THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 581 



Dr. MacGillivray says that "Megaxyela major Cress." is not likely to 

 occur in New Jersey, and that the record in the last edition was a mis- 

 identification. 



Family LYDID^. 



In this family collections are very incomplete, and it has been deemed 

 best to omit all species not practically certain to occur in the State. 



LYDA Fab. 



L. apicalis West. Will probably be found in New Jersey. 

 L. tessellata Klug. (Itycorsia) Penna., and certainly N. J. as well. 



CEPHALEIA Panz. 



C. frontalis West. (Liolyda) Massachusetts to Georgia. 

 C. fulviceps Rohw. Atlantic Co., type locality (Rohwer). 

 C. simidea Cress. Probably occurs in New Jersey. 



NEUROTOMA Konow. 



N. fasciata Nort. (Lyda cerasi Riley) Clifton VII, 3 (GG); Trenton VII, 

 7 (Hk) ; Newark, Lakehurst VII, 17, Atlantic Co. (Coll) ; the common 

 web-worm of the wild cherry (Dyar). 



N. inconspicua Nort. (Pamphilius) Larva on cherry in adjacent States. 



PAMPHILIUS Latr. 

 P. ocreatus Say. Larva on hazel, "Corylus" in a web, solitary (Dyar) ; 



sure to be found in New Jersey. 

 P. persicus MacG. Larva feeds on peach leaves, and is almost certain to 



be found in New Jersey orchards. 



BACTROCERUS Konow. 

 B. perplexa Cress. Riverton (Vk). 



B. plagiata Klug. (Lyda) Riverton (Vk) ; Westville VII, 12 ( Jn) ; Clem- 



enton VI, 25 (Hk) ; Anglesea VII, 25 (Sm). 

 B. quebecensis Prov. Delaware Water Gap (Jn). 

 B. rufofasciata Nort. New Brunswick (Bt). 

 B. scripta Say. Riverton (Vk). 



Family TENTHREDINID^. 

 Sub-family LOPHYRIN^. 



LOPHYRUS Latr. 



L. abbottii Leach. Springfield, Jamesburg; locally and seasonally com- 

 mon on pine throughout the State (Sm). 



