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PSYCHE. 



[June 1S93. 



paper, in conjunction with Mr. Neu- 

 moegen, I give at some length descrip- 

 tions of these species. Here I will give 

 the synonymy, the accompanying figures 

 of the genitalia and a table of species. 



Some of the synonyms given below 

 may be worthy of varietal rank ; but I 

 have not access to all the publications 

 and cannot determine the matter.* The 

 references are from Kirby's Catalogue 

 of Lepidoptera Heterocera, Vol. I. 



Euprepia (Apantesis) nais Drury. 



1773 — Drury, 111. ex. ent., i, pi. 7, f. 3. 

 Noctua. 



cuneata Goeze. 



1781 — Goeze, Ent. Beytr., iii (3) p. 65, n. 

 toi. Noctua. 



dejtoriana Martyn. 



* I have not seen defloriana Martyn or vittata Fabr. 

 The form of nais described by Butler as ochreata is 

 worthy of varietal rank if it is different from defloriana; 

 also the two forms of vittata with red and yellow hind 

 wings respectively, when the names can be correctly 

 assorted. 



1797 — Mart., Psyche, pi. 28, ff. 7S, 79. Bom- 

 byx 



ochreata Butler. 



18S1 — Butl., Ent. mo. mag., xviii, 136, 

 A rctia . 



E. (A.) phalerata Harris. 



1S41 — Harr. Ins. Mass., p. 274. Arctia 



rhoda Butler. 



1881 — Butl., Ent. mo. mag., xviii, 136. 

 A rctia . 



incompleta Butler. 



1S81 — Butl., Ann. mag. nat. hist., (5) 

 viii, 311. Arctia. 



E. (A.) vittata Fabricius. 



17S7 — Fabr., Mant. ins., ii, p. 127, n. 164. 

 Bombyx. 



radians Walker. 



1S55— Walk., Cat. Brit, mus., iii, 632. 

 Apantesis. 



decorata Saunders. 



iS53 — Saund., Proc. ent. soc. Phil., ii, 60 

 Arctia. 



colorata Walker. 



1S64 — Walk., Cat. Brit, mus., xxxi, 301. 

 Aloa. 



In tabular form, the specific differences 

 appear thus : — 



A. Costal edge of primaries black. 



a. Secondaries ocher yellow, rarely tinged 

 with pink; dorsal abdominal black band 

 tapering posteriorly. . . nais. 



B. Costal edge of primaries yellow, except 

 at apex. 



a. Expanse 34-38 mm. ; marks of primaries 

 complete or nearly so; abdomen rosy 

 red, the black dorsal band tapering pos- 

 teriorly ; secondaries rosy red along ab- 

 dominal margin in $ , crimson in $ , the 

 spots rarely confluent. . phalerata. 



b. Expanse 38-43 mm. ; marks more or 

 less incomplete, usually markedly so; 

 abdomen ocher yellow, the dorsal black 

 band widened and diffuse posteriorly, 

 often covering most of the surface ; sec- 

 ondaries red or ocher yellow with a 

 marginal band of confluent black spots 



vittata. 



