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(21.) Scopelosoma ccromatlca, Grote. 



Q. — Tli'iH Hpucii.'H liaH broadtfr wingH tlian S. f J raofiana, widening more out- 

 wardly, and ehorter, and more as in Glaea. The male antennae are more noli- 

 cibly ciliate. The ornamentation resembles that of S. Qraefina. The color is 

 an intensely vivid orange red. The fore wings show the lines distinctly, but 

 these are hardly d(3eper than the ground color of the wingH ; their course is 

 much as in S. Oraefiana, but the t. p. is slightly lunulated. There is a remark- 

 able powdering of pale scales over the wings wanting on the median space 

 beyond the median shade and accompanying on the terminal space peculiar 

 broad black shades on the veins. The ordinary spots are as in S. Graefiana ; 

 the orbicular dillicult to make out and small, relieved by pale scales ; the reni- 

 form concolorouH, with a blackish inferior stain. Terminal line faintly waved, 

 fringes concolorous, long and nearly even. Thorax and head colored like fore 

 wings. Hind wings vinous orange with the costa pale, the median line from 

 beneath seems reflected ; a narrow terminal yellow shade obtains before the 

 concolorous fringes. Beneath yellowish with a vinous tinge, especially over the 

 fringes and at apex of fore wiuga. A common line and on hind wings a discal 

 dot. Terminal line fine and lunulated on both wings which are more or less 

 irrorate with red scales. Legs outwardly deep orange red. Abdomen above 

 like hind wings. The costal region of primaries beneath shows a faint powder- 

 ing of black scales. 



Expanse, 32 m. m. New Jersey (E. L. ■ Graef, raised from the 

 larva). 



(22.) Scopelosoma yiuulenta. 



Mr. H. K. Morrison has drawn my attention to the fact that I have 

 erroueonsly regarded this species as the same as Guenee S. sidus. 

 The type of vinulenta is before me. I have seen but two specimens 

 from Texas (Cresson), New York (Lintner). It is a dull vinous 

 blood-red species, nearly as intensely colored as S. ceromatica. The 

 markings are much as in S. satclletia, the basal, t. a and t. p. lines 

 accompanied by pale purplish shades and tolerably distinct; the 

 reniform a narrow white lunule with superior and inferior white 

 dots, again deeper stained than the wing. The costal edge of fore 

 wings is straight, apices pointed. ^ 



Expanse, 36 m. m. 



(23.) Scopelosoma Morrisoni, Orote. 



I have received this species from Canada (Mr. Pettit) and from Cambridge 

 (Mr. Morrison), the latter with the erroneous determination 8. Walkeri. This 

 species is of the color of 8. Walkeri, but differs at ouce by the eBen.,pale shaded 



