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2. N. minians, Guin. — On the Mountain, beginning of September. 



Distribution. — New York, (Doubleday) ; Nova Scotia, (Red- 

 man) ; Orillia, C.W. (Bush.) 



Sub-Family, Xylophasides, Chiin, 



Genus 3. Xylophasia, Steph. 



1. X. lignicolora, Guen. — Very abundant, July and beginning of 



August. 

 Distribution. — New York, (Doubleday) ; Nova Scotia, (Redman). 



2. X. lateritia, Esp. — Very abundant, July. 



Distribution. — Nova Scotia, (Redman) ; Newfoundland, (B.M.C.) 



(Eu). 



3. X. indocilis. Walker. — July. 



Distribution. — New York, (Doubleday) ; Massachusetts, (Prof. 



Sheppard.) 



Sub-Family, Ap amides, Guin. 



Genus 4. Crymodes, Guen. 

 1. C. gelida? Guen. — End of August. 



Distribution. — Arctic America? (B.M.C.) 



Genus 5. Mamestra, Ochs. 



1. M. Arctica, Boisd., Hadena Amica, Steph, (Vide Emmons, Agri., N. 



Y., M. plate 45, fig. 2.) — Very abundant, 

 Julv. 

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



Superior, (Agassiz) ; Nova Scotia, (Red- 

 man) ; Orillia, C.W., (Bush.) 



2. M. brassicae, Linn. — Common, June and July. 



Distribution. — Orillia, C. W., (Bush ; (Eu). 



3. M. dubitans. Walker. — July and August. 



Distribution. — Trenton Falls, New York, (E. Doubleday) ; Nova 



Scotia, (Lt. Redman). 



4. M. ordinaria, Walker. — Very abundant, July and August. 



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



5. M. unicolor. Walker. — July. 



Distribution. — Trenton Falls, New York, (E. Doubleday) ; St. 



Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay, 

 (G. Barnston) ; Nova Scotia, (Redman). 

 Genus 6. Apamea, Ochs. 



1. A. finitima, Guen. — Beginning of June and July. 



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



2. A. insignata. Walker M.S.S., N. Sp. — Beginning of July. 



" Foem. Fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes ; abdomen subcris- 

 tatura, alas posticas superans ; alae lineis pallidis indistinctis un- 

 dulatis, orbiculari et reniformi distinctis albido marginatis, hujus 

 disco albido striga ochracea intersecto." 



