CATALOGUE OF NOCTl'ID.K SMITH. 255 



The type is with Dr. Thaxter, who pointed out the species to me in 

 the National Museum, where it stood in the Meske collection as octo- 

 scripta-. It much resembles that speeies. As already stated, this is the 

 faJciflcra of Walker, and possibly that of Kirby as well; but there is 

 sufficient doubt in the matter to prevent their union here. 



P. selecta Wlk.* 



1857. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Met., xu, 912, Plusi. 

 riridisigiiata Grt. 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Sue. Nat. Sci., n, 73 (riridisiyma). 



1875. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci.. m. 5, Pln*i<(. 

 1875. Grt., Can. Ent., vn, 205, Plusia. 



HABITAT. Hudson Bay Territory; Canada in August; Adirondack 

 Mountains, New York ; Denver, Colorado. 

 The types are in the British Museum, and refer to the same species. 



P. angulidens Smith.* 



1891. Smith, Trans. Am. Eut. Soc., xvm, 111, Plusia. 



HABITAT. South Park, Colorado. 



Types are in the National Museum, the Neumoegen collection, and 

 in the Kutgers College collection. 



P. celsa Hy, Edw. 



1881. Hy. Edw., Papilio, i, 101, Plusia. 



HABITAT. Oregon. 



The type is in the Neurncegeu collection. 



P. epigaea Grt.* 



1874. Grt., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., Phil., 1874, 208, Plusia. 



HABITAT. New York in July; Massachusetts in July; Colorado. 

 The type is in the British Museum. 



P. surena Grt. 



1882. Grt., Bull. Geol. Surv., vi, 585, Plusia. 



HABITAT. Orouo, Maine. 



The type is in Mrs. Fernald's collection. 



P. basigera Wlk.* 



1865. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xxxin, 836, Plusia. 

 laticlaria Morr. 



1875. Morr., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N. Y., xi, 98, Plusia. 



HABITAT. New York; New Jersey in October; Florida. 



Walker's type is in the British Museum, from " North America." 

 Mr. Morrison's type is in the Tepper collection; the two are identical. 

 1 have unfortunately referred I.)r, Lintner's culta to ltMria, with 

 which it has little in common, 



