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Mr, OraeFs specimens were received from Texas. He remarks: received more than a 
dozen specimens from Texas, and they are all of this form and constant j 7/. mirora is a totally 
different spec.ies.” I took it for granted that this form was distinct from (lurora^ but renewed 
examination makes me inclined to regard it as a variety. 
Airs. Slosson, who tells me she lias seen in Florida hundreds of the normal 77. aurora^ thinks 
this variety is <listinct. Tlie following descri])tion of 77. perophoroideH is drawn up from eight S and 
one 9 in her collection. In life IMrs. Slosson has noticed that the thorax is bathed with a glaucous 
green tinge, which extends to the base of the fore wings, but disappears as the moth dies. Anteniiic 
plumose. Head in front and markings on the wing rich pale Avino-re<l; head above, thorax, and 
ground color of the wings fawn-brown. Fore wings uniformly fawn-brown, two deeplj^ stained, 
wine-red, narrow, distinct transverse lines, nearly parallel, passing from the inner side of tliewing 
to the costal edge, and a third concolorous line starting from the junction of the median vein and 
the inner line and ending on the costal edge nearly halfway from base of wing to the end of the 
line it joins. (These lines are situated exactly as in the normal examples of 77. emrora.) Hind wings 
suffused with pale Aviue-red on the outer fourth. 
In two 3 the entire fore wings are uniformly suffused with pale claret-red, and in one ^ the 
wings are suff used vith the same tint, but the si)ace between the three lines are deep, dull, wine, brick 
red, like the lines themselves, the band being about twice as broad on the costal as on the hind edge. 
Underside : Fore wings deep wine-red, paler along the outer margin ; hind wings whitish, with 
reddish scales on the costal edge. 
GeograpUicul distribution, — Florida (Mrs. Slosson) and Texas (Belfrage, Uraef Coll.); Texas 
(French). 
Hyparpax venus Neumoogeu. 
(PI. VII, tig. 18.) 
Hyparpax venna Xeum., Can. Ent., xxiv, p. 226, Sept., 1892. 
Palm, .Journ. X. York Ent. Soc., i, p. 20. March, 1893 (PI. I, fig. 4). 
Neiim. and Byar, Trans. Anier. Ent. Soc., xxi, p. 186, 1894; Journ, X. Y. Ent. Soc., ii, p. 114, 
Sept., 1894. 
Moth , — ‘‘Head yellowish witli rose center; antenme light brown; eyes black; collar, thorax, 
patagia, as well as jirimaries, of beautiful light rose color; nerves concolorous; fringes whitish. 
Beyond median cell, from costa to inner margin, a transverse white line, slightly bending 
inwardly at its center. 
“Secondaries and nerves white, Avith a rose-colored marginal line along costa and margin to 
anal angle. A rose tint along anterior margin, fading toAvard center. 
“Abdomen yelloAvish-Avhite, with rose anal tuft. 
“BeloAV, iirimaries and secondaries of yelloAvish Avhite, with concolorous nerves and fringes. 
Costa rose and br.oad marginal rose tints, especially so on primaries, fading toward center. 
“Legs rose colored; prominent yellowish-AA^hite tibial spines. 
“Expanse of Avings, 30 mm.; length of body, 0 mm, 
“Habitat: Colorado. Type, 3 , Coll. B. Neumoegen. 
“It seems to be a rare s})ecies, for Mr. Bruce only caught one last year, and this summer 
only five specimens, among AAdiich oue 9 , Avhich, as he writes me, tallies iu all details with the 5 . 
Its name is warranted by its beauty.” 
Euhyparpax Beuteumiiller. 
Euhyparpax Bent., Bull.'Ainer. Mus. XYit. Ilkst., v, p. 19, Feb., 1893. 
“Primaries twice as long as broad; costa almost straight, A^ery slightly concaA^e about the 
middle; apex i)oiiited ; outer margin slightly rounded; inner angle obli<iuely rounded. Secondaries 
reaching to the ifiuer angle of the primaries, apex acutely rounded, outer margin almost oblique, 
hind angle rounded. Body ( 5 ) slender, extending beyond the secondaries; anal tuft obsolete. 
Legs pilose, femora and tibi:e coAwed Avith long ciliated hairs, tarsi covered only Avith A'eiy short 
vscales. Head depressed, palpi very short and barely A'isible, oAving to the scales covering the same 
and the thorax. Antenme half as long as the primaries; stalk stout, Avith the pectinations to about 
the middle of equal length, Avhen they A^ery gradually decrease iu length to about 2 mm. before the 
apex, which portion is Avithout pectinations. The genus is allied to llyparpcLv,’’^ (Beuteumuller.) 
