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peak on flowers of Monarda Jistulosa or horsemint. A single 

 example of a three-winged Smerinthus, form astarte, found on 

 Mount Humphrey, Flagstaff, July, 1897, and one ophthalmicus, 

 perfect % , taken in Phoenix at light. Sphinx chersis, found in 

 but two or three examples, S. Arizona. Triplogon, var. occi- 

 dentalism not uncommon. 



Of Syntomidae took Anatolmis fulgens, that scarlet gem of the 

 mountains of Coconino County. Pericopidae were represented 

 by GnophcBla hopfferi and Melanchroia inconstans, both visiting 

 flowers of IVilhia spec, a plant resembling Elecampane, and 

 Rudbeckia laciniata, or Thimbleweed of San Francisco Moun- 

 tains; all taken in bright sunshine. Of^ Arctiinae took a few 

 Emydia ampla at light in Yavapai County, and Arctia var. ari- 

 zonensis, in Southern and Central Arizona. A fine arctian so 

 much like Eupseudosoma floridum, taken at light in September 

 in Phoenix. That rare Halisidota ambigua, taken in two exam- 

 ples; one in Yavapai County, in 1896, and the other in Coconino 

 County, 1897, at light. Arachnis picta not uncommon in Central 

 Arizona. 



Liparidae furnished me one of Artaxa ingenila, taken at light 

 in Yavapai County, and now in collection of Mr. J. T. Mason, 

 Denver, Col., and Mr. D. Bruce informed the writer that only 

 one other had been taken in this country, belonging, as it does, 

 to the Mexican fauna. I labor under the impression that I have 

 put away another poorer specimen taken this Autumn at same 

 locality. It is saffron-colored, size of Orgyia antiqua % . 



Notodontidae furnished two surprises — now in the hands of 

 Prof. A. S. Packard for determining; one a Datana nov. spec, 

 bred from a gregarious larva found on Quercus emoryi early part 

 of August, 1896, in Yavapai County, the imago of which bears 

 a resemblance to D, ministra of eastern United States, so Mr. 

 Chas. Palm, to whom I sent all pupae, informs me. The larva is 

 jet black, covered by long, fine white hairs all over its body. 

 The other is Cerura nivea, in last synopsis accredited as a variety 

 of Cinerea of the East. I bred from ova of two different females 

 and obtained a number of fine cocoons. The larvae of both 

 moths are exactly alike in coloration, size and ornamentation — 

 are unlike those of Cinerea excepting in first and second stages. 

 In its third and fourth stages this larva more resembles that of 

 C. multiscripta. One of the females was almost immaculate, 



