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Head, palpi above and thorax dark green, mixed with brown ; palpi on the sides blackish, beneath of a 

 light cream color ; the breast and legs, except the tibiae of the hind pair, which are brownish, have the 

 same yellowish-white hue. The eyes are slightly encircled with white scales. The two basal segments 

 of the abdomen above are yellowish brown ; the two middle are deep ferruginous or reddish brown, and 

 the terminal have small ferruginous patches in the middle, the rest of each being a dull, yellowish brown. 

 The ventral surface is bright ferruginous, with three or four small yellowish tufts between the segments 

 on the line separating the dorsal and ventral surfaces ; the lateral anal tufts are black, the central reddish 

 brown and ferruginous beneath. The anterior wings, the basilar space, especially towards the inner margin? 

 is ferruginous, and olivaceous toward the base of costa ; the disc is divided by a dark brown line ; the 

 costa is dark brown and the broad terminal band has the same hue, with a ferruginous patch in the apical 

 interspace. The posterior wings have a bright ferruginous, broad inner border, a moderately broad duller 

 terminal band, the ucrvulcs in which are blackish. 



Egg. ? 



Young Larva. ? 



Mature Larva. ? 



Pupation. ? 



Food-plants. ? 



Geographical distribution. — Mass., Canada, New York, New Jersey, Penn'a. 



Measurements — a Male. 





HEAD. 



THOKAX. 



ABDOMEN. 



BODY. 



ANT. WING, 



,ength. 



Breadth. 



Length. Breadth. 



Length. Breadth. 



Length. 



Length. 



1-50 



2-00—1-25 



3-25 3-25 



6-00 4-25 



11-50 



11-50. 



3. S. fusicatjdts Walker, p. 83. — Light fawn-color. Head beneath and pectus whitish testaceous. Palpi 

 prominent. Abdomen deep red ; basal part light fawn-color, bordered with white; a row of testaceous 

 spots along each side. Apical tuft blackish brown ; middle third part deep red. Wings limpid, deep 

 red towards the base, and with very broad deep red borders. Fore wings fawn-color at the base, 

 deep red towards the tips. Length of the body 13 — 14 lines; of the wings 25 — 27 lines. 



Egg. ? 



Young Larva. • ? 



Mature Larva. ? 



Pupation. ? 



Food-plants. f 

 Geographical distribution. — Georgia. 



MACROGLOSSA, Qchs. 



The body is rather short, stout and thick. The head is large, broad and prominent ; 

 the antennae with a minute seta and about as long as the thorax ; the eyes small and 

 rather flattened ; the palpi thick and very broad beneath. The thorax is thick, well 

 advanced in front of the anterior wings and tapering but little to the head. The 

 abdomen is flattened beneath, tufted at the tip and about twice as long as the thorax. 

 The legs rather slender ; hind tibiaa with four moderate spurs. The wings are opaque ; 

 the length of the anterior is somewhat less than that of the entire body, rather more 

 than twice longer than broad across the inner angle, and sometimes thrice ; hind 



