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3. L. insueta, Guen. — Abundant on treacle and sumach blossoms, in 



July. 

 Distribution. — Florida and New York, (E. Doubleday) ; Nova 



Scotia, (Redman.) 



4. L. straminea, Weit. — On treacle, beginning of July. 



Distribution. — New York, (E. Doubleday), (Eu.) 



Genus 2. Nonagria, Ochs. 



1. N? intractabilis, Walker, M.S.S., N. Sp. " Foem. Albida 

 cinerea, gracilis ; palpi porrecti, extus nigricantes ; caput sat 

 superantes, avticulo 3o. longo lanceolato ; pedes breves, validi, 

 sub testacei ; alae latiusculae, non longse, fusco nigroque consper- 

 sae, lunulis raarginalibus fuscis ; anticae testaceo subvarije, lineis 

 duabus albidis undulatis, valde indistinctis, orbiculari et reniforrai 

 albido margiuatis." 



** Female. Whitish cinereous, slender. Palpi porrect, extend- 

 ing rather far beyond the head, blackish exteriorly ; 3rd joint 

 lanceolate, full half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen testaceous 

 at the tip. Legs slightly testaceous, short, robust; spurs short 

 stout. Wings rather broad, not long, minutely brown-and -black 

 speckled ; a marginal line of brown lunules. Forewings partly 

 and indistinctly testaceous, somewhat rounded at the tips, with 

 two very indistinct undulating whitish lines ; orbicular and reni- 

 form marks whitish bordered, the former oblong the latter trans- 

 verse and rather narrow. Length of the body 3^ lines; of the 

 wings 9 lines." Walker M.S.S. 



Family, GLOTTULID^, Gu6n. 



Genus 1. Eudryas, Boisd. 

 1. E. grata, Fab., Notodonta ? grata Harris. (Animals and Plants of 



Massa). — Not common. 

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



Sorel. 



Family, APAMID^, Guin. 



Sub-Family, Goktynides, Duponck. 



Genus 1. Hydraecia, Guen. 



1. H. nictitans, Linn. — Common end of July and beginning of August. 



Distribution. — New York, (Doubleday) ; Mass., (Sheppard) ; Al- 

 bany River, Hudson's Bay, (G. Barnston) ; 

 Nova Scotia, (Redman) : (Eu.) 



2. H. lorea, Guen. — Abundant especially on blossoms of Asclepias cor" 



nuii in July. 

 Distribution. — New York, (E. Doubleday.) 



