4 JOHN B. SMITH. 



and the species of Scepsis. Whether iV^. Carolina agrees with the 

 other species of Nelphe or not I cannot say ; it is certain, however, 

 that it has no family relationship with Scepsis. Why this latter 

 genus is disassociated from Ctenucha is a puzzle to me, in all details 

 of structure they are closely related, and only the wing form differs. 

 Sc. packardii is referred as a synonym of Sc. fulvicoUis, perhaps cor- 

 rectly. 



The Ctenuchinse are all American, and a fair proportion from our 

 fixuna. Ct. venosa Wlk. is referred to Philoros, and is type of the 

 genus. Ct. virginiea is type of Ctenucha, and has associated with it 

 only one other species. Ct. cressonana is referred to Comp.'ioprium 

 Blanch. To Euctenucha, are referred ochroscapms, multifarla, rubro- 

 scapus, sangainaria and brunnea of our species, while in Pygoctenucha 

 we find robinsonii, fxinera and harrisii, the latter of these the type 

 of the genus. There is room for a difference of opinion at least on 

 the question of the necessity for so many genera for so few species. 



The Pericopin^e, again, are very poorly represented from our fauna. 

 The species of Gnophcela are arranged somewhat differently from 

 the accepted method. Hopfferi is made a synonym of latipennis 

 Bdv., while discreta is given specific rank, and arizonce is cited as a 

 synonym. The validity of this synonymy is at least open to question. 

 Daritis and Composia are the only other genera represented in our 

 fauna, each by a single species only. C. fidellissima is not credited 

 to our fauna, though both Mr. Dyar and Prof French have recorded 

 it. In my Check List it appears among the Agaristidse ; probably 

 an error. 



In the Phsegopterinfe we find, first, Alexicles aspersa Grt., which 

 is unknown to me, Eupseudosoma floridum, Lopthocampa with carym 

 as type, and agassizii, maculata, argentata, sobrina, scapidaris, ingens, 

 occldenialis and snbalpina as other species ; Euhalisidoia, Halisidota 

 with tesselaris as type, and davisii, labecula, edwardsii, cinctipes, 

 minima, trigona, cinnamomea, significans and ambigua, as other species. 



In Lophocampa, agassizH is given as distinct from macidaia, with 

 californica, angidifera and salicis as synonyms ; fulvoflava and gutti^ 

 fera are cited as synonyms to maculata ; otherwise, no changes are 

 made. In Halisidota we find trigona Grt., h\xt apecidaris H. 8., which 

 resembles it so closely that it has been considered identical, does not 

 appear in the genus ; so of H. roseata Wlk., which has been cited 

 as a synonym of cinnamomea. Cinctipes Grt. is not credited to our 

 fauna, though it has been well recorded from it. 



