A Systematic List of Lepidoptera, 249 



Genus 2, Arctia, Schr. ; Chelonia, Lair. 



A. Yirgo, Hiibner ] Callimorpha Parthenice, iTirfti/, a variety ? — Com- 

 mon, August. 

 Distribution. — New York and Nova Scotia, (B.M.C.) ; Massachu- 

 setts, (Harris) ; Eastern Townships (Gosse) ; 

 Sorel. 



A. Isabella, Abbot ^ Smith. — Larvae very numerous, Autumn and 



Spring, May, June, and July. 

 Distribution. — Georgia, (B. M. C.) ; New York, (Emmons) ; Mas- 

 sachusetts, (Harris) ; Eastern Townships, 

 (Gosse) ; L'Orignal, (R. Bell) ; Sorel. 



Genus 3, Spilosoma, Stepk. 



1. S. acrea, Drury. — Abundant in June, Larvae in August. 



Distribution. — New York, (B.M.C); Massachusetts, (Harris); 



Eastern Townships, (Gosse) ; Sorel. 



2. S. Virginica, Fab. — Common, June and July. 



Distribution. — Georgia, New York, and Nova Scotia, (B. M. C.) ; 



Hudson's Bay Territories, (Barnston) ; Mas- 

 sachusetts, (Harris) . Eastern Townships, 

 (Gosse) ; Sorel. 

 Genus 4, Halesidota, Hiibner ; Lophocampa, Harris. 



1. H. tesselaris, Mbot ^ Smith, (Muff-Moth or Hickory Tussock).— Not 



very common, June. 

 Distribution. — Mexico, Venezuela, United States, (B.M.C.) ; Mas- 

 sachusetts, (Harris) ; Eastern Townships, 

 (Gosse) ; Sorel. 



2. H. caryae, Harris, Annulifascia, Walker. — Common, larvae very nu- 



merous, August and September. 

 Distribution. — Massachusetts, (Harris) ; New York, (Fitch) ; Sorely 



Family. BoMBYciDiE, Dap. 

 Genus 1, Clisiocampa, Curtis. 

 1. C. Americana, Fab. ; Sylvatica, Harris. — The larvae, which are ex- 

 tremely destructive to the foliage of the trees 

 about Montreal in some years, are known as the 

 " Montreal Blight." The Moth appears in 

 July. 

 Distribution. — Virginia, (Abbot) ; New York, (Fitch). 



Note. — C. Americana, Harris, is Phalaena Castrensis, Abbot 4r Smith, 

 =■ Clisiocampa decipiens. Walker, (B.M.C. Lepid. Het. Part vi, p. 1448.) 

 The latter name must stand, Americana having been applied to the fore- 

 going species by Fabricius. 



Family. Saturniid^, Walker. 

 Genus 1, Samia, Hiibner ; Hyalophora, Duncan, 

 1. S. Cecropia, Linn. — Not very common ; much less numerous than 



formerly, June and July. 

 Distribution. — Massachusetts, (Harris) ; New York, (Emmons) ; 



Niagara, Toronto, Sorel, &c. 



