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1. Nomophila noctuella. 
Tinea noctuella, Wien. Verz. p. 136°. 
Nomophila noctuella, Grote, Check-list of N. Amer. Moths, p. 53 (1882) °. 
Pyralis hybridalis, Hibn. Europ. Schmett. vi. Pyral. t. 17. fig. 114°. 
Nomophila hybridalis, Htbn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 368‘; Leder. Wien. ent. Monats. vii. 
p. 879°. 
Botys hybridalis, Treitschke, Schmett. Europ. vii. p. 109° Duponch. Hist. Nat. Lép. Fr., Noct. 
v. 2, p. 158, t. 220. fig. 3”. 
Stenopteryx hybridalis, Herr.-Schiff. Europ. Schmett. iv. p. 42°; Guen, Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. 
p. 414°; Walk. Cat. xix. p. 812°. 
Hab. Norra Amurica 2, California, Colorado, Florida, Arizona.—MeExico, Durango 
city (Becker), Mexico city, Patzcuaro (F. D. G.), Jalapa (i. Trujillo) ; GUATEMALA, 
Santa Cruz, Cerro Zunil, Duefias (Champion); Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu 6000 to 
7000 feet (Rogers)—Sourn America to Brazil® and Chili 19; Evrops! 3-10. Asta5 ; 
AFRica ® ; AUSTRALIA. 
This cosmopolitan insect does not seem to have been previously recorded from 
Central America. It is not necessary to give a full list of localities here. 
SPARAGMIA. 
Sparagmia, Guenée, Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 216 (1854) ; Walker, Cat. xvii. p. 384; Lederer, 
Wien. ent. Monats. vii. p. 414. 
1. Sparagmia gigantalis. 
Sparagmia gigantalis, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 216, Delt. et Pyral. t. 6. fig. 10’; Walk. 
Cat. xvii. p. 8857; Leder. Wien. ent. Monats. vii. p. 414°. 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (Schaus); Costa Rica, Candelaria Mts. (Underwood) ; 
Panama, Chiriqui (Arcé, in mus, D.; Ridbe, in mus. Staudinger), Bugaba (Champion). 
—CoLomBia; Ecvapor; Amazons, Villa Nova?; Brazin1?; Paraguay; ANTILLES, 
San Domingo 2. 
- A common insect in Tropical South America. 
ATHEROPODA. 
Megaphysa, Guenée, Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 212 (1854) (part.). 
Atheropoda, Lederer, Wien. ent. Monats. vii. p. 413 (1863). 
1. Atheropoda majoralis. 
Megaphysa majoralis, Guén. Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 215°; Walk. Cat. xvii. p. 882. 
Atheropoda majoralis, Leder. Wien. ent. Monats. vii. p. 413, t. 3. fig. 9°. 
Megaphysa sibilalis, Guen. Sp. gén. des. Lép. viii. p. 215*; Walk. Cat. xvii. p. 382°. 
Atheropoda sibilalis, Leder. Wien. ent. Monats. vii. p. 413°. 
Hab. Mexico, Rinconada in Vera Cruz (Schaus); Guaremata, San Gerénimo 
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