CATOCALA. 103 



at middle ; subbasal line slight, black defined on outer side by 

 whitish, sinuous, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line 

 black defined on inner side by white, oblique, sinuous ; awhile 

 patch in cell before the reniform, which has a blackish centre and 

 whitish annulus, its outer edge dentate ; an oblique pear-shaped 

 white spot defined by blackish below end of cell connected with the 

 postmedial line, which is black defined on outer side by white, bent 

 outwards below costa, then oblique, angled outwards above and 

 below vein 5, then waved, at vein 2 forming the sinus below end 

 of cell and angled inwards at vein 1 ; subtermiual line white 

 defined on outer side by fuscous, strongly dentate ; a series of 

 blackish points before termen. Hind wing crimson-red ; post- 

 n\edial line black, oblique from costa to vein 4 and ending at 

 submedian fold, its outer edge indented at diseal fold ; the terminal 

 area black narrowing to tornus and with sinuous inner edge and 

 leaving some white tinged with red on termen ; cilia white. 

 Underside of fore wing black, the apical area grey, a white patch 

 at base, an oblique white medial patch from below costa to below 

 vein 2, postmedial band white, obliquely curved ; hind wing 

 crimson, the basal costal area white, the postmedial area white 

 to vein 5, then with white streaks on the veins, the postmedial 

 and terminal bands as above. 



Hah. U.S.A., Colorado {Snoto, CocJcereU), 1 (J , 1 $ , N'cw Mexico. 

 Exj). 70 millim. 



7217. Catocala grotiana. (Plate CXCVII. fig. 8.) 



Catocala grotiana, Bailey, N. Ain. Eiit. i. p. 21 (1879) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 342. 



5 . Head and thorax fuscous black mixed with some white ; 

 antennae with the basal joint white on outer side ; pecttis white 

 mixed with grey ; legs fuscous irrorated with white, the tarsi 

 ringed with white ; abdomen brownish grey, the ventral surface 

 white tinged with ochreous brown. Eore wing fuscous black 

 irrorated with white, the postmedial area white irrorated with 

 fuscous except towards costa and inner margin ; subbasal line 

 indistinct, black, excurved below costa and ending at submedian 

 fold ; antemedial line indistinct, black defined on inner side by 

 white towards costa and inner margin, oblique, sinuous ; some 

 white in cell before the reniform which is very indistinctly defined 

 by white scales, its outer edge dentate ; an indistinct oblique pear- 

 shaped whitish mark below end of cell, obscurely defined by 

 blackish and connected with the postmedial line, which is black, 

 bent outwards below costa, then oblique and sinuous, angled 

 outwards above vein 5, then dentate; subtermiual line white 

 defined on outer side by blackish, strongly dentate, somewhat 

 angled outwards above vein 5 ; a series of blackish points defined 

 on outer side by white before termen. Hind wing crimson-red ; 

 slight streaks of fuscous-browu hair at base and the hair on inner 



