HOLOMELIXA. 193 



1576, Holomelina opella. 



Cfocofa npella, Grote, Proc. Eat. Soc. Phikd. i. p. 345, & ii. pi. 2. f. 1 (1863); 



Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 353. 

 Crocota nkirkam, Reak. Proc. Eut. Soc. Pliilad. ii. p. 371 (1864) : Kirbv. 



Cat. Ilet. p. 352. 

 Co/hocida nigrifcra, Wlk. xxxii. 499 (1865) ; Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 489. 

 Crocota oJscwra, Stretch, Ent. Ain. i. p. 103 (1885); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. 



p. 352. ^ 



Crocota rubricosta. Ehrm. Can. l<]nt. xxvii. p. 345 (1895). 

 Crocota bclmaria, Ehrm. Can. Eut. xxvii. p. 345 (1895). 



(5 . Head and thorax yellow-brown ; antenna) blackish ; abdomen 

 yellow-brown with dorsal black bauds. Fore winoj yellow-brown, 

 slijrhtly tingled with fuscous towards inner margin. Hind wing black, 

 with indistinct discoidal spot, or the spot more distinct on a dull 

 crimson patch on costal area extending to just beyond the cell. 



2 . Hind wing ochreous tinged with crimson, the inner and 

 terminal areas suffused with black ; a black discoidal spot. 



Ab. 1. rubricosta: the whole insect suffused with black, leaving a 

 crimson fascia on middle of costa of hind wing. 



Ab. 2. nigricans =:hehimria : wholly suffused with black. 



llab. U.S.A., Atlantic States, New York, 1 5 Grote Coll., 2 S 

 type niijrifera. Exp., d" 24, $ 30 millim. 



Egrj. Dyar, Psyche, 1897, p. 1 19. 



Nearly hemispherical, flat below; shining yellowish nacreous; 

 reticulation obscure, narrowly linear-like fine lines traced on the 

 smooth surface in rather elongate irregular hexagouals. Diam. 

 •55 mm. 



Larva. 1st stage : head bilobed, pale reddish brown, width '3 

 mm. ; body whitish, with very long black hairs ; warts i.-v. 

 present, large, the edges fitted in slopes to each other, luteous grey ; 

 liairs spinulated, i.-iv. black and especially long. 



2nd stage : head whitish, eyes black, mouth brown ; width -38 

 mm. ; body whitish, the warts concolorous ; i. very small, one-haired ; 

 ii. large, many-haired; feet pale; hairs fine,. black, some mucb longer, 

 distributed all over body. 



Last stage : head black above ; clypeus and sutures brown : width 

 1-8 mm., body dull grey ; warts and plates black ; hairs stiff, black, 

 short uniform except on wart ii. of thorax and iii. of al)domen, 

 where it is long forming lateral ridges of hair. 



Cocoon a somewhat sticky web of white silk. 



The eggs are laid at end of July, and the larva? hybornatc when 

 about half-grown ; they feed on alniost any tender leaves. 



*1577. Holomelina pallicomis. 



Crocota pallicornis, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Pliilad. vi. p. 312 (1867) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Ilet. p. 352. 



2 . Head and thorax dark ferruginous brown ; antennno clothed 

 with whitish scales ; abdomen seiirlcl- above. Fore wing dark 

 ferruginous brown, a spot formed of white scales at base, the wing 



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