52 THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



New Species of Catocala 



By Samuel E. Cassino, Salem, Mass. 

 Catocala atala sp. nov. 



Expands 68 mm. Head and thorax dark gray ; 

 abdomen pale brown. Primaries dark gray, sprinkled 

 lightly with brown scales. Lines black and heavy. 



T. p. line broad and black on the costa, then narrow 

 on the sub-costal vein, forming a tooth, thence at 

 right angles to the costa, forming two more denta- 

 tions, the middle one being the smallest, then extend- 

 ing to the inner edge parallel with the outer margin 

 in a zig-zag line of six serrations. The t. p. line is 

 followed outwardly with a more or less distinct line 

 of white , scales. The t. a. line is heavy, very broad 

 on the costa, irregularly dentate. Space between the 

 t. a. line and base uniformly dark gray. Indistinct 

 black spot on the costa near base. Reniform black, 

 connected with costa, center with light gray scales. 

 Sub-reniform large, distinct, enclosing very light 

 scales. Space between reniform and t. a. line very 

 light, shading darker towards costa and becoming 

 very light near the sub-reniform. Median space be- 

 low reniform dark; deepest on inner edge near t. p. 

 line. Sub-terminal well defined very dark gray. 

 Terminal lunules dark. Veins near the outer edge 

 niarked with dark scales. Space between t. a. and 

 sub-terminal lines gray, but lighter midway between 

 costa and. inner edge. 



Secondaries. Rather light red. Median black 

 band broader than the red band, reaching almost to 

 the inner margin. Marginal band as in briseis. Un- 

 der side of secondaries much as in groteiana. Fringes 

 white. 



Habitat: Hymers, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 18, 1911. 



Holotype c^ in the collection of the author. 



Catocala Barbara sp. nov. 

 Expands 70 mm. Head and thorax brown ; ab- 

 domen light brown. Primaries pale grayish brown. 



