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that of Pseudohazis, which differs slightly from that of Attacus in 

 the number of processes. Thus the larval characters also bear 

 out my view that we have to do with but one family. Prof. 

 Smith's terms might be used as subfamily names, but I would 

 include Coloradia in the Hemileucinae, basing the separation of 

 the subfamilies on the characters of the internal veins of the 

 secondaries. 



The fore tibiae of Coloradia end in a long, sharp spine, exactly 

 as in Pseudohazis; I should hardly call it a claw in either case. 

 But the small epiphysis is present in Coloradia, apparently cor- 

 related with the double pectinations of the antennae. 



The only comment on Mr. Dyar's note is, that there are no families in 

 the Lepidoptera which do not show forms as completely intermediate as 

 he considers Coloradia. Somewhere a line must be drawn, unless we 

 •dispense with families altogether. — J. B. Smith. 



THE NORTH AMERICAN PSYCHODID>E. 



By S. W. WiLLiSTON, Lawrence, Ks. 



In the study of numerous new species of Psychoda and Peri- 

 coma from the island of St. Vincent, I have compared all the 

 material in the family from the United States and elsewhere that 

 is accessible to me. I give here the description of two new spe- 

 cies, which are of interest, because of their large size. P. alter- 

 nata Say is our most common species. It is often found about 

 damp places, among leaves, and is frequently attracted by lights 

 during Summer nights. It probably occurs over the greater part 

 of the United States, and will be recognized by its pale color, 

 small size, and the black dots of hair around the margin of the 

 wings. 



Psychoda albipnnctata n. sp. c?.— Wings rather broad, clothed rather 

 thinly with brownish and blackish hairs; a tuft of blackish hair near each 

 furcation; at the extremity of each vein, save the first and last, a smaller 

 white one; a small white tuft also, near the black one of the anterior fur- 

 cation; the prefurca of the second vein with longer and yellowish hair. 

 Abdomen in ground color luteous and blackish, the hair abundant and 

 erect, for the most part gray, or brownish gray, with black intermixed. 

 Hair of the thorax brownish gray, abundant; antennae yellow, elongate, 

 longer than the abdomen; basal joints moderately thickened, the remain- 

 ing joints slender, verticellate with white hairs. Legs brown, clothed 



