200 BULLETIN 44, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



are typical specimens of vecorx. Vcldia, the type of which was kindly 

 sent me by Mr. Moffat, is a badly rubbed specimen, more like nitens in 



appearance. 



O. virgula Grt. 



1883. Grt., Papilio, in, 76, Ta'iiioamipa. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xii, 473, Ortliodcs. 



HABITAT. Arizona; Colorado. 



Tlie type is in Mr. Neuincegen's collection. 



O. irrorata Smith.* 



1887. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 478, Orihodes. 

 HABITAT. Washington; British Columbia. 

 Types are in the Graef, Neumcbgen, and Edwards collections. 



O. pueiilis Grt.* 



1874. Grt., Bull. Bnff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, G4, Mamestra. 



1879. Grt., Can. Ent., xi, 26, Gruphiphora. 

 1881. Grt., Can. Eut.. xln, 126, Ta-niocampa. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xn, 474, Orihodes. 



HABITAT. California. 



The type is in the British "Museum. A specimen marked "type," by 

 Mr. Morrison, is in the National Museum. 



O. agrotiformis Grt. 



1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xin, 14, Graphiphora. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xn, 489, Tceniocampa. 



HABITAT. Colorado. 



The types, two females, are in the British Museum, and are best re- 

 ferred to Orthodes until the male is known. The species seems a good 

 one. 



Genus HIMELLA Grt. 



1874. Grt., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1874, 200. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xn, 467. 



H. contrahens Wlk.* 



1860. Wile., Can. Nat. and GeoL, v, 255, ? Celwna. 

 Hi rat la Morr. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., .1875,59. Mamestra. 



1880. Grt., Can. Ent., xii, 186, Graphiphora. 



1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xin, 126, Tce.nlocum )>u . 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., xn, 468, Himclla. 



contrahens Grt. 



1878. Grt., Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv., iv, 180, Graphiphora. 

 1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xn, 186, syn. thecata. 



HABITAT. Nova Scotia; Canada in July; Maine; New Hampshire 

 in July; northern New York ; Nebraska; Colorado; New Mexico. * 



In describing Graphiphora contrahens n. sp., Mr. Grote refers to the 

 fact that he had seen a specimen labeled contrahens by Walker; but 

 he seems not to have known that it had been described, and this would 





