat of the shape of 

 those of iS. Ceeropia though not so large and unlike that species ; the outer case tightly adheres to the inner, and is hard woven and 

 gummed, and has the appearance as though made of rough silver, not as in S. Columbia with a few silver threads streaked through here 

 and there, but the entire cocoon looks as if woven ofcoar.se large fibres of rough silver, and is very beautiful indeed. Were it not for 

 these wonderful features of the cocoon I should unhesitatingly pronounce Gloveri but the Arizona or Utah form of Ceeropia, for the per- 

 fect insects difTer in nothing Init the ground colour of wings. Dr. Hagen is of the opinion that Gloveri is a form of Columbia, but as ju.st 

 sl.ated I rather think it a variation of Ceeropia and have little doubt that successive breedings of it in the Atlantic Stales would eventu- 

 ally change tlic crimson ground colour to the black of Ceeropia. The figure 8 on plate XIV represents a most astonishing semi-albina 

 9 aberration, the left wings of which are normal and the right are suffused with white to the complete extinction of the crimson ground 

 colour, with the exception of a small ba.sal patch on primary; the discal lune on primary is .surrounded by a black shade, that on sec- 

 ondary is faintly outlined with grey. The under surface of this monstrosity is normal on both sides. There is a difference, as the 

 figure shows, in the outline of the wings, especially of the primaries, that of the abnormal .'ide being much more arched and fuller on 

 the costs. This strange freak was captured in inner .Arizona. 



The preponderance of pale coloured or albinous species and ex:imples in the salt regions of Arizona and Utah, is truly won- 

 derful and without precedent. What the cause can be, climatic or local, that results in the production of these astonishing forms is a 

 question which opens a field of investigation of unparallelled interest to every student of natural science. 



BUNAEA EBLIS. Streck. 



(PLATE XIV, FIG. 9, J'.) 



Of this species, described on Jiage ]"21 , from a single example pre.sented to me by my ever dear friend Mr. Chapman, of Glasgow, 

 Scotland, Prof. Weslwood informed me that there are examples'in the Oxford Mu.seum, and suggested that it might perhaps be a form 

 of B. Phcedusa, Dru. 



NEW SPECIES, VARIETIES, ETC. 



Papilio (Asla-ius) var. Ut.\iiensis, n. var. r?, wings somewhat narrower than in the common form ; primaries more falcate. 

 Pale yellow stripes on each side of the head and prothorax ; tegulfe also i)ale yellow ; usual lateral rows of yellow dots on abdomen ; 

 anal valves pale yellow. Macular bands and liuiules pale yellow on both surfaces, without the orange colour so conspicuous on the 

 under surface of the ordinary exam|ile,s; the mesial band of secondaries does not extend into the discoidal cell on the upper surface, 

 in cell on under surface are a few yellow scales; anal eye a.s in common form ; submarginal row of spots on under surface primaries 

 confluent in some examples, separated by the nervures only in others — principally it differs from Asterim in the head and thorax being 

 striped instead ol spotted, in the yellow anal valves, in the different shape of the wings, in the yellow s|iots and bands being very much 

 paler on both surfaces; in the mesial macular band being, especially on secondaries, much narrower, and in the submarginal spots of 

 primaries, on under side, lieing confluent or almost so. All the examples I have seen are of larger size than the common run of Asterim, 

 though not larger than some examples of the latter. The $ differs from the (^ principally in the partial obsolescence of the mesial 

 macular bands. Hab. Utah. 



Pap. Rutulus, var. or ab. ? (J' expands 2| inches. Upper surface same shade of yellow as in the ordinary form, black bands 

 and margin all very broad as in the heavier marked examples of P. Enrymedon; the broad black exterior border of primaries on its 

 inner edge between the fifth subcostal nervule and the second discoidal nervule is extended abruptly in a bow inwards from the regular 

 line until it is almost merged into the ablu'eviated transver.sc band ; the submarginal row of yellow spots on primaries very small, and 

 the three nearest apex not in a line with the others but bent off at the second discoidal nervule ; on tlie secondaries the yellow submar- 

 ginal lunules or bars rather of diversified style and size ; the apical one is a very narrow bar, a mere line : the one between the first and 

 second subcostal nervules is far broader than in most cases: that between the second subcostal and discoidal nervules is a bar of great 

 size, being twice the length of the last or of the one following it, which with the one between the first and second median nervules is 

 crescent shaped and of large size; the next as well as Ihe anal mark are exceedingly small and rust red; above these two latter, but 

 with a considerable interspace between, are crescents of no great size formed of blue scales. 



Under surface bands, etc., not quite as heavy as above; primaries, the inner edge of black margin does not extend inwards be- 

 tween the fifth subcostal and second discoidal nervules nearly so mu«h as on Ihe upper surface; the submarginal yellow spots are con- 

 fiuenl, forming a broad unl>roken band which covers the outer half of the black marginal band and separated from the exterior margin 

 by little more than a black line. Secondaries, all the submarginal yellow bars very large and almost confluent at their angles, the one 

 between the first and .second median nervules, which is largest, is lunate, the others parallelogramic in shape ; interior to these are the 

 shining blue and greenish as in the normal form. 



The body and head above black with but little indication of yellow on the patagite. Several examples from Arizona. 



