THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



it is said by Mr. Morrison to have a European analogue not known to me. 

 Lately I have described the genus Carncades. 'I'his is based on a species 

 1 should otherwise have referred to Agrofis ( i/toerens), but the clypeus is 

 roughened with a navel-shaped protuberance, around which the frontal 

 hairs converge, while the infra-clypeal plate is prominent. To this genus, 

 Carneades, I also refer Agrotis cit r ico/or. Grote, which shares the embossed 

 clypeus. On examination the pattern of ornamentation is the same ; 

 Cit7-icolor is light yellow, Mocrc/is is ochrey fuscous, varying in the depth 

 of shade : both have the terminal space darker, the reniform \vith an 

 inferior dark spot ; the two are western, Citrico/or from Colorado 

 and California, Mocrois {ron\ Arizona; the size is moderate (30 to 26 mil.) 

 Anytus differs in the shape of the thorax, which is more square in front and 

 approaches that of Litliophane (capax), which led me to place the moth 

 (Sculpt us) in that group at one time ; the moth hibernates, but so do some 

 other Agrotis. as now appears. In addition the eyes are lashed. 

 As to this last character I am not certain but that it is shared 

 by other species. My notes on this character were made in 

 1875, '''"<^1 ^^^'^ species must be again examined. Adita has a claw 

 on the front tibiae, and the species (chionaiithi), rediscovered by my- 

 self in New York since its illustration in the last century from Georgia by 

 Abbot & Smith, is otherwise a striking and peculiar form. While these 

 four genera rest upon decided characters, three others : Anicla, and 

 Matuta, and Pleouectopoda are of doubtful \alue and are not considered 

 valid in my late Check List. The type of Anicla is incii'is. and the other 

 forms agree with, \}ci\'^(bcata. lubricans) in the close short vestiture, the 

 simple antennai, the black velvety band in front, the pale, sub-diaphanous 

 secondaries, the long abdomen. Comparative as these cliaracters are and 

 shared by other species singly. 1 yet believe wlien the genitalia are studied 

 that we shall be able to use this term in a sub-generic sense. The type of 

 Matuta is Cathcrina (manifcstolabcs). I'his is a red species with pecti- 

 nate antennae and looking like tlie Luro])ean Taeniocanpa rubricosa. 

 Probably this also may be used in a sul)-generic sense and include such 

 forms as Manifesta, Ortliogouia. etc. 1 liaxe not been able to examine 

 an\ of these carefully; the species seem to be rare, antl with the exception 

 of the type, a female Catlierina (mistaken !)>■ me for a male), have never 

 been in my possession. The type of Catlicriua 1 photographed for the 

 Canadian ExioMOLOGibr and returned it to Mr. Xorman too qm'ckly ; 1 

 saw it latelv in Coll. British Museum. Final!) with regard to Pleouectopoda, 



