358 BULLETIN 44, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



I am not aware that this species has been positively identified in 

 American collections. I have not seen it myself. 



P. perspicua Wlk.* 



1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het,, xiv, 1477, Poaplnla. 

 </lnn Grt. 



1875. Grt., Proc, Bost. Soc. N. H., xvm, 416, Phurys. 



HABITAT. Florida. 



The types are in the British Museum, and refer to one species only. 

 Perspicua was described from locality unknown; but the specimen is 

 probably from Doubleday's Florida material. 



Genus POAPHILA Gn. 

 1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct,, in, 299. 



P. quadrifilaris Him.* 



1823. Hbn., Zutnege, in, 37, f. 569, 570, Agnomonla. 

 1852. Gu., Spec. Gen., Noct,., in, 300, PoapMla. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1469, Poaplnla. 

 1880. Grt., Can. Ent., xn, 118, Poaplnla. 



HABITAT. New York in May and June, southward to Florida; 



Massachusetts in June. 



P. deleta Gn.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., in, 300, Poaplnla. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1469, PoapMla. 

 olsoleta Grt. 



1876. Grt., Check List, Noct., 42, Poaplnla 4-filaris var. 

 1882. Grt., New List, 41, sp. dist. 



HABITAT. Southern States. 



Types of Gueuee's species are in both the London and Paris Museums, 

 and are like the type of obsoleta in the British Museum. Mr. Grote 

 based his name obsoleta on what he identified as Guenee's var. , of P. 

 quadrifilaris, and misidentified deleta. The deleta of the Grote col- 

 lection is the contempta Bdv., as identified by Guenee. It is probable 

 that this error is repeated in all the American collections deriving their 

 determinations through Mr. Grote. 



P. contempta Bdv. 



1852. Bdv., in Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., in, 302, Poapliila. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1470, Poaplnla. 



HABITAT. Georgia; Florida; Southern States. 

 The type is with Mr. Oberthiir. As already stated, this is the deleta 

 of the Grote collection. 



P. sylvarum Gn.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., Ill, 300, pi. xxm, f. 2, Poaplnla. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1469, Poaphila. 



HABITAT. Southern States. 



The types were from the Boisduval collection and are probably with 





