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patcong VII, 20 (Gr); Staten Island VII (Ds), probably local in the 

 northern sections. 



Z. pedipilalis Gn. Passaic Co. VI, 2 (Coll); Elizabeth and Newark V, 

 VI (Bz). 



Z. cruralis Gn. Boonton VIII, IX, Orange Mts. VI (Wdt) ; Paterson V, 

 12, VIII, 17 (Gr); Staten Island VIII (Ds) ; Newark VIII (Bwl) ; 

 Elizabeth VII, VIII (div). 



Z. obscuripennis Grt. "New Jersey" specimens are in collections with- 

 out definite locality or date. 



Z. protumnosalis Wlk. Elizabeth VII, VIII (Bz) ; New Brunswick, and 

 probably throughout the State, rarely. 



Z. marcidilinea Grt. Greenwood Lake; Newark, at light VIII (Wdt); 

 Merchantville VI, 29 (Kp). 



Z. ochreipennis Grt. Lake Hopatcong VII, 5 (Coll); So. Orange VIII 

 (Bwl); Newark VIII, IX (Wdt); Elizabeth VII, VIII, 19 (div), and 

 probably throughout the State. 



HORMISA Wlk. 



H. absorptalis Wlk. Paterson VI, 15, Montclair, New Brunswick at light 

 VII, Anglesea IX, 4 (Coll) ; Newark VII (Wdt) ; Elizabeth VI, VII, 24 

 (div); Westville (Lt) ; 5-mile beach VIII, 2, IX, 4 (Haim). 



H. litophora Grt. Staten Island VII (Ds) ; Elizabeth VII, 19, 24 (div); 



Forest Hill VII (Wdt); New Brunswick VII, 6 (Coll). 

 H. orciferalis Wlk. Elizabeth VI, 5, 1 specimen (Bz); Anglesea at light 



VI, VIII, IX (Coll), and also taken VIII, 2-13 at Holly Beach (Haim). 



PHILOMETRA Grt. 



P. metonalis Wlk. Staten Island VI (Ds) ; New Brunswick VII, 3 (Gr) ; 

 Sussex Co. VIII, 15, Chester VIII, 17, Elizabeth VI, VIII, 6 (Coll). 



P. eumelusalis Wlk. Chester VIII, 17 (Dn) ; Jersey City IX (Sb) ; Eliza- 

 beth VIII, 9 (Bz) ; New Brunswick VI, 16 (Coll) ; 5-mile beach VI, 19- 

 31 (Haim), and probably throughout the State; the larva feeding on 

 the roots of grasses. 



CHYTOLITA Grt.- 



C. morbidalis Gn. Throughout the State V-VIII, in deciduous woods, 



more or less commonly. 

 C. petrealis Grt. Found with the preceding, but rarely. 



BLEPTINA Gn. 



B. caradrinalis Gn. Throughout the State, May to September, local and 



sometimes rather common; attracted to light. 

 B. inferior Grt. Anglesea IX, 12, Burleigh (Sm); a southern species 



which has not been taken by collectors generally. 



