86 THE LEPI'DOPTERIST 



Xanthotype crocataria Fabricius 



With descriptions of new species 



By L. W. Swett, Lexington, Mass. 



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Allotype ? Dallas, Texas (Boll), and in the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology collection. 



Paratypes c? Dallas, Texas (Boll), and in the mu- 

 seum of Comparative Zoology, 2 Ss Greenville, Miss. 

 (G. Dorner) in the collection of Dr. Barnes; S Dallas, 

 Texas (Hunter No. 919, Aug. 28, 1905) F. C. Pratt 

 collection, and in the collection of the United States 

 National Museum. 



? Dallas, Texas (Boll) and in the Museum of 

 Comparative Zoology collection. 



This species seems to be rather rare as this is all 

 that has come to my notice and is one of the few that 

 can be differentiated in most cases by the markings. 

 The solid band at inner margin w^ith forking above 

 median vein is quite distinct.. 



A form which I have recently received from Plum- 

 mets Island, Maryland, through the courtesy of Dr. 

 Dyar bears such a likeness to attenuaria that I 

 am inclined to place it as a race of the latter rather 

 than a distinct species, and propose to describe as 

 follows : 



Xant hotype attenuaria Marylandensis var. nov. 

 Fig. 5G. Primaries lemon yellow with numerous 

 strigse, the usual band of spots and the extra discal 

 band is composed of a prominent blotch at inner mar- 

 gin with blotch above extending to median vein. The 

 forking of the band above the median vein is not ap- 

 parent in this species. The secondaries have few 

 strigae with no basal band apparent. The extra discal 

 is represented by a small blotch at inner- and outer 

 margins ; intervenullar dots in the fringe. The geni- 

 talia seems to separate this race best from the other 

 species. See Figure 5G. 



The ampullae are broad and high as in attenuaria ; 

 the harpe is the same shape but differs in that it pro- 



