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Genus LEPTINA, Gn. 

 1852. Gn., Spec. Gen. Noct., i, 14. 



The types of all the si^ecies iu this genus, with the exception of late- 

 bricola, Grt., are in the British Museum. Latebricola type, is iu the 

 collection of the American Entomological Society, and is, as Mr. Grote 

 suggests, the same as dormitans. On the other hand, australis is not, 

 as I had supposed from specimens named by Mr. Grote, the same as 

 ophthalmica, but probably a good species. Mr. Grote has mixed vari- 

 etal forms of Guenee's species with his own. As the matter stands now, 

 after studying all the types, the species divide as follows : 



Shoulders and base of primaries concolorous dohmitans. 



Shoulders and base of primaries white. 



Median lines complete, even, white doubledayi. 



T. J), line incomplete, reniform distinct ophthalmica. 



T. p. line wanting, reniform wanting australis. 



L. dormitans Gn.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., i, 15, Leptina. 

 18,56. Wlk., C. B. Mns., Het., ix, 10, Lepiina. 

 1863. Grt., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., ii, 57, Lepiina. 



latebricola Grt. 

 1863. Grt., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., ii, 57, Leptina. 

 1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xiii, 152, Leptina. 



1890. Grt., Revised Check List, 1, ? pr. syn. 



Habitat. — Canada; Maiue; Rhode Island; New York; New Jersey; 

 Wisconsin. 



L. doubledayi Gn.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., i, 15, Lepiina. 

 1856. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., ix, 10, Leptina. 

 1863. Grt., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., ii, 58, Leptina. 



Habitat. — Maine; Massachusetts in June; New York ; Pennsylvania. 

 L. ophthalmica Gn.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., i, 15, pi. 3, f. 6, Leptina. 

 18.56. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., ix, 10, Lepiina. 

 1863. Grt., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., ii, 57, L^eptina. 



Habitat. — New York in June; Massachusetts in June; Wisconsin. 



L. australis Grt. * 



1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xiii, 152, an var., ophthalmica. 



1882. Grt., New List, 22, an spec. dist. 



1891. Smith, List Lepidojitera, 34:=0]}hthalmica 



Habitat. — Texas, Alabama. 



