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BULLETIN OF THE BROOKLYN EXT. SOC. 



On JEgiale Confagui, Streck. $. 

 By H. Streckek. 



At the tims I described the 9 °f ^ ne above in Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phil, for 1876, p. 148, the ^y was not known. Within the last 

 year, however, examples of that sax, as well as more females, have 

 been received from the Liana Estacada and Southwest Texas. The 

 discovery of the <$ most certainly sets at rest all doubts as to the 

 distinctness of the species from M. Yuccce, which was doubted by 

 Prof. Riley, and apparently not without some show of probability, 

 but leaves us in amazement at the never-ending - wonders displayed 

 in Nature's creations. 



The $ is 2 5-8 inches in expanse, and shaped much as is Yuccas, 

 and is dark brown on upper surface. Primaries have on outer half 

 an irregular row of five pale-yellow spots, of various sizes and 

 shapes, which extend from inner margin not far from inner angle 

 to the costa ; also, a sixth spot in middle of wing near the costa, 

 Secondaries with a rather narrow, even, straw - colored border. 

 Fringes of all wings dirty white. Under surface as above, with the 

 addition of some grayish shading on costa of secondaries. But what 



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makes this one of 

 the most remarka- 

 ble of North Amer- 

 ican Diurnals is that 

 the whole upper side 

 of the secondaries, 

 excepting the space 

 occupied by the nar- 

 row yellow border 

 of outer margin, is 

 thickly covered with 

 long, fine, black hair, 

 which stands erect at 

 ahnost right angles 

 to the wing, to near- 

 ly a quarter of an 

 inch in height. The 

 basal third of under 

 surface of primaries 

 is also furnished with a like curious appendage. The accompanying- 

 figures will serve to convey some idea of this anomalous insect. 



