CATALOGUE OF NOrTCID.r. — s:\HTII. 217 



(IciiMS PARASTICHTI3 Ilhii. 

 181(5. llhn., VtT/.ciclmiss, I'lU. 



P. discivaria Wlk.* 



1850. Wlk., C. R. :Miis., TIet., ix, 21, Brijophihi. 

 1874. Grt., Bull. Burt'. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 8, ./(ix/iidra 

 1882. Grt., 111. Essay, 40, rarasiichtis. 

 geviilis Grt. 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., IT, 143, Tmniosea. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1875, 4:^2, Dijiichovhta. 

 1875. Grt., Can. Ent., vii, 226, pi. i, f. 1, ParastichUs. 



1882. Grt., 111. EssMv, 40, pr. syu. 

 var. perbellis Grt.* 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 144, Ta'iiio.tea. 



1875. Grt., Can. Eut., vii, 220, pi. i. f. 2, 1'amxtidili.i. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. I'liil.. 187.5, 432, Dtinchonstn. 



Habitat. — Hudson's Bay Territory; Canada in June and July; 

 Northern, Eastern, Middle, and Central States, June and July and 

 August. 



Types of all the names are in the British Museum, and refer to the 

 same species. Ih/schorista Led., is the genus to which this species 

 should be referred if lliibner's name does not apply. Mr. Grote has 

 himself referred jjc/-^f///s as a variety. 



Genus ORTHOSIA Oclis. 

 1816. Ocbs., Schmctt. Eur., iv, 79. 



O. purpurea Grt.* 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 125, Orthosia. 

 var. crispa Ilarv. 



1875. Harv., Bull. I'.uff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ir, 270, Orlhosia. 

 1881. Butler, Papilio, i, 1G9, Orlho.tia. 



Habitat. — California, October and ]S"ovember. 



The types are in the British .^Euseum. Crispa is a paler form, but 



differs in nothing else. There is a very large series of specimens in 



the National Museum that makes the relationship between these two 



forms clear. 



O. decipiens Grt. 



1881. Grt., Bull. Geol. Surv., vi, 209, Orthosia. 

 Habitat. — Northern Tndiaini in June. 

 The type is in the British Museum. 



O. ralla G. & E.* 



1868. G. & R., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, I, 346, pi. vii, f. 49, XaniUc 



1874. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1874, 66,=/c>TM</njouZes. 



1875. Morr., Can. Ent., vil, lS,^=()rlh. fernic/inoidcs. 

 1875. Liutncr, Can. Ent., VII, 78. an bona species. 



Habitat. — Eastern and Middle States. 



Specimens from the Grote collection are in the British Museum ; but 

 there is none marked type. I have no knowledge where the original 

 specimens are at present. 



