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the specimens, I could not compare them. It would seem, how- 

 ever, that Mr. Neumoegen thought the two to be synonymous,, 

 as he has them side by side with differing labels. 

 Melicleptria septentrionalis $ ( $ ) Hy. Edwards. British Columbia. 



Mr. Neumoegen' s notes call this a synonym of Ononis. 

 Heliophana obliquata $$ $ Smith. Texas. 



Smith's Catalogue calls this a synonym of mitis Grt. 



Xanthotrix neumoegeni $ 9 Hy. Edwards. Washington Territory. 

 Acontia expolita 9 Grt. Arizona. 



Type label reads Tarrache expolita.. 



Acontia tenuicola 9(9) Morr. 

 Azenia implora <$ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Azenia edentata $ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Escaria c/attda $ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Xanthoptera clausula $ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



There seems to be no difference between this and semiflqva, 

 except that it is smaller. 



Spragtieia magnified $ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Sfiragueia inorata $ Grt. Texas. 



Smith declares this to be a synonym of 5". tortricina Zell. 



Frothy ma plana <^ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Callopistria strena $ $ $ Grt. Florida. 

 Erastria flaviguttata rT Grt. Texas. 

 Erastria distinct a $ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Erastria propera <$ 9' Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Thalpochares fortunata $ Grt. (no lacality label). 



Thalpochares perita <$ Grt. (no locality label). 

 Both of these are from Arizona. 



Tripudia Jiavofasciata $ ($) Grt. 



This specimen is the type of Hy. Edwards's On'batcs versutus, 

 a synonym. 



Tripudia basicinerea $ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Tripudia lixiva $ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



These may be synonymous. The t. a. line is wider in lixiva; 

 otherwise it corresponds with basicinerea. 

 JMetoponia macula <$$ ? $ Smith. New Mexico. 



There seems to be some confusion here. Mr. Neumoegen 

 leaves a note questioning whether this is a synonym of Stiria 

 nanata Neum. In Smith's Catalogue he credits the type of S. 

 nanata to the Neumoegen collection, but not only is there no 

 ' type" of nanata present, but there is not even a representative 



