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given for them, and have noted the discrepancies where such e: isted. 

 It would be waste of space to cite this monograph for every species, 

 and to the end of Carneades, the reference is understood even whore 

 not made. It is to be noted that I claim generic value for all the di- 

 visions proposed by nie, and the title Ayrotis Auct., is simply a con- 

 veuieut heading for this note. 



Genus RHYNCHAGROTIS Smith. 

 1890. Smith, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 38, 13. 



R. gilvipennis Grt.* 



1874. Grt., 6th Kept. Peab. Ac. Sci., App., 24, Agrotis. 



1874. Grt., Can. Eiit., vr, 71, Agrotis. 



1875. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 301, Ayrotis. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvm, \M = chardlnyi. 



1876. Grt., Stett. Ent. Zeit., xxxvn, 135 = chardinyi. 

 cliardinyi\ Morr. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvm, 117, Ayrotls, 

 1890. Sinfth, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 38, 14, Ehynchayrotis. 



HABITAT. Auticosti; Labrador; Canada; Maine; Vermont in July ; 

 Adirondack Mountains, New York, July and August. 



I have compared the type of gilvipennis in the British Museum with 

 a good series of the Siberian cliardinyi, and find the two species dis- 

 tinct. The points of difference are numerous, and I have restored Mr. 

 Grote's name. The reference to the synonymy was made by Mr. Mor- 

 rison, accepted by Mr. Grote, and, without opportunity of comparing 

 the Asiatic form, I followed these authors in my monograph. I have 

 collected a considerable number of specimens of our American form and 

 have examined many others without seeing any that agreed with Bois- 

 duval's species. A specimen marked "gilvipennis type" by Mr. Mor- 

 rison, is in the National Museum. 



R. rufipectus Morr.* 



1874. Morr., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvii, 165, Agrotls. 



1876. Grt., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N. Y., xi, 304, Arjrotis. 



HABITAT. Northern and Eastern States; New York in August, 

 Lewis County in Julyf Colorado; Oregon; British Columbia; Los 

 Angeles County, California, in October. 



I have seen no types. Mr. Morrison states that he received the 

 specimen from Mr. Grote, and the Grote collection contains specimens 

 agreeing with my identification of the species in the U. S. National 

 Museum. 



R. brunneicollis Grt.* 



1861. Grt., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., in, 524, PI. 5, f. 5, AV/:ra. 

 1869. Grt., Trans. Am. Ent. Soe., ir, 309, Aijrotin. 



HABITAT. Canada, Northern, Eastern, and Middle States; west to 

 iowa, Nebraska, and Colorado; Albany, N. Y., June; Massachusetts 

 in August; Canada, July to September; Vermont in September, 



