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PSYCHE. 



[Jara.aiy iToo. 



spines or tubercles at hinder margin, 

 differing here from the peach borer. 

 Spiracles black, nearly circular, anterior 

 pair but little larger than the remaining 

 eight, last pair not exceeding the eighth 

 in size. 



Thoracic legs pale reddish brown ex- 

 ternally, paler within, with dusky tips. 

 Each proleg except the last pair with 

 a complete close circlet of large hooks, 

 and several smaller ones besides, and 

 also a horny black central disk or tubercle 

 within the ring. Last pair with a single 

 half circlet of very strong close-set 

 hooks. 



Imago. — Expanse 20 to 25 mm. 

 Head and thorax dusky giay with 

 bright bronze reflection. Abdomen 

 similar, and also brightly bronzed, but 

 with edges of segments pale. Fore 

 wings light gray, with brownish red 

 and black markings. Posterior two 

 thirds of basal field brownish red, with 

 scattered reddish scales along the costa 

 also, the reddish tint deepest along the 

 middle of the winaf. Basal line near 



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tiie middle of the wing white, sometimes 

 obsolete posteriori v, making, when 

 complete, two external and three internal 

 angfles. Middle field bktck mixed with 



gray except at posterior margin, where 

 it is largely suffused with reddish brown. 

 White scales usually forming distinct 

 discal spots, in one case broadly ringed 

 with black. Outer line variable ; when 

 distinct, with two internal and one 

 external angles. Commonly distinctly 

 bordered with black within, and follow- 

 ed without by a reddish shade (except 

 near costa, where this merges in black, 

 wdiich is broadly bordered by light gray ) . 

 A marginal black line, commonly 

 broken by veins. Fringe dusky, with 

 w'hite line at base. Hind wings smoky, 

 with black marginal line and dusky 

 veins, and fringe with white basal line 

 followed by a dusky band, beyond 

 which it is paler. Surface of hind wings 

 considerably bronzed, the fore wings 

 less so. Beneath, wings fuscous bronz- 

 ed. Outer field of fore wings somewhat 

 paler, hind wings graduall} darkening 

 outward. 



Antennae dark ; 

 palpi dusky bronzed 



Described from 

 specimens. 



Distribution; Colombia, S. A. (Zel- 

 ler), Florida, Texas, Coloiado, Utah, 

 Washington. Pretty general through- 

 out the eastern United States and 

 Canada. — Hulst. 



[,ITKRATiri{R. 



The species was first described in 

 1863 as Nephopteiyx sevii-funeralis 

 by Walker in the British Museum cata- 

 logue, part 27, p. 58 ;. and again in 1882, 

 according to a note kindh' sent me by 

 Mr. Hulst, as Euzophera impletcUa, 



proboscis gray ; 

 twehe Illinois 



