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. The types of infecta and herbimacula are both iu the British Museum. 

 Walker's type is quite a respectable specimen and should not have been 

 doubtful. 



M. stricta Wlk.* 



1865. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., Suppl., in, 728, Hadcnaf 



1889. Butler, Trans. Eat. Soc. Loml., 1889, SSG Cehena egcns. 



ferrea Grt. 



1875. Grt., Can. Ent., vn, 25, Mamestra. 

 1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xm, 130, Mamestra. 

 1889. Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1889, 386, pr. syn. 



var. cinnabarina Grt.* 

 1874. Grt., Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XVI, 241, Mamestra. 



HABITAT. California; Oregon; Washington; Vancouver, Septem- 

 ber, October. 



The types of the above names are in the British Museum. Mr. Butler 

 has referred them all as synonyms of Celwna egeus; but egem is not a 

 Jhimextnij unfortunately; it is an Hadena allied in wing form to some 

 of the smaller European forms. I have a specimen like Walker's type 

 of eycns from Colorado. 



M. spiculosa Grt. 



1883. Grt., Can. Ent., xvi, 28, Mamestra. 



HABITAT. Arizona. 



The type is in Mr. Neumce gen's collection. 







M. circumcincta Smith. 



1891. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiv, 253, Mamestra. 

 HABITAT. Sierra Nevada, California. 

 The type is in the Edwards collection. 



M. olivacea Morr.* 



1874. Morr., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvn, 143, Mamestra. 



1875. Grt., Can. Eut., vn, 27, Mamestra. 



1877. Grt., Bull. Geol. Surv., in, 797, Mamestra, 

 1887. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 465, Mamestra. 



comis Grt. 



1877. Grt., Bull. Geol. Surv., in, 85, Mamestra. 

 1891. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiv, 254, pr. syn. 



var. obscurior Smith. 

 1887. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., X, 465, Mamestrn. 



HABITAT. Atlantic to Pacific through northern and middle United 

 States; Colorado; July, August, September. 

 I do not know where the type of olivacea is. The type of comis is in 



the Edwards collection; that of obscurior is with Mrs. Fernald. 



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M. rectiliiiea Smith.* 



1887. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat, Mas., x, 465, Mamestra. 



HABITAT. New York; Colorado; California; Oregon; Vancouver. 

 The types are in the National Museum. 



