Noctuidae 
Genus TRIPUDIA Grote 
This is a genus of considerable size, represented in the 
western and southwestern States by nine species, and well 
represented in the fauna of Mexico and Central America. 
(i) Tripudia opipara Henry Edwards, Plate XXIX, Fig. 
40, $ . 
This is a very common species in Texas. 
Genus METAPONIA Duponchel 
The genus is represented in both hemispheres. Three species 
occur in our. fauna. Of these we figure two. 
(1) Metaponia obtusa Herrich-Schaeffer, Plate XXIX, Fig. 
41 , ?• 
Syn. obtusula Zeller. 
The insect occurs from the valley of the Ohio southward to 
Texas. It is commoner in the south than in the north. 
(2) Metaponia perflava Harvey, Plate XXIX, Fig. 42, ?. 
Not an uncommon species in Texas. 
Genus CHAMYRIS Guenee 
(1) Chamyris cerintha Treitschke, Plate XXIX, Fig. 43, ?. 
The species is found from New England and Canada south¬ 
ward to the Carolinas aud westward to Kansas. The larva feeds 
on the Rosacece. The insect is very common in Pennsylvania, 
Ohio, and Indiana. 
Genus TORNACONTIA Smith 
Two species have been attributed to this genus. One of 
them, which received the specific name sutrix at the hands of 
Grote, is represented in the annexed cut. 
It was drawn by Mrs. Beutenmuller from a 
specimen in the collection of the United States 
Museum of Natural History in New York. 
Fig. 158.— Toma- The insect is found in the region of the Rocky 
contia sutrix , 3 . Mountains. 
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