Noctuidse 
taken from the “Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalsense,” 
Vol. IV. The moth occurs in California. 
Genus XANTHOTHRIX Henry Edwards 
(i) Xanthothrix neumcegeni Henry Edwards, Plate XXVII, 
Fig. 60, $ . 
This pretty bright colored little moth occurs in California. 
Genus AXENUS Grote 
(i) Axenus arvalis Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 57, $ . 
Syn. ochraceus Henry Edwards; amptus Henry Edwards. 
A common insect ranging from Colorado to California and 
southward. 
Genus HELIACA Herrich-Schaeffer 
Five species are attributed to this genus, of which we 
illustrate one. 
(1) Heliaca diminutiva Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 56, $ . 
The range of this species is the same as that of the last 
mentioned. 
Genus EUPSEUDOMORPHA Dyar 
(1) Eupseudomorpha brillians Neu- 
moegen. 
Of this beautiful insect, which is still 
very rare in collections, we give a figure 
drawn by the writer from the type, which 
is contained in the Neumoegen Collection. 
The moth inhabits Texas. 
Genus XANTHOPASTIS Hubner 
(1) Xanthopastis timais Cramer, Plate XI, Fig. 17, $ . 
Syn. regnatrix Grote. 
This insect has a very wide range all over the tropics of the 
New World. It occurs not infrequently in the Gulf States, and 
occasionally ranges as far north as New York. 
Fig. 142. — Eupseudo- 
morpha brillians , 9 f. 
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