66 THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



Subreniform ochreous, with black scales, narrowly 

 black ringed, and connected with the t. p. line. Term- 

 inal row of black spots small. Hind wings, salmon 

 pink, with the median black band narrow and termi- 

 nating in a distinct hook some distance before the 

 inner margin. The outer black border broadest at the 

 anterior margin, gradually becoming narrower, deeply 

 excavate or broken at the hind angle. Terminally, 

 the wing is rather broadly salmon pink, with black 

 dashes on the veins. Fringes, white mixed with brown 

 on the veins, except at the apex. Expanse 65-70 mm. 



Habitat: Mendocino Co., California. 



Type. Coll. Samuel E. Cassino. Cotypes Coll. 

 William Beutenmuller. 



CaTOCALA BRISEIS VAR. CLARISSIMA VAR. NOV. 



Forewings rather light gray, dusted with black 

 atoms. Transverse lines and other markings black 

 and strongly contrasting on the pale . ground color. 

 T. a. line broadly geminate. T. p. line narrow, edged 

 with pale gray outwardly. S. t. line, pale gray edged 

 with large black lunules inwardly. Terminal row of 

 black spots large, edged with pale gray. Space be- 

 tween the t. p. and s. t. lines creamy brown, especially 

 along the middle. Reniform in a black cloud. Sub- 

 reniform black ringed, narrowly open and connected 

 with the t. p. line. Hind wing as in briseis. Expanse 

 63 mm. 



Habitat: Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada. 



(E. F. Heath.) Winnipeg, Canada. (J. B. Wallis.) 



Type. Coll. Samuel E. Cassino. Cotype Coll. Wil- 

 liam Beutenmuller. 



Life History of Catocala nuptialis 



By O. F. and J. S. Hiser, Nevada, la. 



The egg is shaped like an inverted bowl, battened 

 on top with 18 elevated, much branched ridges running 

 up the sides, and short ridges between them. Color 

 of egg is light gray. 



