290 BULLETIN 44, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Genus HELIOPHANA Grt. 

 1875. Grt., Bull. Buff'. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 220. 



H. mitis Grt. 



1873. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., i, 116, pi. m, f. 7, Helicleptria. 

 1875. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 220, HcUophana. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., X, 240, NeUopkana. 



obliquata Smith. 

 1891. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., xviu, 131, Hdiopliana. 



HABITAT. Texas ; Mississippi. 



Mr. Grote's type is in the British Museum; my type is with Mr. 

 Neumo?gen. The two are but forms of oue species, as I rather sus- 

 pected when describing olliqnata. 



H. amaryllie Smith.* 

 1891. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., xviu, 130, HeUopJiana, 



HABITAT. California. 



The type is in the National Museum. 



H. bina Gn. 



1852. Gii., Spec. Gen., Noct,, n, 186, Aulltcecia. 



1857. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Met., xi, 695, Anthcecia. 



1863. Grt., Proc. Eut. Soc. Phil., n, 334, Antha-cia. 



1873. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., i, 119, Heliothis. 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 34, Melicleptria. 



1875. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 220, Heliopliana. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Eut. Soc,, x, 240, Heliophana. 



HABITAT. Nebraska; New York in June. 



The type, which I have not seen, is with M. Oberthiir, at Eeunes. 



Genus XANTHOTHRIX Hy. Edw. 

 1878. Hy. Edw., Proc, Cal. Ac. Sci., Pac. Coast Lep., No. 29. 



X. ranunculi Hy. Edw.* 



1878. Hy. Edw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., Pac. Coast Lep., No. 29, July 1, 1878. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., x, 241, Xanthothrix. 



HABITAT. California. 



The type is in the Edwards collection. I have the paper in which it 

 is described only as a separate and believe, indeed, that it has not been 

 published in any other way. 



X. neumcegeni Hy. Edw.* 



1881. Hy. Edw., Papilio, I, 101. Xanthothrix. 



1882. Grt., Papilio, n, 122, Euedwardsia. 



1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc,, x, 241, Xanthothrix. 

 1883. Grt., Proc. Am. Phil. Soc., xxi, 165, Euedwardsia. 



HABITAT. California. 



Types are in the Edwards and Neuuuegen collections. 



