CATALOGUE OF NOCTUID.K SMITH. 223 



dclvia Ort. 



1877. Grt., I'syche, ii, «(), G7rra. 



1878. Grt., Bull. Geol. 8nrv., iv, 181, KpujJwa. 



1890. Grt., Eevised List Noct., 27, pr. var. 



Habitat. — Canada in September and October; Eastern, ^Fiddle, and 

 Central States; Massaclmsetts in Septcniltcr; District of Cohinibia in 

 October. 



The tyi)e oil decJiva is in the l>ritish Museum. Of tlchta Mr. Thuxter 

 has typical specimens, and these are not different from the usual forms 

 of declii'a, 



(ieims ORRHODIA lll.n. 

 1810. lllui., Ver/.eicliuisB, 231. 



O. californica Smith.* 



1891. Smith, Trans. Am. Knt. Soc, xviii, 118, On-hodia. 



Haiuta'I'. — Sierra Nevada, California. 



The typ(^ is in the National Museum. This seems more nearly con- 

 generic with the European species. 



Genus XANTHIA O.lis. 

 1810. Oclis.. Schniett. Eur., i\-, 83. 



X. flavago I'abr. * 



1787. Fal>r., Mant. Ins., KiO, Xoclud. 



18.57. Wlk., C. H. Mns., Het., xi, 715, (iortyua. 

 ioijatu Ksp. 



1788. Espt-r, Schmett. Enr.. pL 124, f. 1, Noctun. 

 187(5. Sju'ver, Stett. Ent. Zeit., xxxvi, 204, Xunthia. 



fiilat/o Hbn. 

 1800. Him., Samnil. Enr. Schmett., Noct., 191, Xoctua. 

 1816. Hbn.. ViTzcichniss, 234, Citria. 

 18.")2. (Ju., Spec, (ien., Noct., i, 394, Xanthia. 

 18.56. Wlk., C. U. Mns., Het., x, 461, XantUa. 



Habitat. — (Canada; Northern and Eastern States; Northern New 

 York, September. 



I follow Staudinger in the synonymy. Standinger, Walker, and 

 Cuenee should be consulted for European bibliography. The insect 

 seems to have l)een very little referred to in our own literature. 



X. puta G. & E. 

 1868. G. & R., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, i, 347, pi. 7, f. 50, Xanlhia. 



Habitat. — Northern ajid Eastern States; New York. 



I have Jiot seen the type and do not know its present whereabouts. 



Gcnns JODIA Him. 

 1816. Hbn., Verzeichniss, 234. 



J. rufago Hbn.* 



1818. Hbu., Zntraege, 15, H. 61, 62, .lodia. 



1816. Hbn., Verzeioliniss, 234, Jodia. 



1852. (in., Spec. Gen., Xoct., i, 392, Xanthia. 



1856. Wlk., C. B. ISIns., Het., x, 464, Xanthia, 



