Noctuidae 
(2) Xanthoptera semiflava Guenee, Plate XXIX, Fig. 34, $ . 
The distribution of this species is identical with that of the 
one last mentioned. 
Genus THALPOCHARES Lederer 
The only species of this genus found within our faunal limits 
is a native of Florida. It received the specific name aetheria 
at the hands of Mr. Grote. The illustration we give is drawn 
Fig. 156. —Thalpochares aetheria , 9 . f. 
from the type which is preserved in the British Museum, and 
was drawn for this book by Mr. Horace Knight under the 
direction of Sir George F. Hampson. The insect is not common 
in collections. 
Genus EUMESTLETA Butler 
Seven species are given by Dyar in his Catalogue as occurring 
within the limits of the United States. The insects have a 
southern and southwestern range, occurring in the Gulf States 
.and in Arizona. We have selected one of them for illustration. 
(1) Eumestleta flammicincta Walker, Plate XXIX, Fig. 
39 » a. 
Syn. patula Morrison; patruelis Grote. 
The habitat of this insect is Florida and Texas. 
Genus GYROS Henry Edwards 
There is only one species of this genus known. It received 
the name muiri through Mr. Henry Edwards in 
honor of his friend, John Muir, the well-known 
writer, whose charming descriptions of the 
natural beauties of the western portions of our ff 
continent have established for him an enviable V 
position in the world of letters. The moth is Fig. 157 —Gyros 
found in California, muiri, $ . f. 
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