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ries black, markings broad and distinct; costal and inner margins broadly 

 red. The zigzag lines of outer margin, which, \x\ figiirata, with its forms 

 of celia, phyllira, etc., make a If' or B, take in this species the ,l'-like 

 shape so noticeable in arge and dione. The veins are marked witii red, 

 and there is one broad, heavy band of the same vivid color running from 

 base to outer margin, curving in its course, and touching anal angle; sec- 

 ondaries an even tint of yellow-red, with large, black, irregular macula- 

 tions. Underneath, the costa is marked with fiery orange decoration as 

 on upper side, but in deeper, brighter color. Abdomen with dorsal and 

 lateral rows of black spots. 



The characteristic markings of this genus are in some respects 

 so similar in the different species that it is exceedingly difficult to 

 make a description distinctive, and I know I have failed here. 

 But this insect is so striking and peculiar, its fiery tones differ so 

 markedly from the pallid tints of its nearest ally, while its decora- 

 tion and general habitus are so unlike other groups in the genus 

 that I cannot doubt its right to a specific name. 



Described from one male and two females taken at light in 

 Franconia, N. H., in 1889, 1890 and 1892. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW COSSID FROM TEXAS. 



By B. Neumoegen, New York. 

 AON nov. gen. 

 Head small, eyes large, palpi prominent, prothorax and thorax 

 slender, tufted. Antennae simply pectinated, slightly tapering 

 off near tip. Primaries, costa straight, apices sharp and pointed; 

 anterior margin well rounded, especially at angle. Inner margin 

 straight. Wings about two and a half times longer than broad. 

 Secondaries, costa straight, margins well rounded, tuft along anal 

 margin. Wings about as broad as long. Body very long and 

 slender, sparsely covered with hair, but with a pronounced anal 

 tuft. Legs slender and pilose; tibiae free from hair, with minimal 

 claws; venation much the same as in Hypopta Hiib. 



Aon noctoifomiis nov. spec— Antennae and palpi brown; eyes black. 

 Head and prothorax yellowish brown, encircled by a black line. Thorax 

 gray, with yellow dust along centre. Body gray, with blackish anal tuft. 

 Above: Primaries light gray, strewn with black granules. A prominent 

 black discal and two black basal spots; costa blackish, with small gray 

 dots. A transverse series of small, irregular black blotches from near 

 apex to median space. Light green tints along anterior margin from sub- 

 costal to median veins; a blackish hue transversing basal part of inter- 



