30 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



I'he drawers of Gortynas are not in a satisfactory condition, as 

 specimens are much crowded and put together without sufficient dis- 

 crimination. 



Necopma. — Grote's $ and 9 types, but no other specimens. 



Medialis. — One fine specimen from F. H. Wolley Dod appears to be 

 of the form named Pallescens by Dr, Smith. 



Mtccuea, Esper. — There are many specimens put under this name, 



including Guenee's type of Immatiis and Amurensis, Stgr. Also a 



specimen labeled Obliqua, Harvey, from Sierra Nevada, which does not 



appear to be that species, but rather Imtnants, Gn.; this probably accounts 



for Dr. Smith's original statement, that there was no reasonable doubt of 



the identity of Iminanis, Gn., and Obliqua, Harvey (Catalogue of 



NoCTUiDiE, p. 175), which lie afterwards withd-rew in his revision (Trans. 



Amer. Ent. Soc, XXVI., 24), acknowledging Obliqua to be a good species. 



Strameniosa, Gn. — The type and two other specimens. 



Nitela, Gn. — The type and three other specimens, 



Nebris, Gn. — The type and four other specimen?. 



Lifupida, Gn — The type and three other specimens. 



Cerussata, Grote. — One fine specimen from Mr. Bird. 



Marginidens, Gn. — The type and two other specimens, all large 



specimens and flown and light in colour. 



Rutila, Gn. "^ ^, ,, , . , 



. .. ^ \ Iheseare all put together as one species under 

 Harristi, Grt. > ,-^ „ , , 



^ I Guenees name, but erroneously so. 

 Sauzalitce, Grt. 1 



If Grote's description of Sauzalitcz as having a frontal protuberance 

 is correct, a point which an entomologist of Sir George Hampson's ability 

 could determine in five minutes, there could be no excuse for lumping it 

 with Rutila, although, as far as I could see, the type looks exactly like 

 that species. I am also satisfied that ffarrisii, Grt., is distinct from 

 Rutila, Gn., as the t. p. lines are different. I also satisfied myself that 

 what we in Montreal have been rearing in abundance from burdock, and 

 also from thistle, is the true Rutila from Guenee'. The specimens stand- 

 ing under the name Rutila in the British Museum are as follows : 



Guenee's type, which is rather faded. There are three other speci- 

 'mens of the same form, but all are in poor condition. 



Grote's type of Sauzalitiz, which is in poor condition. 



