BULLETIN OF THE BROOKLYN ENT. SOC. 95. 



Catocala Ophelia, n. var. 

 Under this name I wish to call attention to a very beautiful and 

 estingform ofC. Verrilliana, Grote, in which the primaries are of a 

 bright n »sy grey, with the lines and marks rich .velvet)- black. The secon- 

 daries have the median band very strongly hooked at its termination, and 

 jo. iicd to a dark shade, which runs quite to the base of the wing. In all 

 other respects the same as Verrilliana. 



Mendocino Co. Gal. Mr. O. Baron. 

 1 male. Coll. B. Neumoegen. 



Catocala Olivia, n. sp. 



Of the Fratercula and Gracilis group. Size of Grynea. Primaries 

 Olivaceous. On the internal margin and running nearly to the middle of 

 the wing covering the space of the subreniform spot is a large sub-oblong 

 brown patch, narrowest anteriorly, not reaching the base of wing, and 

 toothed posteriorly. Basal half line indistinct, t. a. line running very ob- 

 liquely from costa, and resting on the brown patch alluded to. T. p. line 

 te represented on costa by some black dashes. Sub-marginal line 

 even, almost straight, with several line teeth. Marginal lunules small 

 but distinct, edged posteriorly with fawn color. Reniform spot very faint- 

 Mi'!. : econdaries orange yellow. The median black band is rather 

 narrow, constricted u ddle, and joined to a black clouded streak 



which runs along the abdominal margin to the base of the wing. Sub- 



a, narrowing towards the anal angle, where 

 ground color passing to the margin of the 

 Fhe band • onti lues along die anal angle joining the blackish shade 

 of the ma in. Fringes ; >n o lor, with blackish streaks at the 



extremil - ■ iai rieryules, rhorax olivaceous flecked with a few 



VI 1 omen orange brown', darkest posteriorly, with a small 

 te sp< - ' - ■ ■' age. Primaries with 



1 sub-marginal, and i median band black. At the base there 



ir black streak. Margins dusky, with the fringes dull orange, in- 

 terrupted with blade Secondaries- with the markings of the upper side 

 faintly reproduced but the marginal band is continuous, i. e. not interrup- 

 ted by the orange blotch, Fringes as in the upper side. 



Closely allied to Gracilis, Edw. but abundantly distinct. - . »* 

 S. W. Texas. Mr. Boll. i male Coll. B. Neumoegen 



