Dec. i894 1 NeUM<EGE\ iSc DvAK. N. A. HOMltVCES. 147 



PRELIMINARY REVISION OF THE BOMBYCES 

 OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO. 



By B. NKLMdXHN .VNi) Harrison G. Dvak. 



(CO.NTINUEI) KKOM I'ACK I32.) 



Family CK RA'IH JCAM PI D^. 



Synopsis of genera. 

 Vein II, arising from a stalk with veins 6 S. 



Exterior margin of primaries nearly straight, longer than internal 



margin Anisota. 



E.\terior margin convex, shorter than interior margin . Sphin^icnmpa. 

 Vein II from the sub-costal, before apex of discal cell ; size very large 



Wing.s elongate, rather narrow ; abtlomen exceeding secondaries, Citheronia. 

 Wings broader, apices rectangular ; abdomen scarcely exceeding 



secondaries ....... Basiluna. 



Genus Anisota H'nbner. 



1S22? — Anisota HuHNKU, \'erz. bek. Schmett., p. 193. 

 iZ^l — Diyocinipa IIarkis, Rep. Ins. Mass., p. 289. 



Synopsis of species. 

 Colors, vai ions shailes of brown ; a discal dot. 



(^ similar to O. wings opaque ...... stij;;ma. 



(5 dissimilar, wings translucent centrally. 



Primaries of rj' translucent centrally, O with black dots senatoria. 



Primaries r^ hyaline centrally, 9 without black dots . virginiensis. 



Colors pink and yellow or white ; no discal dot .... rubicunda. 



A. Stigma Fabricitts. 



i-]-]l—Bonil>yx stigma Fahkicius, Syst. Ent., p. 563. 



(^ 9 Bright ocheroLis brown, witli many black strigose dots, 

 especially on primaries. T. a. and t. p. bands purplish, the former 

 faint. A white discal dot. On secondaries, a median purplish 

 bainl. The cJ* is a little smaller and darker than the 9, but closely 

 similar to it. Expanse, 40 — 50 mm. 



Habitat, Atlantic States westward. 



A. senatoria Abbot <s^ Smith. 



1797 -/'/lalinia sanatoria Abhot & SMirii, Lep. Ins. Ga., pi. 57. 



cJ* Ooherou:^ brown, prim tries purplish at base and ape.v, nearly 

 hyaline centrally. Secondaries produced at anal angle almost 



