Morrison.] 152 [November 4, 



This species is very different from the seven known species of the 

 genus. The palpi, front and collar, are as usual ; but behind the lat- 

 ter there is a low, sharp-edged, longitudinal tuft. The abdomen is 

 flattened. The thorax, as well as the anterior wings, is of a smooth, 

 uniform, purple-brown. The costa and internal margin are deep red. 

 The half-line present, followed by a black dot, the representative of 

 the spot found in the other species. The interior line is arcuate, 

 black, and slightly irregular. The ordinary spots are concolorous, of 

 nearly equal size, of the same shape, and with red annuli; the 

 reniform with a distinct, punctiform, black spot at its base. The 

 median shade is obsolete. The exterior line is indistinct, except near 

 the costa. From its point of inception it extends obliquely to a point 

 midway between the reniform spot and the subterminal line, and 

 then continues subparallel with that line to the inner margin. Sub- 

 terminal line reddish, preceded by a narrow blackish shade. A 

 series of black dots at the base of the concolorous fringe. The pos- 

 terior wings are dark, gray-black, without reddish admixture. The 

 fringe concolorous. Beneath, on the anterior wings, the costa and 

 inner margin are red as above; the central portion of the wing is 

 blackish. The outer border, together with the posteriors, are purple- 

 red, with discal dot and a common black line. 



Hab. New Hampshire, Sept. 13, 1874. 



A single specimen, in perfect preservation, generously given me by 

 my friend Mr. C. P. Whitney. 



Scopelosoma napsea nov. sp. 



Expanse 30 mm. Length of body 14 mm. 



The eyes are naked, very strongly lashed. The collar is slightly 

 produced in front. There is a longitudinal tuft behind the collar. 

 The abdomen is flattened. The anterior wings are narrow. The 

 ground color of the thorax and anterior wings is light gray. All the 

 markings are very distinct. The usual lines are geminate. The in- 

 terior line is slightly oblique, strongly lobate, and both its component 

 lines are equally well expressed. Orbicular spot concolorous, indis- 

 tinct, with a double blackish annulus. The median shade is black, 

 thick, very distinct, and somewhat undulate, followed by cupreous 

 stains, one beneath the median nervule being very evident. Reni- 

 form spot large, very conspicuous, black, surrounded by a narrow 

 white, and then a black annulus. The exterior line is black, angular, 

 its inner line the most distinct. The subterminal line is light gray, 

 irregular, preceded by a notable darkening of the subterminal space. 



