72 BULLETIN OF THE BROOKLYN EXT. S'OC. 



Sciapteron Robin iae, n. sp. 



Upper side : Primaries opaque as in all of the genus, rich golden 

 brown. They are slightly darker along the costa, and have a faint 

 purple reflection toward the apex. Secondaries diaphanous, brightly 

 opalescent, with a faint golden-brown longitudinal streak at poste- 

 rior extremity of the cell. Costal edge pale yellow. Fringe golden 

 brown, pale yellow at the base. Head golden yellow, as are the 

 palpi, except at the base, where they are brownish. Thorax br< iwn 

 'on disc, golden yellow in front and behind. Abdomen with the three 

 basal segments blackish brown, the second and third edged with yel- 

 low. The posterior segments are all bright golden yellow, with the 

 anal tuft a little darker. 



Under side: Primaries golden orange, with a faint lemon-yellow 

 discal spot. Secondaries same as the upper. Tarsi and tibiae are 

 golden yellow, blackish at their base. Antennae red brown above, 

 golden yellow beneath: 



Expanse of wings, 135 inch. 2 $, 3 9- Contra Costa County, 

 Cal. ; Virginia City, Nev. On Robinia pseudacacia and Fopidus alba. 

 to which trees it is -particularly destructive. 



Types, coll. Hy. Edwards. 



-Algeria (?) aureopurpura, n. sp. 



Primaries opaque, rich purplish black, with a bright golden lus- 

 tre. Near the apex are five longitudinal streaks of golden yellow, 

 reducing in length as they near the costa. Secondaries transparent, 

 with the veins very fine. Fringes of both wings brown. Antennae 

 black, with a broad white band near the extremity. Palpi, collar, 

 tegulae, and spot at base of thorax pale golden yellow. Abdomen 

 blue-black, with the edges of first, second, fourth, and anal segments 

 pale golden yellow. Anal tuft, brown. On the under side the fore- 

 wings are largely streaked with golden yellow. The fore tibiae and 

 tarsi are' golden yellow, the hinder pairs indistinctly banded with 

 purplish brown. 



Expanse, 0'60 inch. Texas, J. Boll. 



Type, coll. Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge. 



Probably belonging to Mr. Grote's sub-genus Pyrrhokenia. 



For Sale. — Dr. Horn's "Synopsis of the Silphidae of the United 

 States with Reference to the Oenera of Other Countries." Trans. 

 Am. Ent. Soc., 1880. 104 pp., 3 plates. Price, $1.25. 



F. G. Schaupp. 



