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(.'XXL AMPELOEC'A gen. nov.— Typiis : ver.ncolor. 



SpUnr,, Cramer {non Linne, 1758), Piq). E.vul. iii. p. 91 (1779). 



Otus, Hiibner {mm Cuvier, 1800), Vrrz. hrl,-. Sr]i,ii. y>. 142 (18-22). 



Smenulliiis, Serville & Lepelletier (m,ji L.itreille. 1805), in Em\ Metli. x. p. 441 (1825). 



Chneroriiiiqiii^ Harris {mm Dupouchel, 18:i5), in Sillim., Juiirii. Sr. Art xxxvi. p. ,301 (1H39). 



Dariijmi Walker, /,;.s7 Lej,. Im. It. M. viii. p. 182 (185G) (partim ; type : plmhiK = choeriIus). 



Ei-eryx Mi-ui'trit-s, Eniim. Corp. Aiiim. Mus. Pctr.. Lep. ii. fiiippl. p. 93 (1857) {mm. hidesrr.) \ 



Boisduval, Spec. Uin. Lip. lUt. i. p. 208 (1875) (partim ; incl. type of n,irupsii). 

 EUlia, Butler {mm Walker, 1850), TTum. Z„ol. Snc. Loud. ix. p. G37 (1877). 

 Ampclnjiliaga, id., PiipiUn i. p. 104 (1881) (partim ; type : riihii/innsa). 



S ? . Genal process ronnded or triangular, in the latter case cnrved backwards. 

 Head with high rounded crest. Eye lashed. Lon.g terminal spur of hindtihia less 

 than half the length of the first tarsal segment ; no comb to midtarsns. In other 

 characters similar to Ampelophaga. 



S . (Ilasper with small and nnmerous friction-scales. 



? . Eighth tergite truncate ; vaginal plate nearly evenly rounded laterally and 

 distally. 



Larva strongly tapering in front : head small and graunlose like pronotnm 

 and horn, dispersed pale granules or dots all over the body ; a dorso-lateral pale line, 

 to which are joined pale oblique side-bands.— Food-]ilants : AmpeIopsi.i ; Vitis ; 

 Epilohiiim : Cejilinlantlnis : Ne.srim : Ih/drangca. 



Pnpa stout, rounded at both ends, opaque, rather finely rugose, dispersedly 

 punctured, punctures denser and deeper on last segments ; clayish, variegated with 

 brown ; wing-cases, legs and antenna dotted with black : anterior femur not visible ; 

 cremaster slender. 



Ilab. Atlantic district of Nearctic Region. 



Two species : 



Disc of wings below bright yellow externally . 441. A. rersicolor. 

 Disc of wings below reddish tawny-ochraceous, 



concolorons with basal area .... 442. A. mi/roii. 



441. Ampeloeca versicolor. 



Clinrrorampa wrisienlnr Harris, in Sillim., Joiirii. Sr. Art xxxvi. p. .SOS. n. 3 (1839); Hurr., ed. 



Flint, fe. Iiij. Veg. p. 328 (18r.2) ; Grey, Canml. Ent. xi. p. 140 (1879) (Albany, N.Y). 

 Chnerocampa? versicolor, Walker, Lint Lep. Irnt. B. ,1A. viii. p. 131. n. G (1856) ; Boisd., .^/w. Gin. 



Up. Hit. p. 210. 284. n. 84 (1875). 

 Diirapsa vemicolor, Clemens, Jniirii. Ar. X. Si: Pliilad. iv. p. 148. n. 29 (1859) ; Morris, Cut. Lep. 



X. Am. p. 19 (I860) ; CItm., in Morris, Syn. Lep. N. Am. p. 169. n. 4 (18G2) ; Thaxt., P-<rl>^ 



i. p. 29 (1874) (Newton, Mas.s., vii.) ; Grote, BiilJ. Biiffah Soe. N. Sc. i. p. 22 (1874) ; id.. I.e. 



ii. p. 225. n. 3(i (1875) ; Peck, Cnmid. E,it. viii. p. 239 (1876) (Maine ; larva notic.) ; Streck., 



Lep. Uhnp. Ihl. p. 113. t. 13. f. 9(cJ) (1876) ; id., t .c. p. 142 (1877) ; Dimm.&Mann, Pei/cheii. 



p. 68 (1877); Hulst, Camid. Eiit. x. p. 64 (1878) (life hist. ; /. on Ceplwhinlhus occul. ; Long I.); 



Bunk., Ilml. X. p. 211 (1878); Fletcb., Oimid. Ent. xv. p. 204 (1883) (on Nesoen rerticilhla) \ 



Fish., iljHl. xvii. p. 78 (1885) (Buffalo, larva on Cepliahuithtis ore.) ; Kirby, Cut. Lep. IM. i. 



p. H71. n. 5 (1892). 

 (Mus renifnlar, Grote, Prur. Eiil. &»■. Pliilad. v. p. 81 (1865) ; id. & Rob., iliid. v. p. 154. n. 32 



(1865) ; Beth., Camnl. Enl. i, p. 10 (1869) : Butl.. Trriiis. Znril. Snr. Lnml. ix. p. 546. n. 4 



(1877). 

 Elibia rersicolor, Butler, I.e. ix. p. 637 (1877) ; Grote, Canad. E»t. ix. p. 120 (1877) (L. Erie) ; id., 



I.C. ix. p. i:il (1877) ; id., Hull. Bnjjalo Hoc. N. Sc. iii. p. 222. n. 36 (1877) (Mass. ; N York | 



Ohio).. 



