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S. pettiti ('.It. 



1S75, Grt., Can. Knt. vii, 188, Scopc'Iosoina. 

 1877, Grt., Can. Ent. i.\, 213, Siope/osoina. 

 Deep redclisli yellow, all the maculation indistinct. Hasal line often ob- 

 solete. T. a. line nprij^ht, often obsolete. T. p. line oblique, arcuate, marked 

 on veins with black points, which makes it seem cren- 

 ulated. S. t. line indistinct, also marked with faint 

 blackish shades on the veins. A row of indistinct 

 terminal lunules; median shade rather diffuse, always 

 distinct; slightly or not at all sinuate. Ordinary spots 

 concolorous, faintly outlined; orbicular small, round, 

 otten scarcely discernible; reniform large, more obvious, with a blackish si)ot 

 inferiorly. Secondaries pale yellow, with a faint reddish suffusion, lieneath 

 as \n _irr(irfiafia and moffatiana. E.xpands i.io inch.; 27 mm. 



Ilab. — Canada, Iowa, New York. 



This species is readily distinguisheci from all the broad winged 

 forms by the obsolete maculation and small size. From ceromatica, 

 its nearest all\-, it is distinguished by the much more yellowish-red 

 color. 



S. ceromatica Grt. 



1874, Grt., Buff. Bull, ii, 70, Scopclosoina. 

 1874, Grt., Buff. Bull, ii, 125, Xanthia. 



Rather dark orange-red, with violet powderings; terminal spots some- 

 what darker; median lines brown. T. a. line upright, or but feebly arcuate, 

 even. T. p. line parallel with, and rather close to outer margin, crenulate; 



the points blackish. S. t. line irregular, inwardly 

 diffuse, slightly paler; outwardly limited by the 

 H y darker terminal space. Basal line barely trace- 

 able. A distinct, slightly sinuate median shade 

 line, touching outer boundary of reniform. Or- 

 bicular small, round, concolorous, with darker outline and a pale inner an- 

 nulus. Reniform large, kidney shaped, darker, with pale ring; inferiorly 

 there is a blackish dot. Secondaries luteous, with an orange suffusion. 

 Head and thorax concolorous with primaries. Beneath pale yellowish orange, 

 with a red-brown outer line; secondaries with discal lunule. Antenna? of c? 

 thicker and ciliate; of 9 more slender and simple. Expands 1.20 — 1.40 inch.; 

 30—35 mm. 



Hab. — New Jersey, New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Canada. 



A very distinct form, recognizable by the deep orange color and 

 violet powderings; it is the most intensely colored of the wide 

 winged species. 



S. tristigmata Grt. 



1877, Grt., Can. Ent. ix, 156, Scopclosoma. 

 1884, Thaxter, Can. Ent. xvi, 33 (life history). 

 Reddish luteous, with black powdering, transverse lines and ordinary 



