244 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [December, 



Catocala chelidonia tf 9 9 (tf) Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Catocala micronympha var. 9 timandra Hy. Edwards. Texas. 



This is scarcely worthy of a name. 

 Catocala andromache $ Hy. Edwards. North Carolina. 



Beautiful and very distinct. 

 Catocala Ophelia $ 9 Hy. Edwards. California. 



This is declared to be synonym of verriliana in Smith's List 



and Catalogue, but really appears to be a distinct species with 

 violenta for a variety. Ophelia is larger than verriliana and has 

 carmine secondaries, whereas vernliana and its variety votiva 

 have orange-red secondaries respectively. 



Catocala ophc/iavar. violenta tfcj ? Hy. Edwards. Ariz, and Col., Doll. 

 Catocala deli/ah var. desdimona $ $ Hy. Edwards. Arizona, Doll. 

 Catocala ultronia var. celia ^(^ 9 Hy. Edwards. Florida. 

 Catocala mariana var.francesca 9 (c?) Hy. Edwards. California. 



This is scarcely worthy of a name. 

 Catocala virgilia $ (9) Hy. Edwards. California. 



This is blacker than irene Behr. , which seems to be a good 



species, rather than a form of californica. 



Catocala electilis var. Valeria $ (9) Hy. Edwards. California. 



Catocala piatrix var. dionyza $ Hy. Edwards. Arizona, Doll. 



Phurys ovalis <^ 9 Grt. Arizona. 



Pleonectyptera historialis <$<$ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Pleonectyptera finitima <$ Smith. California. 



Pleonectyptera subflavidalis 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Described as a Megachyta. 

 Trama griseipennis $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Pheocyma umbrina $ $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Morrison. 

 Pheocyma termina 9 Grt. Arizona, Morrison. 

 Yrias clientis $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Yrias volucris $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Yrias repentis <$ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Yrias crudelis $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Homopyralis miserulata <$ Grt. New Mexico. 

 Matigramma rubrosuffusa $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Spargaloma punctipennis 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Prof. Smith says that Spargaloma Grt. is antedated, and that 



the genus must be known either as Hyamia Walk., or possibly 

 Legna Walk. 



Litognatha linearis 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Prof. Smith says this genus should be Hor))iisa Walk. 



Salia rufa 9 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Rivula triplet J' 9 Grt. Arizona. Doll. 



Prof. Smith says this is not Rivula, and probably not a Deltoid. 



Pseudorgyia russula <$ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



