in the Collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq. 285 



wings greyish, dark grey along the veins and on more than one- 

 third of the length from the tips ; stigma blackish ; veins black ; 

 fore-fork of the cubital vein nearly rectangular and emitting a 

 rudimentary fork at its base ; halteres pale testaceous, with black 

 knobs. 



Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



Mexico. 



Chrysopila hasal'is. 



Mas. — Picea, capite pectoreque cano-tomentosis, antennis nigris, 

 thorace vittis tribus testaceis, abdomine basi pedibusque pal- 

 lide testaceis, tarsis nigricantibiis, alis limpidis, stigmate 

 raagno nigricante, venis nigris. 



Male. — Piceous : head and pectus with hoary tomentum ; an- 

 tennae black ; thorax with tliree dull testaceous stripes ; abdomen 

 pale testaceous at the base ; legs pale testaceous ; tarsi blackish ; 

 wings vitreous ; stigma large, blackish ; veins black. 



Length of the body 2| lines ; of the wings 5\ lines. 



Mexico. 



Fam. BOMBYLID^. 



Sub-fam. Anthracites. 



Genus Anthrax, Fabr. 



Anthrax trifigurala. 



Fcem. — Nigra, capite testaceo, thorace fuscescente tomentoso 

 setis anticis lateralibus nigris, abdomine fascia antica maculis 

 duabus transversis apiceque argenteis, alis sub-cinereis apud 

 costam fuscescentibus, fasciis quatuor nigro-fuscis e maculis 

 confluentibus, guttis duabus sub-apicalibus fuscis. 

 Group of A. Proserpina. See Dipt. Saund. 165. Female. — 

 Black : head with testaceous tomentum ; antennae and legs black ; 

 thorax with brownish tomentum, with black bristles on each side 

 in front; abdomen with a silvery band near the base, with a trans- 

 verse silvery spot on each side hindward, and with a silvery tip ; 

 wings slightly greyish, brownish along the costa, and with four 

 blackish-broun irregular bands, which are composed of confluent 

 spots: first band basal; second, third and fourth connected in 

 front ; two sub-apical brown dots, the foj-e one much larger than 

 the hind one. 



Length of the body 7| lines; of the wings 18 lines. 

 Haiti. 



