Noctuidae 
quart. I have a few of the insects which thus appeared, and 
the figure on the plate is taken from one of these specimens. 
Genus ANOMIS Hubner 
The species belonging to this genus are mainly southern. 
There is considerable uncertainty as to the identification of some 
of the species, which were named by the older authors. Of the 
four reputed to be found within our limits we figure the one 
which is commonest. 
(i) Anomis erosa Hubner, Plate XXIX, Fig. 12, ?. 
Occasionally found as far north as New England. Ranging 
thence southward into the South American continent. 
Genus SCOLECOCAMPA Guenee 
The. only species of the genus so far known to occur in the 
United States was named liburna by Geyer. Guenee subse¬ 
quently called it ligni. The larva feeds in decaying wood, 
particularly that of oaks, chestnuts, and hickories. It tunnels its 
way through the softer parts, and after reaching maturity makes 
a loose cocoon composed of a few strands of silk mixed with 
chips and the frass left in the burrow, from which it emerges in 
due season as the moth, which is represented on Plate XXIX, 
Fig. 16, by a male specimen. 
Genus EUCALYPTERA Morrison 
A small genus, the species of which are confined to the 
southern States and to Mexico and Central America. 
(1) Eucalyptera strigata Smith, Plate XXIX, Fig. 9, $ . 
The habitat of this species is Texas. 
Genus CILLA Grote 
(1) Cilia distema Grote, Plate XXIX, Fig. 10, $ . 
This obscure little moth, the only representative of the genus 
in our territory, has hitherto only been reported from Texas. 
Genus AMOLITA Grote 
(1) Amolita fessa Grote, Plate XXIX, Fig. 13, 8 . 
The moth occurs from Massachusetts to Florida and westward 
to Texas and Colorado. 
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