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with hairy eyes and unarmed legs. The present generic reference c;m 

 not be considered- final imtil confirmed by nn examination of new ma- 

 terial. 



T. vegeta Morr. 

 1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., xxvir, 432, Tirnwcampa. 



HABITAT. Texas. 



The type is in the Tepper collection. A correctly named specimen 

 is also in the British Museum, from the Grote collection. The species 

 is not a Twniocampd and probably belongs to the fasciata?; but in de- 

 fault of sufficient study to place it certainly, I leave it here for the 

 present. Mr. Slingerland has called my attention to the fact that the 

 Cissusa , spadix of Cramer, heretofore referred as a synonym of Drax- 

 teria ercchtca, is a distinct species. On examination I find this to be 

 the fact, and it is more than likely that it will prove the same as the 

 above species. Material for study is lacking, therefore the reference 

 can not be positively made. 



Genus STRETCHIA Hy. Edw. 

 1874. Hy. Edw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., v, 267. 



The species of this genus are treated and monographically described 

 under Periyraplia in the Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xn, 490. The Euro- 

 p can species of Perigrapha have a very strong resemblance habitally 

 to the species of Stretehia, which has induced the reference of our spe- 

 cies to the European genus despite recognized differences in structure. 

 The occurrence of a structurally typical Perigrapha in our own fauna 

 renders a return to another generic term necessary, and StretcMa some- 

 what antedates Acerra (Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 162). This 

 law of priority plays odd tricks occas ionally and here necessitates the 

 use of a term originally referred to the Bombycidre and irrecognizably 

 described as against another correctly placed and well described. 



S. normalis Grt. 



1874, Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 162, Acerra. 



1875. Grt., Check List Noctmdse, pi. f. 4, Acerra. 

 1879. Grt,, Can. Eut., xi, 27, Graphipltora. 



1881. Grt,, Can. Eut., xnt, 133, Perigrapha. 



HABITAT. California. 



The type is in the British Museum. 



S. inferior Smith.* 

 1887. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x ; 477, PerigrapTia. 



HABITAT California. 



The types are in the National Museum and in the Edwards collec- 

 tion. 



