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E. scapha Harris. 



1S41 — Li iiiacodes scapha Harris, Rep. Ins. Mass., p. 303; 1S64 — Waisii, 



IVoc. Host. Soc. N. II., \'ol. IX, p. 298. 

 1855— Z/win.v/t'j iindifera \V.\i.ki:r, Cat. lirit. Mus , pt. V, p 1149. 



Wood-brown. Costal area of primaries deep reddish brown, 

 enclosing a black discal dot and separated by a very much curved 

 silvery line from the rest of the win-^. The silvery color spreads 

 downward, gradually fading into wood-brown. Secondaries 

 chocolate brown. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Habitat, Atlantkf States westward. 



E. trigona Hy. Edwards. 



i3S2 — lAinacodcs trigona IIv. Edwards, Papilio, Vol. II, p. 12 

 Pale wood-brown, secondaries pale chocolate but paler than in 

 scapha ; at base of primaries, is a rounded triangular silvery white 

 mark, surrounded by a chocolate brown cloud which obtains faintly 

 at apex also. Antenn;e with distinct serrations, but not pectinate. 

 Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat, Arizona. 



(>enus A pod a Ua worth. 



1S09 — Apoda Hawortii, Lep. Brit.. Vol. II, p. 137. 

 \Z\o']—Cochlidion Muhnkr, Teiitamcn, p. 2. 

 1825 — I.iinacodcs I.A 1 rioii.i.e, Fam. Nat., p. 474. 



Synopsis of species. 

 Space incUided by transverse macuiation, discolorous. 



F'ore wings wood-brown ....... biguttata. 



Fore wings ocherous. 



A spot of ground color at internal angle .... rectilinea. 



No distinct spot at internal angle . . . . , rwr. latomia. 



Clround color of wing concolorus. > 



Size moderate : expanse, 27 mm ..... y = inversa. 



Size smaller : expanse, 20 mm ..... nir. parallela. 



A. biguttata Packard. 



1S64 — Liinacodcs bigtitlata T.-vckard, I'roc. Ent. .Soc. riiil., \'ol. Ill, p. 341. 



1865 — Limacodes letraspilaris Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., Vol. X.\.\II, p. 486. 



Wood-brown, secondaries blackish. A very broad inverted 



Y-shaped paler band across the wing, defined by its whitish borders 



and cutting off at apex and at internal margin a triangular space 



which is of a contrasting dark ocherous brown. Expanse, 20 — 25 mm. 



Habitat, Northern Atlantic States. 



A. rectilinea Grote ct Robinson. 



186S — Udiacodcs rectilinea Grotk & Kddinson, Trans. \w\. V.n\.. Soc, Vol. 

 II, p. 188. 



