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but we doubt this association as the species appears to possess a prominent black streak through the submedian fold and 

 we have never seen any specimen in the junctura group with this characteristic. Regarding this feature, French's phrase- 

 ology is peculiar, as he states " a heavy shade below submedian vein, continued outside the reniform to subcostal vein, 

 reminding one of the markings of C. pura." We are in doubt as to just what is meant by the terms "submedian" and 

 "subcostal" as used here; with the ordinary interpretation of these terms the phrase becomes meaningless. The species 

 was described from a single male captured near Carbondale, Illinois. 



Catocala texanse French 



Plate V, fig. 10; j PL XX, figs. 33 and 34 (claspers). 

 Catocala texance French, 1902, Can. Ent., XXXIV, p. 98. 



With this species, we reach a group of closely allied forms which may be termed the junctura group. They are still 

 very imperfectly understood, as nothing is as yet known concerning the life-histories. Their distribution is decidedly 

 southern. The present species is the largest of the group and is confined, as far as we know, to central Texas (Black 

 Jack Springs). . It may be merely a race of the following species, rather larger and with a dull mossy green appearance to 

 the primaries. 



Catocala junctura Walker 



Plate VIII, figs. 6 and 7; PI. XX, figs. 35 and 36 (claspers). 



Catocala junctura Walker, 1857, Cat. Lep. Het. Brit. Mus., XIII, p. 1196. 

 Catocala walshii Edwards, 1864, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., II, p. 509. 



The typical form is that figured on plate VIII, figure 6. What Beutenmuller calls a 'variety' of this species is shown 

 in figure 7 but we personally have never seen so contrasted a specimen, although certain females before us tend in this 

 direction. 



The species is fairly common in southern Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas and extends westward through Kansas 

 to the Colorado foot-hills (Denver). It probably will also be found in various states east of the Mississippi. Worthing- 

 ton's record from northern Illinois (Papilio, III, p. 40) is doubtful and needs verification; he may have misidentified the 

 species. Snow's record from Las Vegas, New Mexico, should probably be transferred to arizonce Grote. 



Catocala arizonge Grote 



Plate IV, fig. 20; PL V, figs. 6-9; PL XX, figs. '37 and 38 (claspers); PL XXI, figs. 31 and 32 (tibiae). 



Catocala arizonce Grote, 1873, Can. Ent., V, p. 163. Beutenmuller, 1903, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIX, p. 506. 

 Catocala babayaga Strecker, 1884, Papilio, IV, p. 73. 



The typical form of the species (PI. V, fig. 6) is rather more clearly marked than junctura but specimens occur which 

 are very difficult to separate from this species. The form with pinkish suffusion on the primaries is babayaga Strecker 

 and is well depicted in figures 8 and 9. 



Figure 20 on plate IV was listed by Beutenmuller as Jessica Hy. Edwards; it was taken from a specimen in our col- 

 lection labelled "New Mexico, Snow" and we believe is merely a dwarf specimen of this species approaching junctura 

 in the confused maculation of primaries. 



As far as is known, the species is confined to Arizona and the adjoining areas of New Mexico. Until its life-history 

 is- known, it is impossible to determine whether it is specifically distinct from junctura and texance. 



Catocala Jessica Hy. Edwards 

 Plate VIII, fig. 12. 

 Catocala Jessica Hy. Edwards, 1877, Pacific Coast Lep., No. 23, p. 1. 



We have carefully examined the type of this species from Havilah, Kern County, California, and believe that it is 

 a dwarfed specimen of what is probably a mere race of arizona; we have matched it exactly with a small series in our 



