. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 59 and the usual transverse lines. Reniform spot distinct, subreniform oval, a light brown spot just beyond the transverse posterior line, opposite the reniform spot. Hind wings dark crimson, with the usual bands, the inner one angulated at about halfway. Expands ;two and a half inches. Taken at Montreal and London. Rare. Larva feeds on oak. 18. Ultronia.—Fore wings a rich dark brown along inner margin and below apex, a patch at apex, light brown, rest of wings hoary grey or grey brown, transverse lines indistinct. (See
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 59 and the usual transverse lines. Reniform spot distinct, subreniform oval, a light brown spot just beyond the transverse posterior line, opposite the reniform spot. Hind wings dark crimson, with the usual bands, the inner one angulated at about halfway. Expands ;two and a half inches. Taken at Montreal and London. Rare. Larva feeds on oak. 18. Ultronia.—Fore wings a rich dark brown along inner margin and below apex, a patch at apex, light brown, rest of wings hoary grey or grey brown, transverse lines indistinct. (See Fig. 12.) Hind wings dark crimson, inner black band irregular in breadth, and reaching interior margin. A very handsome species, expanding about two and a quarter inches. Larva feeds on plum. Found from Quebec to London. 19. Ilia.—One of the most beautifu* of the genus. Fore wings dark grey clouded with black, brown and whitish- Reniform spot very distinct, white with a brown centre, the subreniform square and whitish. Hind wings dark red, marginal -p^ 12 black band, wide at anterior, and wavy near interior margin, inner band twice constricted and ending in a point near inner margin of wing, base of wing with long brown hairs. Found from Montreal to London. Larva feeds on oak. Expands three to three and a half inches. Section TV. 20. Cerogama.—-Fore wings light grey, mottled with brown of various shades, trans- verse lines brown. Hind wings yellow, the yellow space between the two black bands being of the same width throughout. Basal third of wing covered with long brownish hairs. Expands about three inches. Found from Montreal to London, but not generally common. 21. Neogama.—Primaries grey and resembling in their colour and markings the pre- ceding species. The hind wings, however, are very different, the yellow being darker and the space between the black bands irregular in outline. Expands about three inches. Found from Montreal to London. Rather common. The variety
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