NO. 6 RICHARDS : NOCTUOID MOTHS 235 



Phalaenidae 

 PHALAENINAE (=AGROTINAE) 



Agrotis ypsilon (Rott.) 



Williams, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th sen, 1 : 319, 1911. 

 Cartago Bay, Albemarle Island; January 21, 1938; 



J. S. Garth. 1 c? 



Charles Island, elev. 1300 ft. ; 1939 ; E. A. Conway. 1 d 



General distribution: an almost cosmopolitan pest. On all conti- 

 nents, East Indies, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, etc. 



Feltia annexa (Treit.) 



James Island ; January 9, 1932 ; J. S. Garth. 1? 



Cartago Bay, Albemarle Island; February 14, 1933; 



J. S. Garth. 1? 



These are the first records of this species for the Galapagos Islands. 

 Both specimens are extremely dark, almost melanic. Possibly a local race 

 is present here. Determination checked by genitalia slide to slides of 

 North American specimens of the species. 



General distribution: throughout the new world. 



Peridroma margaritosa (Haw.) 



Charles Island, elev. 1300 ft. ; 1939 ; E. A. Conway. 2d' 1? 



This is the first record of this species from the Galapagos Islands. 

 Determination checked by male genitalia slide to slides of North Ameri- 

 can specimens of the species. 



General distribution: throughout the new world; also Europe, 

 north Africa, Asia Minor, Persia, and Hawaii. 



Peridroma (Peridroma) conwayi, new species 

 Plate 28, Figs. 1-7 



Male: Antennae three-fourths length of fore wing, bipectinate, the 

 pectinations about three times as long as width of an antennal segment, 

 pectinations shorter apically, the apical one fifth simple and serrate. Head 

 and palpi as figured (pi. 28, fig. 1 ) ; the narrow scales of vertex and frons 

 largely erect but not forming any definite tufts; palpi upturned, the third 

 segment almost porrect. Thoracic vestiture of narrow scales and hairs, 

 rough but with no visible tufts (specimen slightly rubbed). Legs with 

 femorae heavily fringed with hairs; fore tibiae with single apical spine 



