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There has been some uncertainty as to what Bdl.-Lec.'s figures 

 really "represent. These Mr. Scudder^ascertained were copied 

 from Abbot's unpublished drawings, and poorly enough 

 copied ^at that. No one will dispute that they are caricatures, 

 but nevertheless there can no longer be any doubt that they 

 were intended to illustrate this species. 



238. HARRISII, SCUD., Proc. Essex, Ins., Ill, p. 167, (1862); 

 Pack., Guide, p. 257,'(1869); (Phyc. H.) Kirby, 

 Cat., p. 174, (1871); \JWmnaia H.) Scud., Syst. 

 Rev. Am. Butt., p. 27, (1872) ; (Cindidia H.) Buff. ' 

 Bull., II, p. 266, (1875). 



Mel. Ismeria, Harris, (nee Bdl.-Lec.), Ins. Inj. Veg., 

 Flint's Ed., p. 288, (1862). 

 Larva on Diplopappus Umbellatus. 



The figure (187 on p. 258) in Packard's Guide, purporting to 

 be the larva of this insect, does not represent the larva of 

 any species of diurnal Lepidoptera. 



Messrs. W. H. Edwds. and [Scudder both cite the Ismeria of 

 Harris (p. 288, Ins. Inj. ;Veg.) as a synonym of Nycteis, 

 Dbldy.i Both authors* are in the wrong. First, Harris' de- 

 scription plainly and unmistakably applies to the species 

 subsequently described by Scudder as Harrisii, and not at all 

 to Nycteis. Dr. Harris remarks, after his description, "the 

 only specimen which I have seen was sent to me by Dr. D. 

 S. C. H. Smith of Sutton." I have seen this specimen, which 

 is still in the Harris collection"(now in thej keeping of the 

 Boston Mus. Nat. Hist.). It is a specimen of Harrisii, Scud., 

 and is. No. 514 in the collection. On referring to Dr. Harris' 

 MSS. catalogue, which is with the collection, I found No. 51 1 

 to be "Melitcca, Sutton, Dr. Smith." 



-!:',!>. MINUTA, W. H. EDWDS., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc., Phil., p. 

 161, (1861); Morris, Syn., p. 325, (1862); Kirby, 

 Cat, p. 171, (1871); Mead, Wheeler's Rep., V, p. 

 761, t, 36, (1875); (Sdioenis M.) Scud., Buff. Bull.,' 

 II, p. 265, (1875). 



Mel. Arachne, W. H. Edwds., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 

 II, p. 372, (1869); Kirby, Cat., p. 171, (1871); 

 Mead, Wheeler's Rep., V, p. 760, (1875) ; (Schoenits 

 A.) Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 265, (1875). 



240. PALLA, BDI,., Ann. Soc. Ent, Fr., 2me Ser. X, p. 305, 

 (1852); Morris, Syn., p. 52, (1862); Behr, Proc. 

 Cal. Acad. Nat.' Sc., Ill, p. 88, (1863); Reak., 

 Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil., VI, p. 139, (1866) ; Kirby, 

 Cat., p. 170, (1871); Hy. Edwds., Proc. Cal. Acad. 

 Nat. Sc., V, p. 167, Lar., (1873); Mead, Wheeler's 

 Rep, V, p. 759, (1875); (Lemonias P.) Scud., Buff. 

 Bull., II, p. 264, (1875). 

 1 .larva on ( 'astelejia Brevifiora. 

 var. a. HELCITA, BDL., Lep. Cal., p. 55, (1869); (Le- 

 monias H.) Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 264, (1,875). 

 var. b. GABBII, BEHR, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sc., Ill, 

 p. 89, (1863); Kirby, Cat., p. 171, (1871); (Lemo- 

 nias G.} Scud., Buff' Bull., II, p. 264, (1875). 

 Mel. Sonorce, Bdl, Lep. Cal., p. 56, (1869). 



Submarginal lunules, and sometimes mesial band of under side 

 of secondaries, silver or silvery white. 



Canada, 

 New Eng 1 . 



States, New 

 York. 



Texas, Col- 

 orado, New 

 Mexico. 



California. 



Southern 

 California. 



