CATALOGUE OF NOCTUIDJE SMITH. 2'jl 



(Jonas AXENUS Grt. 

 187:i. Grt. Hull. Hurt'. Soc. Nut. Sri., I, 152. 



A. arvalis (irt.* 



187.3. (Jrt., Bull. Buff. Soe. Nat. Sci., i, 152, il. iv, f. 8, ^arenas. 

 1883. Smith, Trims. Am. Eut. Soc.,x, 242, Ascniix. 



var. ochraceus Hy. Edw. 

 1875. Hy. Edw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., vi, 136, pr. var. 



var. amplus Hy. Edw. 

 1875. Hy. Edw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., vi, 136, pr. var. 



HAETT A T. Colorado ; California. 



Mr. Grote's type is iii tlie British Museum; types of the varieties are 

 in the Edwards collection. Jt is questionable whether these names 

 can be retained, as a good series from any locality shows all the forms, 

 with all intermediate variations. 



Genus HELIACA H. Sell. 

 1853. H. Sdi., Schniett. Eur., n, 370. 



H. dimiiiutiva Grt." 



1873. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci.,'i, 148, Heliothia. 



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

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., x, 245, Heliaca. 



HABITAT. California; Nevada; Colorado, South Park. 

 Types are in the Tepper collection and in the British Museum. 



H. fasciata Hy. Edw. 



1875. Hy. Edw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., vi, 134, MeUcleptria. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., x, 246, Heliaca. 



HABITAT. Plover Co., Colorado. 

 The type is in the Edwards collection. 



H. dubitaus Teppcr. 

 1883. Tepper, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., x, 246, Heliaca. 



HABITAT. Nevada. 



The type is in the Tepper collection. 



H. nexilis Morn* 



1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1875, 102, Eu,tricoj)is. 



1880. Grt., Bull. Bkln. Ent. Soc., in, 38, Melich'ptria. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent, Soc., x, 246, Heliaca. 



elaborate, Hy. Edw. 



1881. Hy. Edw., Papilio, I, 21, Mdideptna. 



1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Eut. Soc., x, 246, pr. -syn. 



HABITAT. Colorado; California in .Tune. 



Mr. Morrison's type is in the Tepper collection; Mr. Edwards's type 

 is in his own collection. 



