168 BULLETIN 123, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



4. PROTEOTERAS NARACANA Kearfott. 



(Fig. 304.) 



Proteoteras naracana Keaefott, Trans. Amer, Ent. Soc, vol. 33, 1907, p. 50.— 



Barnes and McDunnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 7134, 1917. 

 Proteoteras praesinospila Meyrick, Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. 48, 1912, p. 34. 



A species easily distinguished by its olivaceous green fore wing^ 

 with white ocelloid patch, broad white band along upper third 

 of wing, distinct black spot on upper margin of ocellus and the 

 sharply pointed rudimentary uncus of its genitalia. 



Male genitalia figured from specimens in National Collection from 

 Oak Station, Pennsylvania (F. Marloff, " V-25-1912 ") . 



Distribution according to specimens in National Collection, Ameri- 

 can Museum, and collection Barnes : Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, 



Alar expanse. — 16-22 mm. 



2'ype. — In American Museum. 



Type locality. — New Brighton, Pennsylvania. 



Food plant. — Unknown. 



5. PROTEOTERAS MOFFATIANA Fernald. 



(Fig. 303.) • 



Proteoteras moffatiana Fernald, Can. Ent., vol. 37, 1905, p. 16. — ^Barnes and 

 McDunnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 7135, 1917. 



A striking species at once to be recognized by the bright verdegris 

 green of its fore wings. 



Male genitalia from specimen in National Collection from Pough- 

 keepsie. New York (H, G. Dyar, "no. 2182"). 



Distribution according to specimens in National Collection, Ameri- 

 can Museum, and collection Barnes : New York, Pennsylvania, New 

 Jersey, "Wisconsin. 



Alar expanse. — 14—20 mm. 



Type. — In collection Fernald. 



Type locality. — London, Ontario. 



Food plant. — Unknown. 



6. PROTEOTEaAS ARIZONAE Kearfott. 



(Fig. 300.) 



Proteolerxis orteonce . Kearfott, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 33, 1907, p. 48.— 

 Barnes and McDunnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 7131, 1917. 



This is a grayish western form, the males of which can be recog- 

 nized by the diffused dark sex scaling on underside of both fore and 

 hind wings. The only thing like it is the following species, which 

 may be but an extreme eastern varietj^ 



Male genitalia figured from specimen in National Collection from 

 Mesilla, New Mexico (Cockerell). 



