Noctuidae 
Genus FOTA Grote 
There are two species of this genus, both of which we figure. 
They both occur in Arizona and Mexico. 
(1) Fota armata Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 16, $. 
(2) Fota minorata Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 17, $. 
We do not recall any description of the habits of these two 
species. 
Genus PODAGRA Smith 
Fig; gg,—Poda¬ 
gra eras sipes. 
This genus has been quite recently erected by 
Smith for the reception of the species, a represen¬ 
tation of the type of which, based upon the 
specimen in the United States National Museum, 
is given in Fig. 99. 
Genus RHYNCHAGROTIS Smith 
Over twenty species have been attributed to this genus. Of 
these we figure six. 
(1) Rhynchagrotis gilvipennis Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 18, ? . 
(The Catocaline Dart-moth.) 
This pretty species is found in the northern parts of the 
United States, in Canada, and British America. It is scarce in 
the eastern parts of its range south of Maine and the Adirondack 
Woods. 
(2) Rhynchagrotis rufipectus Morrison, Plate XXI, Fig. 22, 
$ . (The Red-breasted Dart-moth.) 
The general distribution of this species is like the former, but 
it extends much farther southward. 
(3) Rhynchagrotis minimalis Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 21, $. 
(The Lesser Red Dart-moth.) 
This species is found in Maine, southern Canada, and also in 
Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. 
(4) Rhynchagrotis anchocelioides Guenee, Plate XXI, 
Fig. 19, ? . 
Syn. cupida Grote; velata Walker. 
A common species in the northern Atlantic Subregion, 
extending its habitat to the region of the Rocky Mountains. 
(5) Rhynchagrotis placida Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 23, $. 
(The Placid Dart-moth.) 
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