nannodes. 
tenuicula. 
corrientes. 
libedis. 
cande facta. 
neomexi- 
cana. 
candefcic- 
tella. 
huita. 
carmeliia. 
virginalis. 
binocula. 
heonyx. 
tenaescens. 
cuta. 
(data. 
390 TARACHIDIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
T. nannodes Hmps. (53 g). Forewings yellowish white, stigmata as in preceding species, transverse lines 
brownish, the anterior line consisting of a few dots. Behind the brown median line a brown and mauve spot 
on inner margin. Marginal area dusted brown. Subterminal line therein merely indicated at costa by black and 
mauve spots. Hindwings pale brownish. Arizona. 
T. tenuicula Morr. (- phecolisca Drc.) (53 g) is a small white species, mauve in outer area with a brown 
band behind the median line and below the cell. Stigmata and transverse lines as in preceding species. The $ 
has a mauve patch anterior to brown median band extending to the straight black antemedian and with dark 
brown hindwings which in the <$ are transparent white, brownish at margin. From Texas and Arizona through 
Mexico to Colombia and common almost everywhere. 
T. corrientes Hmps. (53 g) is very similar. Forewings more inclined to be yellowish white, brown in 
outer area and mixed with mauve with a distinct subterminal line to anal angle. Hindwings yellowish, brownish 
at margin. In $ the entire basal half is dusted with mauve, hindwings dark brown. Brazil, Paraguay, Argentine. 
T. libedis Sm. (53 g). Forewings yellowish with olive-yellow postmedian and grey marginal areas. 
Stigmata as in the preceding species and with yellow-grey and brown transverse lines. A grey patch in inner 
marginal half in the outer median area. The white subterminal line is delicately dentate. Hindwings white, 
brownish red on veins and at margin. Texas, Colorada, New Mexico, Arizona. 
T. candefacta Hbn. ( minuta Haw ., haworthana Westw., debilis Wkr.) (53 h) closely resembles tenui¬ 
cula and corrientes , but is distinctly larger, with olive-yellow shade in cell and subterminal line with olive inner 
edge situate in leaden grey marginal area. Hindwings white, narrowly brownish at margin, entirely brown 
in A very common, widely distributed species from Canada to Mexico. — f. neomexicana Sm. (53 h) is inclined 
to yellowish white, the entire median shade olive-yellow, postmedian area yellow admixed with violet towards 
the inner margin; subterminal line more widely white. — ab. candefactella Strd. (= ab. 1 Hmps.) is a form in 
which the marginal area is not grey, the grey colouration is only to be found posterior to the olive median band 
between the cell and inner margin. Reniform stigma with white core. — Larva green with 12 longitudinal white 
lines, frequently with intermediate black lines. The head is striped green and white. It feeds on Ambrosia arte- 
misiaefolia. 
T. huita Sm. (53 li). Forewings white with large grey conical inner marginal patch edged with olive 
and which stretches to anal angle. Marginal area somewhat dusted with grey, edged with olive inwardly in 
upper half. Stigmata and transverse lines are absent except for a grey spot in centre of costa that changes to 
yellow in cell. Hindwings white, brownish at margin. Texas, Arizona. 
T. carmelita Dyar. in $ sex is impure yellow-white on forewings, olive-grey at base with an olive-grey 
oblique band in centre that is contingent to the faint reniform stigma. A similar band posteriorly that is 
traversed by the black post median. Fringes spotted with black in upper third and at anal angle. Hindwings 
brownish at margin. The 5 is more of an impure white, the olive bands are wider, the outer one extending to 
margin. Hindwings dark grey-brown. Panama. 
T. virginalis Grt. (53 h). Forewings silvery white, with faint yellowish hue in marginal half. Median 
shade fulvous, with olive brown reniform stigma with white surround. Posterior transverse line shadow-like, 
olive-brownish admixed with yellow. Hindwings white with brownish marginal band. Texas, Colorado, Arizona. 
T. binocula Grt. (53 h). Forewings yellow-white with olive-yellow median band, posterior to which is 
a leaden coloured band that bends outwards at ( lie grey reniform stigma which is circumscribed by white. This 
band turns upwards towards the apex shortly before reaching the margin. Subterminal line is spotted with 
olive-yellow inwardly, the margin beyond it is dusted with grey. Hindwings white, narrowly brownish at margin. 
Kansas, Texas, Arizona. 
T. heonyx Dyar (53 h) is a very small species with pure white forewings that are brown in outer half. 
The line that separates the two colours commences in centre of inner margin, proceeds obliquely to upper angle 
of cell, bends here rectangularly outwards and for a second time shortly before reaching the margin, ending 
shortly before apex on costa. Hindwings yellowish white, brownish at margin. Mexico (St. Luis Potosi). 
T. tenuescens Sm. (53 i). Forewings silvery white with yellowish costal spot above end of cell and with 
an olive-brown band peppered with white extending from the brown reniform that is ringleted with white, to 
the inner margin. Hindwings white, brownish at apex. Florida. 
T. cuta Sm. (53 i). Forewings pure white in basal half, outwardly fuscous dusted with grey and peppered 
with black. Edged inwardly by a black line that is angulated outwards in cell. Before apex on costa a large 
semicircular white patch that extends to the small grey reniform stigma. Hindwings yellowish white. New 
Mexico, Arizona. 
T. alata Sm. (53 i). Forewings ochreous brown, white on costa, with white longitudinal band over the 
inner marginal nervure, obliquely to lower angle of cell and from there to white costa. Hindwings yellowish 
brown. Arizona. 
