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whit-ish except towards tornus. Unclerside of fore wing black- 

 brown, the basal area white except towards costa, an oblique 

 Avhitish putch in and below extremity of cell, a difl'used whitish 

 postmedial line, oblique to below vein 4, the apex brownish white ; 

 hind. Aving with the basal area white, a black-brown medial band 

 defined on outer side b}- white, oblique from middle of costa to 

 bej'oud lower angle of cell and obsolete below vein 1, the terminal 

 area black-brown. 



Hah. U.S.A., Eastern, Middle, and Central States, Ohio, 1 J , 

 1 2 tj'pe levettei. Ecvp. 54-56 millim. 



Larva. Dodge, Can. Ent. xxxiii. p. 224 (1901). 



IBlack, closeljr reticulated throughout with greenish white, the 

 ventral surface greenish white, each segment with a dull 

 brownish spot ; tubercles white ; cervical and anal plates black ; 

 head greyish streaked with pale brown, the streaks uniting on the 

 summit of each lobe where they form a longitudinal streak ; mouth- 

 parts black and with a black stripe from each side running to a 

 point on the check. Food-plant : Hickory. 



Pupa reddish with a thin whitish bloom. 



*7131. Catahapta orba. 



Catocala orha, Kiisnezov, Eev. Russ. Ent. iii. p. 166, figs. !,«, h (1C03) ; 

 French, Can. Ent. xxxv. p. 343. 



S . Head and thorax whitish grey ; tegulce, patagia in front and 

 prothorax dark brown ; tibiae and taisi ringed with black; abdomen 

 dark grey. Fore wing pale grey, the basal and costal areas 

 suffused Avith white ; subbasal line fine, dark, dentate, from costa 

 to submodian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, forming a small spot 

 at costa, then oblique, minutely waved ; renilbrm dark grey defined 

 by white, an oblique dark bar above it from costa ; postmedial line 

 dark, forming a small spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below 

 costa, then oblique and sinuous, angled outwards above and below 

 vein 5, then almost obsolete, inwardly oblique and dentate; sub- 

 terminal line whitish, dentate, oblique from costa to vein G, a faint 

 brown shade between it and the postmedial line ; a terminyl series 

 of slight black lunules. Hind wing black, the base clothed with 

 brownish grey hair ; cilia dark grey, brownish grey towards apex. 

 Underside black ; fore wing with some greyish at base, postmedial 

 band whitish, curved, a Avhite spot on its outer edge at costa, apical 

 area whitish irrorated with grey ; hind wing grey-black, the base 

 and costa paler, a very indistinct pale medial band excurved at 

 middle, cilia pale grey with a dark line through them, whitish 

 towards apex. 



IJah. U.S.A., Texas. E.rj). 58 millim.- This species is unknown 

 to me. 



