330 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [December, 



Some Beautiful New Forms of N. American Aegeridae. 



By B. Neumoegen, New York. 



Sciapteron dollii nov. sp. — Antennae pectinated in cJ*, minutely biserrate 

 in 9, thickening towards tips, the latter armed with small tufts of black 

 hair. Light brown in (^, but entirely black in 9 . base and tips being 

 dark orange. Eyes black, with an inner luteous rim. Collar dark chest- 

 nut, with two transverse edges of deep orange. Patagiae dark chestnut 

 with lateral lines of deep orange, changing into luteous tufts at junction 

 of body. Abdomen glossy, very dark chestnut with reddish orange seg- 

 ments, segments 2 and 4 having bright yellow edges. Below blackish, 

 with deep orange segments, fringed with yellow. Anal tuft chestnut- 

 brown, intermixed with yellowish hair. Legs blackish, with yellow tarsi 

 and two pairs of yellow tibial spines; coxae edged with grayish hair below 

 and tibiae with deep orange hair above. Primaries dark chestnut, opaque 

 with basal spot and basal part of median vein a deep orange, the latter 

 with a lower yellowish streak. Secondaries vitreous, with costal and 

 broad marginal shades of dark chestnut, reaching nearly as far as cell and 

 fading inwardly into reddish orange tints. Prominent discal spot of dark 

 chestnut, surrounded by reddish orange grahules; a basal dot of deep 

 orange. Fringes of both wings of a lighter shade. Below, primaries of 

 reddish orange fading into luteous at base; entire marginal part between 

 cell, costa and margins, much darker, and in many specimens entirely 

 chestnut. Secondaries as above, with more reddish orange granules than 

 surface; reddish orange costa; anal tuft yellowish above. Expanse of 

 wings: ^5^, 28. mm.; 9.35-irim. Length of body: (^,8. mm.; $,12 mm. 



I/ad. — Vicinity of New York City. Types % and 9 coll. 

 B. Neumoegen. Obs. also coll. J. Doll. 



This form comes very near 6". castaneum Hy. Edw. , of which 

 I have the type, a $ , but the more intense coloring of the an- 

 tennae, body and wings, and especially the different ornamenta- 

 tion of the abdominal segments make it a distinct species, which 

 is easily separated from the Texan 5". castaneum, even at a furtive 

 glance. It is a matter of great satisfaction to find such a beautiful 

 new insect so near at home, and we owe it to my faithful co- 

 worker. Mr. J. Doll, who found it ravaging some kind of poplar. 



Sciapteron seminole nov. spec. — Antennae luteous with brown ringlets, 

 of lighter color at stem and tips; the latter with tuft of yellowish hair. 

 Head and eyes light brown, the latter with inner yellow rims. Palpi light 

 brown with dark tips. Light brown collar with reddish edge, and patagiae 

 light brown with yellow basal and lateral edges. Abdomen and anal tuft 

 light reddish brown, yellow segments; the first four with black lines, the 

 basal and second segment prominently so. Legs yellowish above, brown- 



