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"v-brunneum" Grt. occurs with, the type, and both are probably found 

 throughout the State. 



CIRRCEDIA Gn. 



C. pampina Gn. Newark and Orange Mts. IX (div) ; Bayonne (Bt) ; 

 Elizabeth IX, X (div) ; Staten Island V, IX, X (Ds) ; New Brunswick 

 IX, 20, Lakehurst IX, 27 (Gr). 



SCOLIOPTERYX Germ. 



S. libatrix Linn. Throughout the State. Matures in early fall, hiber- 

 nates as an adult and lives until well along in summer; larva on 

 willow and poplar. 



COSMIA Ochs. 



C. paleacea Esp. Chester (Dn). 



ORTHOSIA Ochs. 



The species now referred to this genus are only a part of those in the 

 previous edition. Most of them have been separated under the term 

 "Amathes" Hbn., leaving the larger, more robust species under the present 

 term. 



O. aurantiago Gn. Ramsey IX, 5, at light (Sleight) ; Elizabeth VIII, 20 

 (Bz). 



O. helva Grt. Throughout the State, VII and VIII, recorded by all con- 

 tributors from Hopatcong to 5-mile beach. 



O. lutosa Andr. Newfoundland VII, 2 (Shoemaker), and also recorded 

 from "New Jersey" without specific locality. 



O. americana Morr. Described from New Jersey, was based on a Euro- 

 pean example, and "O. conradi" Grt., also recorded from the State, 

 was undoubtedly an error of determination or locality. 



AMATHES Hbn. 



The species referred here appeared under "Orthosia" in the last edition. 



A. bicolorago Gn. Throughout the State, locally common, September to 



October; hibernates as an adult and appears again early next spring. 



The variety "ferruginoides" Gn. is really much the most abundant 



form of the two. 



A. decipiens Grt. Elizabeth X, 19 (Kp). 



A. euroa G. & R. Should be found in the northern part of the State. 



A. ralla G. & R. Recorded from New Hampshire to North Carolina and 

 sure to be found in New Jersey. 



PARASTICHTIS Hbn. 



P. discivaria Wlk. Not yet actually found in the State, but almost cer- 

 tain ' occur there. 



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