100 MEMOIRS or TIIH NATIOXAL ACADE:\rY OF SCIEXCES. 



The genus may be also distinjriiisbed by the slioit anteunal pectinations; by tlie large palpi; 

 by the simple, iintiifted thorax; by the falcate fore vrings, the outer edge not scalloped, and by 

 the bi'oad couravo convex tibial tufts. 



The generic name was suggested by the resemblance of the hairy hirva to Apatela amerieana. 

 Our species can not be referred to the same genus as Panithyrh ci'do-ntiUi of Cramer, at least 

 until we have examples of that South American form for coni|)arison. 



[•Jgg. — Very nuich flattened, resembling a very shallow inverted plate, with sloi)ini;- sides, 

 the surface appearing as if ringed, each ring inclosing a circle of 5 to 7 si>ines. 



Larra. — Body cylindrical, nearly smooth, almost comiiletely covered by long, fine, dense hairs, 

 throngh which are .seen on each side the lateral row of black spots; most of the hairs dark on 

 the distal half, pale at ba.se, and from the black dorsal spots arise from two to four spindle shaped 

 black hairs forming median dorsal pencils on the abdominal segments. A long, slender median 

 jjcncil arises from the .second and third thoracic segment, and a single median j)encil is directed 

 backward, arising fnuu the eighth abdominal segment. Freshly hatched larva, smooth-l)odied, 

 thickly covered with long white hairs, arising from small tubercles. 



rnpu. — ? 



Geof/nqiliical distribution. — The species range from New England and Canada southward to 

 Florida and Georgia, and appear to exist in Surinam and Brazil. The genus is well rei)reseuted 

 in Central America; three species, according to Drnce, occurring in Mexico, one, A. (uinislria 

 Druce, near A. torrcfacta, recorded from Cordova, Mexico, Yucatan, Costa Rica, au(^ Panama; 

 A. ardeola Druce occurs in Panama and also on the Amazons, while another inhabits Guatemala. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE SPF.CIKS. 



Winfts not dentate, fore wings with four brown lines .luil ;i double brown spot ne.ir base 4. iorrefacta 



Wings dentate; fore wings with a square transparent spot near apes; no ilistimt lines J. itniiclira 



"Fore wings grayish drab, tinged with reddish, the lines and marlcs all obsolete" (Edwards).. .1. intli.tiinctti 



Apatelodes torrefacta (Abliot ami Smith). 

 (PI. VII, fig. 10.) 



Pha1<ma torrefacin Abbot and Smith, Nat. Hist. Lep. Ins. Georgi.a, ]>. 1.51. PI. LXXVI. 1707. 



Pijij<vra lorre/acla Iliibn., Verz. Schraett., p. 162, 181fi. 



I'arathijrh lonefada Walk., Cat. Lep. Ins. Br. Mus., v, p. 1088, 1885. 



Jpatetodts lorrcfntta Pack., Proc. Ent. .'>oc. Phil., iii, p. 353, 18(11. 



Astasia lorrefarta ? Harris, Ent. Corr., p. 307, 18(59. 



Jpatelodea torrefacla Grote, Check List X. A. Moths, p. 18, 1882. 



va.r. tloritlumi II. Edwards, Ent. Amer., ii, p. 13, April, 1886, 



Smith, List Lep. Ror, Amer., p. 2S». 18;tl. 



Kirby, Syn. Cat. Lep. Het. 1, p. 851, 1S92, 



Neuni. and Dyar, Trans. Amer. Eut. Soc, xxi, p. 1,S3, 18H4 : .lourn. N. Y. Ent. Soc., ii, p. 113, 

 Sept., 1894. 



Larva. 



(PI. IX, figs. 1-8.) 



Jbbiil. Aldiot and Smitli's Nat. Ilist. Uarer Insects of Georgia, PI. LXX\'I, 17117. 



Harris. Ent. Corresp., p. 307, 18(i!i. (Full-fed larva and habits described.) 



Soule. Psyche, v, )>. 19, ,Ian., 18S9. (Eggs and five stages described, witli notes on habits.) 



Packard. Proc. liost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xxiv, pp. 519-522, 1890. (Stages I-VI described.) Filtli Kep. V. S. 



Ent. C'omni. Forest Ins., p. l>47, 1890. 

 Beulenmiiller. Hull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.. N. Y., v, p. 87, 1893. (Egg ami larval stages described.) 



Moth {') S , 2 9). — Soft velvety a.shen. Paljii and hind margin of the thorax reddish brown. 

 Fore wings with a large reddish brown spot ou the base of tiie internal miirgin; no di.scal spots; 

 beyond is a line of the same c<dor which crosses the wings and is curved inward on the costa. 

 An outer, nearly straight, slightly flexuous, very faint line. Just beyond the middle of the wing is 

 a similar but more distinct line. A wavy submarginal line, curved outward Just before reaching 

 the costa. A minute subapical white spot margined externally with rcddisli brown. Ilind wings 

 tinged with reddish. A light nu'dian obsolete line terminates on the internal inaigiii in a white 

 spot, which above and below is reddish i)rowu. Fore wings a little paler beneath; the subapical 



