Notodontidae 
Genus NADATA Walker 
(i) Nadata gibbosa Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 
I, ?• 
This insect, the distribution of which is almost universal 
throughout our territory, has been described under a number of 
varietal or subspecific names, founded for the most part upon 
trifling variations in the ground-color of the wings. 
Genus NERICE Walker 
(i) Nerice bidentata Walker, Plate 1 , Fig. 15, larva; Plate 
XXXIX, Fig. 2, 6 . 
The larva feeds upon the elm. The insect has a wide range 
through the Appalachian subregion. 
Genus SYMMERISTA Hubner 
(1) Symmerista albifrons Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXIX, 
Fig. 7. ? • 
A very common insect in the Appalachian subregion, ranging 
from the Atlantic westward as far as the region of the Rocky 
Mountains. 
Genus HIPPIA Moeschler 
(1) Hippia packardi Morrison, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 18, ?. 
A rather scarce insect in collections. Its habitat is Texas. 
Genus DASYLOPHIA Packard 
(1) Dasylophia anguina Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXIX, 
Fig. 5. 3 • 
Syn. cuculifera Herrich-Schaeffer; punctata Walker; cana Walker; 
signata Walker. 
The moth ranges from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains. 
(2) Dasylophia thyatiroides Walker, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 
6 , $. 
Syn. interna Packard; tripartita Walker. 
The habitat of the moth is the Appalachian subregion. The 
specimen figured was taken in Indiana. 
Genus LITODONTA Harvey 
(1) Litodonta hydromeli Harvey, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 20, $ . 
The moth, which is the sole representative of the genus in 
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