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black, the lighter band contiuuetl indefinitely across the genre, the 

 narrow ventral margin of the breast plates, pro- and meso}ilenra ; the 

 breast plates deep dorsally; legs and abdomen dark broAvn, the seg- 

 ments of the latter narrowly bordered with paler. 



Length, apex of head to apex of abdomen 6.50-7,00 mm.; tips of 

 wings 8.00-9.00 mm. 



Ilolotype 6 . Black Mountain, N. C, Sept. 12, 1912. 



Allotype $ . West Point, X. Y., Sept. 15, 1912. In the collection 

 of W. T. Davis. 



Paratypes 1 $ . Portland, Conn., Aug. 15, 1913. B. II. Walden. 



I take pleasure in dedicating this pretty little species to Dr. W. E. 

 Britton, State Entomologist of Connecticut, who has sent me many 

 interesting FidgorifJa'. 



Catonia Carolina ii. sp. 



This species may he recognized by its rather large size, dark color 

 with the frons unhanded but marked with two short ivory white 

 transverse bars. 



Vertex produced, obtusely angulate anteriorly ; the median carina 

 faint, the lateral margins strongly elevated ; the frons narrow be- 

 tween the eyes; lateral margins nearly straight to near the apex 

 Avhere they are slightly narrowed to the broad clypeus; pronotum 

 short, carinas well elevated ; mesonotal carinje distinct ; veins of the 

 fore wings strongly punctate. 



Color: General color blackish fuscous; the carina? of the vertex, 

 pro- and mesonotum paler; frons brownish fuscous, laterally alternate 

 with black and white spots ; a short transverse bar at the middle and 

 another at the apex ivory white ; ocellated spots on the mesonotum 

 reduced to small pale spots; wings blackish fuscous, more or less 

 variegated with whitish; veins in the wings irregular; longitudinal 

 and cross veins at the apex narrowly white; venter and legs brownish 

 fuscous ; abdomen mostly blackish fuscous. 



Length, apex of head to apex of abdomen 4.60 mm.; to the apex 

 of the wings 5.90 mm. 



Ilolotype?. Swannanoa, N. C, Aug. 8, 191!). 11. Oshorn and 

 Z. P. Metcalf. 



Allotype 6 . Vienna, Va., Aug. 191S. 



Paratypes 4$. Plummer's Island, Maryland. O. Heidemann. 

 Ill till' collection of Cornell I 'nivcrsity. 1 6 Vienna, Va., Aug. 1918. 



