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arcuate and white. The outer line starts from a small white spot on the costa a litile 

 beyond the spot above the reniform, and extends inward so as to interlere more or 

 less with the reniform spot causing it to be toothed on the outer side in some examples, 

 then it extends inwardly on vein two, somewhat vvithiii the reniform when it turns 

 and extends to the outer third of the hinder border. A white line toothed on the ni- 

 side, crosses the wing close to the outer border. There is generally a shade of dull 

 ochre yellow, in the subterminal space, on the outside of the basal line, and a spot 

 on the inside of the discal spot. The hind wings are a shade lighter than the fore 

 wings, and there is an indication of the two outer white lines, between which near 

 the middle of the outer margin there is generally a dull yellow spot. The abdomen 

 is concolorous with the hind wings and ringed with lighter brown on the posterior 

 edge of each segment. The underside of the body and wings is much lighter than 

 above, and there is a terminal row of whitish lunate or wedge-shaped spots between 

 the veins. The hind wings also have an angulated white line outside of a discal spot, 

 which is sometimes extended into a shade, and within which there is another white 

 line. Some examples scarcely show these white markings. 



Described from fourteen examples from Florida and Texas. 



Book Notice. 



"Diagnoses of N. A. Phycitidss and GaLeridas, by I". L Ragonot. Publshed 

 by the author." Paris, Dec. 1887. 



The above is a pamphlet of 2D pages, in which the author gives very 

 brief descriptions of 26 genera and 96 species of American Lepidoplera. 

 Of the species 94 belong to the PJnxitidcB and 2 to the Galleridce ; 79 be- 

 long to the U. S. or Canada, 2 to Mexico, 2 to the West Indies, and 23 

 are without indication of locality. 



Besides those under the genera newly described, various of the 

 species fall under previously described genera, so that the 96 species re- 

 present 53 genera. 



The pamphlet is issued, according to the statement of the author, 

 only to obtain priority. Whether a private publication, privately distrib- 

 uted, with what pretends to be a diagnosis only, not a description of 

 species, will be accepted as giving priority in any case of disagreement, 

 is doubtful. But, that there may be just as little cause as possible for 

 any such doubt we call the attention of the public to Mr. Ragonot's 

 work. We are glad to say that the diagnoses, though very brief, are 

 generally explicit, and with the fact that there is generic difference between 

 the most of the species, there need be no great difficulty in determining 

 most of the species described. 



Mr. Ragonot promises an early completion of his "Monograph of 

 the Phyciiiihe and Ga/Ieridce of the World," in which he proposes. to give 

 in colors many of the new and rarer species. We most earnestly hope 

 his promise will be shortly fulfilled : for, from what work Mr. Ragonot 



