SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN ARCTIADAE, 355 
Secondaries deep red, sometimes with a pinkish tinge, with from 
seven to nine irregular black spots edged slightly with yellowish, 
not collected towards the posterior margin, but scattered uniformly 
over the surface of the wing. Cilia yellowish-red. 
Under surface paler in color, with the same markings. 
Abdomen of the same color as secondaries, with a macular black 
band, or sometimes a row of black spots, along the back. Under 
surface black, or very dark brown, with sometimes two or three faint 
whitish spots along the centre. Posterior edge of hind tibie buff. 
The perfect insect appears about the end of July. — 
Length of body 8-9 lines. Wings expand 21-27 lines. 
“ Larva brown, rather thickly covered with tufts of brown hair.” 
Var.—Primaries with all the stripes wider, occupying the greater 
portion of the surface of the wing. 
Hab.—London. Not uncommon. Cobourg (Mr Bethune.). St. 
Catherines (Mr. Beadle). Hamilton (Mr. Reynolds). Toronto 
(Prof. Croft; Dr. Morris). Kingston (Mr. Rogers). Montreal 
Mr. D’Urban). Nova Scotia; New York; Illinois. 
A. dione!—Hubn. Arge.—Drury. Figured in Drury i. pl.18; 
Sm. Ab. pl. 63; Naturalist’s Library, vol. xxxvi. pl. 19. 
Palpi black above, reddish below. Antenne whitish above, under 
surface brown, extremities nearly black. Head and thorax pale buff, 
with a pinkish tinge, especially towards the front; thorax with five 
black spots, two small ones in front and three. larger on disk, one’ 
central and one on each tegule. 
Primaries black, widely margined and striped with pale buff or 
cream-color, sometimes with a pinkish tinge. Stripes all wide (es-. 
pecially the central one and its lower branch), occupying the largest 
portion of the surface of the wing. 
Secondaries reddish flesh-color, with a fulvous marginal line be« 
hind, and eight or nine black spots, chiefly along the hind margin. 
Under surface with similar markings, the black spots less distinct, 
and costal edge of primaries yellowish-red. 
Abdomen reddish above, pale below, with five rows of black spots, 
one dorsal two lateral, and two on the underside; the latter, largest. 
Under surface of thorax, reddish, with two black spots below the 
eyes. Legs whitish, edged with brownish-black ; anterior and middle 
thighs bordered in front with red. 
Length of body 7 lines. Wings expand 18 lines. 
