THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 187 



LIST OF CATOCAL.E OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF 



CINCINNATI, OHIO, 1876. 



BY CHARLES DURY, CINCINNATI, O. 



Catocala Schrank. 



Group 1 — Secondaries black without bands : 



Viduata Guen., the largest black-winged species ; rare; 3 taken in 



to years. 

 Lacrymosa Guen., rather common this season, but only 1 seen in 10 



years before. 

 Desperata Guen., not rare. 

 Retecta Grote, not abundant. 



Robinsonii Grote, not abundant ; occurs in fall only. 

 Levettei Grote (= Judith Streck.), rare ; occurs in early summer. 

 Epione Drury, abundant ; in early summer comes freely to sugar, 



sometimes before dark. 

 Tristis Edwards, very rare; the smallest black-winged species ; only 



one specimen seen. 

 Obscura Strecker, abundant. 

 Flebilis Grote, not abundant. 



Insolabilis Guen., rare previous to 1872 ; now abundant. 

 Far. Residua Grote, not abundant. 



Group 2 — Secondaries red with black bands : 



Cara Guen., abundant ; 150 taken this summer. 



Amatrix Hub., abundant. 



Ilia Cram., abundant ; very variable. 



Innubens Guen., abundant. 



Var. Scintillans Grote, not rare ; this species may properly belong in 



Group 3 ; reared on Walnut. 

 Ultronia Hub., abundant. 

 Marmorata Edwards, rare ; one specimen of this princely colored 



species taken this summer. 

 Parta Guen., abundant ; reared on Willow. 

 Coccinata Grote, rare. 

 Unijuga Walk., not abundant ; appears late; one specimen taken 



October 6th. 



