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in some numbers. I was lucky enough to take one at Rounthwaite 

 at bloom, after dark on August 26th (1897), and on September 14th 

 (1898) I got another at Carberry, flying in the sun about golden-rod. 



Oncocnemis Saundersiana, Grt. One at Carberry, on the same occasion 

 as above recorded. 



Oncocnemis Chandleri, Grt. Brandon and Rounthwaite. 

 " cibalis, Grt. Cartwright. 



Oncocnemis viriditincta, Smith. A pair at Brandon, and one at Rounth- 

 waite. 



(To be continued.) 



TWO BRITISH AMERICAN NOCTUIDS. 



BY JOHN B. SMITH, SC. D., RUTGERS COLLEGE, NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. 



Among the material sent me for determination by Mr. A. W. Han- 

 ham were several species that appear to be undescribed. Some of these 

 have been already published, and others are in the hands of publishers. 

 The following two species are presented at this time because they are 

 referred to in Mr. Hanham's list now published in the Canadian Ento- 

 mologist. 

 Feltia robiistior, n. sp. 



Ground colour a sooty gray or brown, with black and white powder- 

 ings on the body and fore wings. Head slightly darker inferiorly and 

 again behind the antennpe. Collar with a black or brown central line, and 

 a less defined dusky shade edged with white scales at tip. Patagise with 

 a brown submarginal line, and the vague discal tufting is also edged with 

 dusky. Abdomen of the usual dirty pale gray. Primaries with the 

 markings fairly well defined. Basal line whitish, diffuse, not well marked, 

 extending into the submedian interspace, T. a. line geminate, black, the 

 included space marked with white scales : from the costa at one-third 

 from base, inwardly oblique to the median vein where it forms nearly a 

 right angle, is then outwardly curved to the internal vein, below which it 

 runs obliquely outward to the inner margin at its middle. The tendency 

 seems to be to obscure the lower portion of this line. T. p. line single, 

 blackish, broken, followed and emphasized by white scales which tend to 

 lighten the s. t. space. As a whole it is outcurved over the cell and very 

 evenly oblique from that point. S. t. line marked by white scales, pre- 

 ceded by a series of black, saggitate marks and forming a W which 

 reaches the outer margin on veins 3 and 4. A series of black terminal 



