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stniiglitly I'orwiirds, tlic sccdiid joint is tliicU iind tlicy nn- not curved ii|iw;irds 



uiid ur(! Hlioitcr llniii in J/i/jhihi. 'I'Im- winLfs urc wide not niirrow as in 



Sisi/r/il/i>('U(i. 'l'li«! wlioic insect in wi/c, lorni and aii])i!iiancf recalls tin- 

 J5(Mnl)_vci(l Oryi/ia leitcoHtif/mti. 



Pseudor^yhi versutn, n. s. 



$ . — The thorax, lieud uiid jmlpi above have a gruyisli cast and tliis sliade 

 spreads over the primaries at base. Wings concolorus, blackish fuscous ; no 

 nnirkings excejjt the median lines on primaries, the t. p. line fiexuous, occupy- 

 ing tlie relative jiosition that it does in Ji'/molochn, the t. a. line faint, arcuate. 

 Two black points, ])Ui)illed with pale, on the cell take the place of tlie 

 stigmata. Hind wings nearly black, as are both tlie immaculate wings be- 

 neath. Antennae subtestaceous ; palpi darker at the sides. Fringes concolor- 

 ous with the wings. 



Ex2)anse, 28 ra. ni. Hub., Texas (Belfrage). 



GEOMETRAE. 



Crochipljora coloraria, var. sphaeromacharia. 



<5 . — Antennae pectinate, palpi erect, thorax olivaceous above and dusky yel- 

 low below, abdomen dusky yellow and tinted with olivaceous above. Costa 

 dotted with faint minute black spots. Primaries olivaceous ; t. a line purple, 

 exserted outwardly superiorly on the cell, median shade line very indistinct, 

 t. p. line purple, passing downwards and inwards, on its outer border shaded 

 into red, outside of it two large round black spots, one at the center, between 

 veins 3 and 4, and the other at posterior border of wing, small dash at apex, 

 fringes concolorous, the whole surface covered with minute black points. 

 Below, yellow sprinkled with dark brown, a dash at discal cell, markings of 

 the t. p. line and the two spots of the upper surface, clearly defined. Second- 

 aries, light straw color, t. p. line continuous from primaries, small dash near 

 anal angle, below the t. p. line olivaceous, whole surface mottled. Below, 

 concolorous with under surface of primaries, presenting same mottled appear- 

 ance, discal spots black, three transverse brown lines equidistant in middle 

 third, at superior angle three black spots almost forming a line. 



Expanse, 36 m. m. Hah., Alabama (Mr. Grote). 



It differs from coloraria in the heavier ornamentation of the t. p. 

 line, and the two round spots posterior to it. 



Dr. Packard does not consider the remarkable specimen as being 

 specifically distinct from coloraria. 



