168 NOCIDIDvE. 



black bars ; an angled black line between antennae ; tegulte with 

 blackish patches near tips, the patagia with black scales near edges ; 

 pectus and legs white, the fore and mid tibia3 irrorated with brown 

 and with black bands near extremities, the tarsi black ringed with 

 white ; abdomen j'ellowish rufous, the ventral surface white. Fore 

 wing bluish white irrorated with dark brown, the terminal area 

 mostly suffused with red-brown ; subbasal line black, angled out- 

 wards below costa and ending at submedian fold where there is a 

 wedge-shaped black mark beyond it ; a patch of deep red-brown 

 suffusion in and below the cell before the antemedial line, which is 

 black, strong, oblique and slightly sinuous to submedian fold, then 

 slighter and angled inwards at vein 1 ; reniform rounded, its 

 centre slightly defined by brown, a brown spot above it on costa ; 

 a small spot slightly defined by brown below end of cell ; post- 

 medial line black, slightly bent outwards below costa, then obliquely 

 downcurved, acutely angled outwards above and below vein 5, then 

 incurved, angled outwards at submedian fold where there is a black 

 streak on it, then angled inwards at vein 1 ; subterminal line in- 

 distinct, whitish, defined on inner side by rufous and on outer by 

 brown marks, slightly waved and somewhat oblique from costa to 

 below vein 5 ; an oblique red-brown shade from termen below 

 apex ; a series of blackish points before termen. Hind Aving 

 orange-yellow, the inner area tinged with red-brown ; a dark brown 

 fascia in submedian fold to the obliquely curved black medial band 

 from costa to vein 1, constricted at discal fold and with its outer 

 edge excurved at vein 5 ; a black terminal band, its inner edge 

 oblique to vein 4, incurved at vein 2 and excurved at submedian 

 fold ; the termeu with a narrow yellow patch at apex, then slight 

 marks in the interspaces ; cilia white, chequered with brown at 

 veins 6 to 2 and towards tornus. Underside of fore wing with the 

 basal half yellow, an oblique brown antemedial shade, an obliquely 

 carved blacli-brown medial band, its inner edge incurved at discal 

 fold, followed by a whitish band, the terminal area blackish shading 

 to grey at termen, its inner edge curved; hind wing as above, but 

 the basal costal area and postmedial area to vein 5 whitish. 



Ilab. U.S A., jSTew York, 1 S , Rhode I., 1 c? , Pennsylvania, 1 J , 

 2 $ . Exp. 40-50 millim. 



7286. Ephesia praeclara. (Plate CC. fig. 18.) 



Catocala prcBclara, Grote & Eob. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. ti. p. 25, pi. iv. f. 4 



(1866) ; Smith, Cat. IS'oct. N. Am. p. 332. 

 Catocala manitoha, Beutenm. Ent. News Philad. xix. p. 54 (1908). 



Head and thorax bluish white mixed with rufous ; palpi rufous ; 

 frons with lateral black bars ; tegulae with red-brown band near 

 tips ; patagia with some black scales near edges ; pectus and legs 

 white, the fore and mid tibiae irrorated with brown, with black 

 streaks at base and bars near extremities, the tarsi blackish ringed 

 with white ; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous, the basal crests 

 red-brown, the anal tuft with fuscous patch, the ventral surface 



