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the type (Lewisii) is an ordinary Agroth with the fore tibige very lengthily 

 spinose and. apparently, a slight tuft on thorax, which latter chara,cter may 

 be accidental. In perfectly fresh specimens of saucia, there is, however, 

 a species of cresting which is very curious. With regard to other genera 

 proposed by European authorities at the expense of Agrotis, we have in 

 our fauna representatives of Animoconia, which has a distinct longitudinal 

 thoracic ridge of scales, and is apparently valid. The same character 

 separates Epiglaea from Glaea. It is less strong, however, than any of 

 the four genera above discussed and established by me. Our forms are 

 much slighter than tlie European type of A/ni/ioco/iia. The sub-generic 

 term Enrols (occulta) may be retained for large, wide-winged forms. I 

 should think that Claudestliui and Cupula would afford sub-generic types. 



The genus Agrotis should first be divided by the separation of the 

 forms with non-spinose fore tibiae, then the other characters here discussed 

 should be used. In diis way the monographist will do a good work, now 

 much needed. 



With regard to the species, there may be too many separated from 

 Cupula, although Prof Lintner seems hardly to be agreed with this. The 

 western forms are very confusing, and the range which I admit under 

 " Cupida " is very great, though in all probability it will have to be 

 extended to admit both Alternata and Brunneipennis. Variata 1 regard 

 as decidedly distinct. Recula ma\ be an extreme form of Cicatricosa, 

 The forms allied to Campestris (i. c. Decolor, Albipennis, Nigripennis) 

 may have to he all united under the name Declarata of Walker, which, 

 applied to western specimens under an erroneous generic appellation, is 

 probably the oldest term for any of them. The western specimens (coll. 

 Neumoegen) which I have labelled Declarata can hardly be distinguished 

 from eastern Campestris. As to the species erected at the expense of 

 Subgothica, we certainly ought to be able to decide the matter by breeding 

 them. W^hile there is no difficulty in separating her His, from the orna- 

 mentation of the primaries, tricosa is considered hard to recognize 

 always with certainty, by some correspondents who have probably had a 

 larger material to look over than myself As for the great bulk of the 

 species cited in the New Check List, they are undoubtedly valid. As 

 compared with the European fauna, our species of Agrotis are far more 

 numerous. Staudinger gives 170 species, but he includes Labrador forms. 

 In my opinion he is not justified in this procedure ,; the resemblance is 

 owing to the presence of Arctic forms ( A/iarta, etc.) The Labrador 



