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Hab. Nortu America, Georgia! , Virginia!—Muxico, Presidio (Forrer), San Blas 
(J. J. Walker), Jalapa (Hége), Coatepec (Brooks), Valladolid in Yucatan (Gaumer) ; 
GuaTEmaLa, Coatepeque, Cerro Zunil, Pantaleon 1700 feet, Senahu (Champion) ; 
Honpuras?; Nicaracua, Chontales (Janson) ; Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu 6000 to 
7000 feet (Rogers); Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 
6000 feet (Champion).—CotomBia; Ecvapor; Souru-gast BraziL; ANTILLES%, Jamaica’, 
San Domingo +, Saint Thomas 2, Dominica 5, Trinidad. 
This wide-ranging species varies much in size and colour, some specimens being much 
darker and more heavily marked than others. Walker in his Catalogue? also gives 
Samoa (or Navigators’ Islands) as a locality, but I very much doubt the correctness of 
this. All the examples I have seen are from North, Central, or South America, or 
the West Indian Islands. ‘The larva and pupa are well-figured by Abbot and Smith; 
they state that the former feeds on the wild comfrey (Commelina communis), hickory, 
ground-peas, &c. 
2. Prodenia androgea. 
Phalena Noctua androgea, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 42, t. 310. f. D?. 
Prodenia androgea, Guén. Sp. gén. des Lép. v. p. 1617; Walk. Cat. ix. p. 195°. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba 1000 feet (Champion), Volcan de Chiriqui (Ridse, in mus. 
Staudinger).—Guiana, Surinam 123, Cayenne 2. 
The only specimen of this species obtained by Mr. Champion in Central America 
agrees very well with Cramer’s figure. 
8. Prodenia signifera. 
Prodenia signifera, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 1931, and xi. p. 722. 
? Prodenia plagiata, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 194°. 
Hab. NortH AMeRIca, Georgia 1.—Mexico, State of Durango (Forrer), Jalapa (Hoge), 
Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith, Feb. 1888); Guatemata, Balheu, San Geronimo 
(Champion) ; Costa Rica, Punta Arenas (J. J. Walker); Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 
feet, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion).— VENEZUELA!; SooTH-EAST BRazIL; ANTILLES, 
San Domingo 2. 
This small species is found over a very extended range of country. P. plagiata, 
Walk., from Jamaica 3, is very probably a synonym of P. signifera. 
4. Prodenia variolosa. 
Prodenia variolosa, Walk. Cat. xi. p. 722°. 
Hab. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer), Cordova (Riimeli), Mexico city (Hége), Jalapa (F. 
D. G.), Coatepec (Brooks) ; Guatemaa, Lanquin and Balheu in Vera Paz ( Champion).— 
ANTILLES, San Domingo !. 
A well-marked and very distinct species. We have received numerous examples 
