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One of the most variable Noctuidce known to me belongs to this tribe, 

 Zanclognatha Icevigata. Our species resemble generally the European, 

 but are much more numerous. 



Tribe Hypen'mi. 



The type of this tribe is the European Hypena proboscidalis. The 

 hind wings are unicolorous and subordinate to the primaries, which show 

 the usual Noctuid markings more or less distinctly. The body is some- 

 times tufted, the brush-like antennae are simple. In Bomolocha the eyes 

 are lashed, but this character has nothing to do with the hairiness or 

 nakedness of the eye itself, which, in the Deltoidmc^, so far as I know, is 

 always naked. This nakedness is a general characteristic of the lower 

 moths. I know of only one Geometrid with hairy eyes. The genera in 

 my Check List, down to Hypeinila, referred to this tribe, should probably 

 be included in the preceding. 



Sub -family Brephince. 



The members of this small sub-family group are boreal or sub-boreal 

 in their habitat, and resemble certain Geometrid^, inhabiting similar 

 zoological zones, in their hairy body, a more or less marked diurnal flight, 

 and the i6-footed larvae. The ocelli are wanting, and this character 

 excludes the Californian genus Aiinaphila, which is really related to 

 Eicstrotia (Erastria), but has a certain resemblance in colours to this sub- 

 family and the Catocalini. Our single species, Brephos infaus, is found 

 from Labrador to New England. Another form, Leucobrephos brephoides, 

 I identified originally from Hudson's Bay. It may be the same with a 

 species described by me from Wisconsin, and, among the figures of 

 Siberian moths which I have examined, is one which, I think, represents 

 a form belonging to this North American genus. Europe has three 

 species oi Brephos Hiibn. (nee. Ochs.). The name Brephos, like Agrotis, 

 etc., was originally proposed by Hiibner. Through neglect and corruption, 

 Hiibner's names became credited to other European writers. I have 

 done my best to clear up the generic synonymy by indicating the types 

 in my Buffalo Lists. The student is referred to these for special infor- 

 mation on this point. 



Although the Owlet moths are quite numerous in the east, yet 

 the Western States of North America seem richer in genera and 



