1858 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. 



This widespread aud common species was observed on the route generally. Besides 

 being fonnd in all parts of the United States and Territories ; it is common in Mexico, 

 Central America, and most parts of South America, down to Patagonia inclusive. 



Genus NISONIADES Htib. 



Nisoniacles Persius. 



Nisoniades Persius, SCUDDER, Proceedings Essex Institute, iii, p. 170 (1862). 



One male at Rio Chama July 7. This is another of those species having a range 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 



HETEROCERA. 



Family SPHIXGHLE. 



Genus MACROGLOSSA O. 

 Macroglossa Scuta, n. sp. 



Male expands 14 inches; above, the head, thorax, and first two and part of third seg 

 ment of abdomen heavily clothed with olivaceous hair ; beneath the tirst three seg 

 ments of abdomen are black; the remaining ones pale sulphur-yellow with black in 

 the middle; anal tuft black; antenna-, black. 



Bene-uth, head and body are yellowish-white; legs clothed with yellowish- white hair. 



Upper surface,, wings hyaline, with the veins dark brown. Primaries, costa blackish ; 

 exterior margin of moderate width, widest at apex, scalloped on its inner edge, but not 

 deeply, Indian-red in color, brighter at apex and between the last two cells atandnear 

 the inner angle: in the middle this border is sprinkled or sutt used with brownish; 

 fringe dark brown ; inner margin Indian-red, narrow at and near the inner angle, 

 becoming very broad from middle of inner margin to base. 



Secondaries have a narrow exterior margin of dark brown, slightly scalloped inwardly, 

 and showing traces of red toward inner half; abdominal margin broad and reddish, 

 brightest at anal angle. 



Under surface, wings: Primaries, costa pale yellowish from base to over or about 

 half its length; terminal half sprinkled heavily with dark brown; exterior margin 

 with the red not as dark as above, but brighter; inner margin also not as dark at its 

 outer half, and pale yellow toward and at base. 



Secondaries with basal part, costa, and inner margin pale yellow ; exterior margin 

 red ; fringes of all wings brown. 



One male 1 ; Fierra Amarilla, New Mexico, July 10. 



Tbis beautiful liitle species is far more slender and delicate than DijfiniK or allies, and 

 its position would be between Ihe group of which Dijlintx B. is typical and the other 

 composed of such species as Thifxbc F. Gracilis Grotv. A:c. It can be distinguished at a 

 glance from any other known American spe;-i;-s. 



Famil ZYG.EXIIXE. 



Scepsis Ifatthctcii, EDWAKUS (IIv.i. Pi-ocri-dinus of the California Academy of Sciences, v, 184 

 (1873). 



August 13, several near Ihe headwaters of the Rio Blanco. 



This is closely allied to (. lanc-iia Fuli-icoHi* Hub., but is of larger size and paler color 

 throughout. It is a species having considerable range, the Type from which Mr. Hy. 

 Edwards described it having been taken in Vancouver s Island. 



Ctcn licit a Cresson ct ua . 



Ctcnurha Crcssnnana. GROTF. Fmrct dinars Emomoloponl Society of Philadelphia, ii, p. 64. t- 

 8, f. 5 (]8G;5). SniKTCH, Illustrations of Zvuicuida.- and Eombycida? of X. America, i. p. -!8, 

 t. 1, f. 14 (1872). 



Several examples taken along \Veeminuehe Creek to the Rio Piedro and between 

 Upper Rio Piedro aud Rio Nutrias July 28. 



This species is rare in collections. It is nearly the size and color of the Eastern C. 

 fh f/inica Charp., but has the pale yellow marks or lines on teguhe and primaries like 

 C. 1 cnoNa \Vlk., excepting that the latter species has one more pale line on primaries 

 toward the apex. 



Ctenncha Saixjidnaria, n. sp. 



Female expands not quite two inches; head bright blood-red or scarlet, shining 

 blue between the eyes; prothorax above same lustrous blue, beneath and at sides 



