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2710. Jodia rufago. 



Jodia rufaqo, Hiibn. Zutv. Ex. Schmett. i. p. 15, ff. 61,62 (1827) ; Smith, 



Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 223. 

 Cirroedia honcsta, Wlk. xv. 1711 (185S). 



(S . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous suffused with red ; pectus, 

 legs, and ventral surface of abdomen ochreous, the last slightly irro- 

 rated with brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with red and slightly 

 irrorated with black, especially on costal and terminal areas ; the 

 costal edge whitish ; subbasal line very indistinct, fuscous, waved,, 

 from costa to submedian fold, or reduced to two black points ; ante- 

 medial line very indistinct, ochreous, defined on each side by a few 

 black scales, slightly waved ; orbicular and reniform large, slightly 

 browner than the ground-coloar and defined by j-ellow, the former 



Fig. 167. — Jodia rufago, (^ . 



elliptical, the latter constricted at middle ; faint traces of a medial 

 line towards inner margin ; postmedial line formed by a double series 

 of black points, connected by a faint crenulate line, slightly incurved 

 below vein 4 ; an indistinct yellowish subterminal line slightly 

 escurved at vein 7 and below middle. Hind Aving yellowish suf- 

 fused with purplish pink, the cilia pale yellow ; the underside pale 

 yellow slightly tinged with pink and irrorated with brown on the 

 veins and costal area, a discoidal spot and postmedial line arising 

 from costa near apes, slightly excurved at middle, and with dark 

 points on the veins. 



Hah. Canada; U.S.A., 1 c5' , Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, 

 Florida (Douhleday), 1 c? type Jionesta. Exp. 34 millim. 



Larva. Head scarcely bilobed, shining brown, mottled with pale 

 dots ; the vertical curved band broad, but not darker than ground- 

 colour. Body pale brown, thickly mottled, reticulate with red-brown ; 

 dorsal line narrow, pale, interrupted intersegmentally, obscure ; 

 stigmatal band yellowish white, moderate, about as wide as spiracles 

 and enclosing most of them, obsolete posteriorly ; cervical shield 

 velvety brown-black, distinctly cut by pale red lines, of which 

 there are only traces on the rest of the body ; anal plate quadrate, 

 velvety brown, edged by a pale red line ; feet pale ; spiracles pale, 

 black-rimmed. — H. G. D. 



Genus BRACHYCOSMIA, nov. 



Type, B. digitalis. . 



Proboscis aborted, small; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint fringed 

 with long hair in front, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth ; eyes small, reniform ; 

 antenna; of male ciliated ; head and thorax clothed with hair only, the pro- 



