200 BULLETIN 44,' UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



are typical specimens of vccors. Yel((ti(, tlie type of wliich was kindly 

 sent me by Mr. JNIoftat, is a badly rubbed specimen, more like nitens in 

 appearance. 



O. virgula (irt. 



1883. Grt., Papilio, iii, 76, Taniocampa. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., xii, 473, Orthodes. 



Habitat. — Arizona ; Colorado. 



The type is in Mr. Neumcej^en's collection. 



O. irrorata Smith.* 

 1887. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 478, Orlhodcs. 



Habitat. — Washington; Ibitisli Columbia. 



Types are in the Graef, Xeunuegen, and Edwards collecfions. 



O. puerilis Grt.* 



1874. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 64, Mamesira. 



1879. Grt., Cau. Eut., xi, 26, GrapliijJhora. 

 1881. Grt., Cau. Ent.. xiii, 126, Tivniocampa. 



1889. Smith. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xii, 474, Orthodes. 



Habitat. — California. 



The type is in the British Museum. A sjjecimen marked ''tyi^e/'by 

 Mr. Morrison, is in the National Museum. 



O. agrotiformis Grt. 



1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xiii, 14, Graphiphora. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xii, 489, Taniocampa. 



Habitat. — Colorado. 



The types, two females, are in the British Museum, and are best re- 

 ferred to Orthodes until the male is known. The species seems a good 

 one. 



Genus HIMELLA (^rt. 



1874. Grt.,Proc.Ac.Nat. Sci. Phil., 1874,200. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xii, 467. 



H. contrahens Wlk."^ 



1860. Wlk.,Can.Nat. and Geol.,v, 2.55, f Ci'hvna. 

 Iln'caia Morr. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1875. .59, Mamesfra. 



1880. Grt., Cau.'Ent., 'KU, 186, Graphiphora. 



1881. (!rt.. Can. Ent., xiii, 126, Twn'wcampa. 



1889. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xii; 468. HimeUa. 



contruheus Grt. 

 1878. Grt., Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv., iv. 180, Graphiplmra.. 

 1881. Grt., Can. Ent., xii, 186, syn. thccata. 



Habitat. — Nova Scotia; Canada in July; Maine; New Hami^shire 

 in July; northern New York; Nebraska; Colorado; New Mexico. 



In describing Graphipliora contrahenH n. sp., Mr. (Irote refers to the 

 fact that he had seen a specimen labeled contrahens by AValker; but 

 he seems not to have known that it had been described, and this would 



