436 Notes on the Zepidoptera of America. 



$ . Form somewhat small and slight. Head and thorax, above, 

 clothed with olive green appressed hair ; basal abdominal seg- 

 ments, above, similarly colored. Palpi, black at the tips, whitish 

 beneath. Orbits of the eyes, white ; in front of these a few whitish 

 scales. Laterally, the under thoracic parts are clothed with long 

 white hair, extending from behind the eyes to base of secondaries. 

 Centrally, the under thoracic parts are clothed with long white 

 hair, which is separated from the lateral white hair by two sub- 

 lateral broad stripes of long reddish hair ; a character which is 

 very distinctive when we compare it with the concolorous pectus 

 of allied species. Anterior femora clothed with thick white hair. 

 Anterior tibiae, pale red, as are also the middle and posterior legs, 

 both femora, tibiae, and tarsi. Abdomen, except basal segments 

 above, dark red ; third basal segment fringed anteriorly with pale 

 hairs ; fourth, dorsally, with a few similarly colored appressed hairs ; 

 fifth and sixth, with a few pale lateral hairs. Anal tuft, black 

 laterally, centrally pale red. Under surface of abdomen, pale red, 

 with a central sub-obsolete series of pale spots composed of aggre- 

 gated hairs. Laterally, spots of similar pale hairs at the base of 

 the segments. The sides of the abdomen show sub-tufts fringed 

 above with pale yellowish, similarly colored hair to that forming 

 the lateral and central series of abdominal spots. Anal tuft, con- 

 colorous with abdomen beneath ; extremities of anal hairs, black. 

 Wings, vitreous ; anterior pair largely bright red at base, the 

 scales encroaching on the discal cell from the base. Discal cell free. 

 External margin with a moderately broad, dark red, even band, 

 narrowing to internal angle, not dentate on the interspaces. Costa 

 and internal margin, bordered somewhat narrowly with dark red 

 scales. Posterior wings bright red at base and over anal angle ; 

 external margin with an even border of dark red scales. Centrally 

 the secondaries are vitreous, the diaphanous field crossed by five 

 nervules. Under surface, resembling upper ; the red color of the 

 primaries is a little brighter, especially along costa and at apices, 

 when compared with the color of these parts on the upper surface. 

 The posterior wings are distinctly shaded with pale yellowish over 

 and within anal angle, on the interspaces inside of the external 

 border. 



