48 ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNFIGURED LEPIDOPTERA. 



There is another similar ocellus just below discoidal space, having, however, 

 a yellow^line within the outer black thread, and a heavy dusting of dark blue 

 scales at lower edge. The silver band of fore wing extends across the dis- 

 coidal space, terminating at the third median nervule. The outer portion of 

 discoidal space is crossed by several irregular black threads. The space 

 within the silver band is identical with the outer portion of the wing. 



This superb specimen was taken September 12, 1899, by my 

 collector, Mr. William J. Gerhard, and I take pleasure in naming 

 it after him. It differs from others of this genus in that the 

 lower ocellus of hind wing beneath is single, and the general 

 coloring of under surface is quite different. 



Pedaliodes primera A. G. Weeks, Jr. 1 



(Plate XIII.} 

 Habitat: Bolivia, near Cusilluni. Expanse: 2.25 inches. 



Head and palpi, dark brown, nearly black. Antennae, above, nearly black; 

 beneath, dark rust color. Legs, brownish. Thorax, black with brownish 

 hairs. Abdomen the same, but lighter underneath. 



Upper side of fore wing, entirely dark blackish brown. The hind margins 

 are dentated, especially so on lower wing. The marginal interspaces of fore 

 wing have a prominent white thread. 



The ground color of under side of fore wing is dark brown. The marginal 

 interspaces have a prominent white thread. There is a silvery-white dash 

 near apex, starting on costa, practically at the apical point, extending towards 

 base for one-quarter inch and suffusing into the wing for one-quarter inch. 

 Below this is an interspacial white speck. Nearer the base,jDne-sixteenth 

 inch inwards from this silvery-white area, the subcostal interspaces show 

 whitish owing to a generous dashing of white scales. The discoidal space is 

 rather light rusty brown, suffusing into lower interspaces. Under the first 

 disco-cellular nervule, practically in the centre of hind marginal area, is a 

 rusty circle, one-quarter inch across, of same color as discoidal space. Inner 

 margin is somewhat grayish. 



Ground color of under side of hind wing is dark brown with dashes and 

 wavy lines of silvery white, hard to describe accurately. The lower third of 

 the wing, covering anal angle area, is heavily covered by silvery-white scales, 

 and between the second and third median nervules, one-third inch from hind 



Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XXXIII, No. 11, November, 1901. 



