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of the spots, and even sometimes fills the reniform. This is per- 

 haps the most obvious characteristic of the species, and is 

 clearly shown in Holland's figure under the name of siugnla. 

 That specimen, however, is much darker than any crocea in 

 my series. Both crocea and flava have a few black dentate 

 marks in the termen near the apex, which my caeca lack. The 

 black border to secondaries in crocea is broader than in either 

 of the others, and has the even inner edge of caeca. Beneath 

 there is no sign of a discal spot on any of the wings of any of 

 my specimens, and it differs also from both the others in hav- 

 ing a broad and well defined blackish border to primaries as 

 well as to secondaries. 



The above comparisons are made from Utah specimens only, 

 with the addition of a single crocea from New Mexico. The 

 three are easily distinct, though some of the characters re- 

 ferred to of course might not hold good in other localities. 



Acronycta laetifica Smith. 



This was described from a number of specimens from New 

 York, New Jersey, and Florida. Types were stated to be in 

 the collections of the U. S. National Museum, Rutger's College, 

 Cornell University, and Messrs. Graef and Doll. Those in the 

 two former collections I have examined. At Rutger's College 

 was a male co-type from New York, and a female from 

 Florida. At Washington I found the male type from Florida, 

 a female and male co-type without locality label, and another 

 female which my notes say was also marked "type," though 

 possibly really only a co-type, from New York. Smith states 

 after the description that the species with which it is most 

 likely to be confused is occidentalis. That is, or was, so far 

 true that I venture to state that the male type in the Washing- 

 ton Museum actually is occidentalis, or perhaps I should say, 

 using the prior name, interrupta. My notes say : "The male 

 type from Florida is a well marked interrupta, creamier than 

 usual, and has the slightly ochreous-tinted reniform of that 

 species. Specimens standing apparently correctly in the in- 

 terrupta series are just like it." All the rest I saw marked 



