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TWO NEW CROCOTAS FOUND IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

1895; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 27; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4039/ent27345-12

1918-3240

George. A. Ehrmann,

Saffron Plant Research Studies

Crocota rubricosta , n. sp.— ♀. Antennæ and eyes black; palpi and prothorax reddish-brown; head a little lighter than the prothorax; thorax dark brown, almost black; abdomen dark brown, tipped anally with red. Under side of abdomen and thorax, including the legs, light reddish brown. Primaries: Upper side obscured with dark velvety-brown, slightly tinted, or dusted, with red on the costa. Secondaries: Dark brown, almost black, with a large red elongate spot on the costa—hence the name rubricosta . Under side of primaries light brown; costa fiery red; the inner marginal area is also heavily dusted with red. Under side of secondaries fiery red, shaded along the anal margin with dark brown; the limbal space has a brown angulated bar, beginning at the discal cell and widening outwardly; discal spot dark brown, almost black; fringes dark brown. Exp., one inch and three-eighths. Hab.—Jeanette, Pa.