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and differing chiefly in the hairiness of the eyes. In Ceramica 

 the eyes are densely hairy throughout, in Lophoceramica only 

 on the posterior half. The genus should find place in Sir 

 George Hampson's fifth volume on page 447. The females 

 have a large white tuft covering the end of the abdomen. L. 

 artega is closely allied to a Mexican species, L. pyrrha Druce 

 (Hydroecia pyrrha Druce, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), xm, 

 p. 359, 1894), but is probably sufficiently distinct therefrom to 

 preserve its specific identity, at least until a larger series of 

 artega has been obtained. I have before me the female type 

 of artega and a male and two females of pyrrha. 



Coenipeta bibitrix Hiibner. 



New synonym, Eubolina meskei Hy. Edwards. 



This common Mexican species occurs also in Texas, on the 

 testimony of Hy. Edwards's type, which is in the National 

 Museum. The species is extremely variable, but I have a 

 specimen from Coatepec, Mexico, that exactly matches 

 Edwards's type. Specimens in the Schaus collection extend 

 the range to Brazil and Cuba. References to the species will 

 be found in the Biologia (i, p. 350). 



Petrophora iduata Guenee. 



New synonym, Xanthorhoe planata Taylor, Can. Ent., XL, p. 59, 1908. 



Mr. Taylor proposes a new name for the American form 

 of P. fluctiiata L., but fails to indicate why the name iduata 

 Guen. should not be used. Iduata was described from two 

 males from Canada and the name and reference are given 

 plainly in Bui. 52, U. S. National Museum in the synonymy of 

 fluctuata. Admitting Mr. Taylor's contention that the Ameri- 

 can and European forms are specifically distinct, I think 

 Guenee's earlier name should be employed. 



Odontoptila siculodaria Schaus. 



New synonym, Pigia albiserpentata Pearsall, Sci. Bui., Brookl. Inst. 

 Mus., i, p. 212, 1906. 



Mr. Schaus's type is from Oaxaca, Mexico, but agrees well 

 with specimens from southern Arizona, Baboquivari Mts., 

 Arizona, and Brownsville, Tex. 



Campometra cinctipalpis Smith. 



New synonym, Campometra mascara Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 (7), vin, p. 42, 1901. 



Mr. Schaus's type is before me and extends the known range 

 of our Texan species to Venezuela. I have six specimens from 



