358 BULLETIN 44, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSET'M. 



I am not aware that this species lias been positively identified in 

 Americau collections. I have not seen it myself. 



p. perspicua Wlk.* 



1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Ilet., xiv, 1477, FoajjhUa. 

 ffhuDi (irt. 



1875. Git., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xviii, 416, rhwrifs. 



Habitat. — Florida. 



The types are in the British Mnsenm, and refer to one species only. 

 Pcrsjnciia was described from locality unknown ; but the specimen is 

 probably from Doubleday's Florida material. 



Genus POAPHILA Gii. 

 1852. Gn., Spec, (ien., Noct., iii, 299. 



P. quadrifilaiis Hbii.* 



1823. Hbn., Zutraege, iii, 37, f. 569, 570, Agnomonia. 

 1852. Gu., Spec. Gen., Noct., iii, 300, FoaphUa. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1469, Focqjhila. 

 1880. Grt., Can. Eut., xii, 118, FoaphUa. 



Habitat. — ISTew York in May and June, southward to Florida; 

 Massachusetts in June. 



p. deleta Gu.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Geu., Noct., in, 300, FoaphUa. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mu8., Het., xiv, 1469, FoaphUa. 

 ohsoJeta Grt. 



1876. Grt., Check List, Noct., 42, FoaphUa 4-jUaris var. 

 1882. Grt., New List, 41, sp. dist. 



Habitat. — Southern States. 



Types of Guenee's species are in both the London and Paris Museums, 

 and are like the tyi)e of ohsolcta in the British Museum. Mr. Grote 

 based his name obsoleta on what he identified as Guenee's var. a, of P. 

 quadrifilaris, and misidentifled deleta. The deleta of the Grote col- 

 lection is the contempta Bdv., as identified by Guenee. It is probable 

 that this error is repeated in all the American collections deriving their 

 determinations through Mr. Grote. 



p. contempta Bdv. 



18.52. Bdv., in Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., in, 302, FoaphUa. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1470, FoaphUa. 



Habitat. — Georgia; Florida; Southern States. 

 The type is with Mr. Oberthiir. As already stated, this is the deleta 

 of the Grote collection. 



p. syl varum Gn.* 



18.52. Gu., Spec. Gen., Noct., iii, 300, pi. xxiii, f. 2, FoaphUa. 

 1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1469, FoaphUa. 



Habitat. — Southern States. 



The types were from the Boisduval collection and are probably Avith 



