Oct., '06] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 289 



A New Limacodid. 



By John A. Grossbeck. 

 Monoleuca spadicis n. sp. 



o*. — Expanse, 22 mm. — Head and thorax bright cinnamon-brown; 

 abdomen buff, reddish at the apex of the segments. Primaries light 

 cinnamon-brown, the outer half somewhat paler; fringe partially dark 

 like basal half. A narrow sinuous white line begins one-third from 

 the base a little below cubitus and extends inwardly obliquely to the 

 inner margin, but does not cross the fringe. A few white scales forming 

 an indistinct broken line on the outer fourth of the wing can also be 

 made out ; this begins at the costa and extends but a short distance into 

 the wing. Secondaries uniformly concolorous with the outer portion of 

 the primaries. Beneath both wings are reddish buff, darker on the 

 costal area. 



Habitat: — Minnehaha, Ariz., August 26. One specimen in 

 good condition from Mr. Hutson. 



Type: — Col. J. A. Grossbeck. 



This is the only western species of the genus so far known. 

 It is a close ally to sabdentosa Dyar, but in that species the 

 transverse band is upright and sharply angulate. 

 Pyrgus centaureae Ramb. 



Occasionally, a particular insect is brought to the notice of 

 entomologists in "Notes and News," or otherwise by a record 

 of a capture, a new locality, or by an unusually late or early 

 appearance, and though some of us have had experiences with 

 the same insect we rarely bring out our own observations until 

 we see that some one else has begun. Then not infrequently 

 a general interest is aroused and the notes resulting form a 

 really valuable contribution to our knowledge of the species. 

 I saw Dr. Skinner's note on the above species in the June, 

 1905, number of the "News," and that by Mr. Cook in the 

 March, 1906, issue, and I thought perhaps a note of mine might 

 not be devoid of interest since it appears that the species is 

 usually taken in single examples only or in threes or fours at 

 most. I have collected on the Garret Mountain, at Paterson, 

 N. J., every spring for the past five years, and find centaureae 

 on the wing sparingly about April 25 ; in the first days of May 

 it is fairly abundant and is then in a very fresh condition. I 

 have taken a dozen in a walk of a few hours and have seen 



