CATALOGUE OF NOCTUIIXE SMITH. 317 



1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Hct., xiv, 1456, Drastcria. 

 18f>9. Saund., Can. Knt,, I, 4, larva. 

 1875. Sauml., Can. Knt., VII, 116, larva. 

 1875. Hy. Eclw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., vn, 23, egg. 

 1SX2. Pack., Papilio, n, 147, Drastcria. 

 18X4. French, Papilio, IV, 149, life history. 



1885. Kiley, 4th Kept. U. S. Eut. Comin., 352, pi. 02, f. 5. ::11 stages. 

 sobria Wlk. 



1857. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., XII, 835, Microplnjxa. 

 1*68. G. & R., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., u, 79, Draxfrria. 

 1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., u, 389, pr. syn. 



n a rr at a Wlk. 



1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1474, I'oaplnla. 

 1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci.', n, 38, pr. syn. 



patibilis Wlk. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het,, xiv, 1471, PoapltUa. 



agricola G. & R. 



1868. G. & R., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., i, 189, pi. iv, f. 34, Drastcria. 

 1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., n, 38, pr. syu. 



9 mundtila G. & R. 

 1868. G. & R., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., I, 191, pi. iv, f. 35, Drastcria. 



1873. Grt., Bull. Buff'. Soc. Nat. Sci., i, 155, Draxteria. 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat, Sci., n, 38, pr. syn. 



HABITAT. Eastern United States to Colorado; New Mexico ; British 

 Columbia; Canada. Found at almost all times from April to October. 



D. crassiuscula Haw.* 



1810. Haw., Lep. Britt., 259, Phytometra. 



1829. Steph., 111. Brit. Ent., Haust., in, 126, ? Oplnusa. 



1833. Wood, Index Ent., pi. 17, f. 436, O 



1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1456,= 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., u, lQ9, < 



erichto Gn. 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen.,Noct., in, 290, Drastcria. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1457, Drastcria. 

 1873. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., I, 154; an. var. credited. 



var. ochrea Grt. 

 1873. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., I, 155, an. var. eredttea. 



var. distincta Neuin. 

 1883. Neum., Papilio, in, 143, Drasteria. 



HABITAT. With the preceding. 



The synonomy given above is the result of a very clever study of the 

 genus by Mr. M. V. Slingerland, who demonstrated that the two species 

 were usually confused in collections, and identified all the names with 

 the proper species. Walker's types are in the British Museum, and all 

 his specimens are, I believe, of the crechtea form. P. amplissim^ Wlk., 

 which had also been referred here is really Paralldin hixti-'uiris; on the 

 other hand Poapliila patibilis Wlk., undoubtedly belongs here. Pha- 

 hvna spadix Cram., has been referred by Mr. Grote as the female of 

 erechtea, and Walker made the figure the type and only species of his 

 genus Cissusa, without ever having seen an example. Mr. Slingerland 

 called my attention to the fact that the figure could scarcely be meant 



