Pyralidae 
Genus PHLYCT-ffiNIA Hubner 
(l) Phlyctsenia tertialis Guenee, Plate XLV 1 I, Fig. 47, $ . 
Syn. plectilis Grote & Robinson ; syringicola Packard. 
This is a common species in the eastern portion of the region. 
It is very abundant about Pittsburgh. The genus is represented 
in our fauna by a dozen species. 
Genus CINDAPHIA Lederer 
(1) Cindaphia bicoloralis Guenee, Plate XLVII, Fig. 40, $. 
Syn . julialis Walker; incensalis Lederer; amiculatalis Berg; pulchripictalis 
Hampson. 
The moth occurs from New York and New England south¬ 
ward to the temperate regions of South America. It is the only 
representative of the genus in our fauna. 
Genus PYRAUSTA Schrank 
This is a very large genus, which is well represented in both 
hemispheres. There are about sixty species known to occur 
within our territory. 
(1) Pyrausta pertextalis Lederer, Plate XLVII, Fig. 54, $ . 
Syn. gentilis Grote ; thesealis Zeller. 
The species ranges from New England to the extreme southern 
portions of our region. 
(2) Pyrausta langdonalis Grote, Plate XLVII, Fig. 52, $ . 
The moth occurs in western Pennsylvania and Ohio and 
Indiana. 
(3) Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, Plate XLVII, Fig. 49, $ . 
Syn. adipaloides Grote & Robinson. 
The insect is not uncommon in the Middle Atlantic States. 
(4) Pyrausta fumalis Guenee, Plate XLVII, Fig. 55, $. 
Syn. orasusalis Walker; badipennis Grote. 
The species is found in the eastern portions of our territory. 
It is not uncommon in Pennsylvania. 
(5) Pyrausta illibalis Hubner, Plate XLVII, Fig. 48, 9. 
Syn. arsaltealis Walker; euphoesalis Walker; guttulosa Walker; fascialis 
Walker; subjectalis Lederer; magniferalis Walker. 
The moth, which is somewhat variable in its markings, is 
found in the Appalachian subregion. 
( 6 ) Pyrausta unifascialis Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. M, $ . 
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