Noctuidae 
Genus MELICLEPTRIA Hubner 
(1) Melicleptria pulchripennis Grote, Plate XXV 11 , Fig. 
52, $. 
Syn. tanguida Henry Edwards. 
The range of this insect is from Colorado to California. 
(2) Melicleptria sueta Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 51, <$ . 
Syn. californicus Grote. 
Is distributed from Colorado to California. 
Genus HELIOLONCHE Grote 
(1) Heliolonche modicella Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 58, $. 
The moth is distributed from California to Colorado and 
Wyoming. 
Genus OMIA Hubner 
(1) Omia nesaea Smith, Plate XXVII, Fig. 59, $ . 
The habitat of this little moth is California. 
Genus HELIOPHANA Grote 
(1) Heliophana mitis Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 61, $ . 
Syn. obliquata Smith. 
Genus HELIODES Guenee 
There are but two species so far known to 
belong to this genus. They both occur in 
California, and are among the smallest of the 
Fig. 140. Heliothids. We give in the annexed cut a repre- 
Heliodes restric- sentation of the type of the species named restric- 
talis, $ . talis by Prof. J. B. Smith. 
Genus HELIOSEA Grote 
The figure of the type of the genus and the species is kindly 
loaned me for use in this book by Sir George F. Hampson. It is 
