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P. eupatorii Lyman. The larva bores in "Eupatorium purpurea," and will 

 probably be found in New Jersey. 



P. pterisii Bird. The larva in brake or high fern, "Pterisia aquilina." 

 This species very closely resembles "harrisii," and some of the records 

 for that species will without much doubt be found referable here. 



P. harrisii Grt. Newark (Sb) ; Elizabeth IX (Bz). The larva bores in 

 "Heracleum lanatum." 



P. purpurifascia G. & R. Elizabeth IX (Bz), Staten Island (Ds), and 

 probably throughout the more northern parts of the State where the 

 wild columbine grows; the larva bores in the roots of that plant. 



P. baptisise Bird. The larva bores in the false indigo, "Baptisia tinc- 

 torum," and undoubtedly occurs in New Jersey. Mr. Davis has taken 

 it on Staten Island. 



P. astuta Bird. The larva bores in horse balm, "Colensonia," and will 

 almost certainly be found in New Jersey. 



P. cataphracta Grt. Caldwell (Cr) ; Newark (Soc); Staten Island (Ds) ; 

 Anglesea (Lt) ; generally distributed throughout the State. The larva 

 is a general feeder in thistle, burdock, elder, sunflower and other 

 weeds, the adult flying in September. 



P. rigida Grt. This will probably be found in the northern part of the 

 State as the southerly limit of its distribution; it flies in September. 



The species recorded as "rutila" in the previous edition probably refers 

 to one of the other, similar forms. Mr. Bird has not met with it in his 

 collections and considers it a more northern type. The Canadian col- 

 lectors get it not uncommonly. 



PYRRHIA Hbn. 



P. umbra Hbn. Caldwell (Cr); Newark VI (Sb); Elizabeth VII (Bz) ; 



Staten Island VII-IX (Ds); 5-mile beach VII, 28 (Haim) ; larva on 



"Desmodium" and blackberry. 

 P. exprimens Wlk. With the preceding, but rarely. 



XANTHIA Hbn. 



X. flavago Fab. Recorded as rare near New York by Beutenmuller. 



IODIA Hbn. 

 I. rufago Hbn. Newark IV, on willow bloom (Sb) ; Lakehurst IV (Ds). 



MESOLOMIA Sm. (BROTOLOMIA.) 

 M. iris Gn. Hopatcong (Pm) ; Jersey City (Sb) ; Newark VI (div). 



TRIGONOPHORA Hbn. 



T. pcriculosa Gn. Chester (Dn) ; Hopatcong (Pm) ; Cresskill VIII, 30 

 (Wrms); Paterson IX, 21 (Gr) ; Lakehurst IX (Ds). The variety 



