CATALOGUE OF NOCTUID.E — SMITH. 169 



Genus PRODENIA (in. 

 1852. Gn., Spec. Gtii., Noct., i, 159. 



P. eridania Cnim.* 



1782. Cram., Pap. Exot., iv, 133, pi. 358, f. E and F, I'halccna. 

 1816. Hbn., Verzeiehni.ss, 214, CaUicrffis. 

 1852. Gn., Spec. Gon., Noet., I, 148, Xylornhjes. 

 1856. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Ilet., ix, 182, ? Xi/lomiges. 



Phytolacca; S. & A. 

 1797. S. & A., Ins. Ga.. ii, 193, pi. 97, Pha1a;na. 

 1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., i, 148, pr. var. 

 1856. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., ix, 183, pr. syn. 



1873. Grt., Bull, Buft'. Soc. Nat. Sci., ir, 28, Xylumigea. 

 1879. Grt., Can. Ent., xi, 215, rrodenia. 



derupta Morr. 

 1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1875. 62, Actinotia. 



1879. Grt., Can. Ent., xi, 205, ^=phytolaccw. 



1880. Grt., Can. Ent., xir, lSG,=phytolaccw. 

 niyrofasriala ITulst. 



1881. Hul.st, Bull. I'.kln. Ent. Soc, iir, 77, Leucania. 



1881. llulst. Bull. Bkln. Ent. Soc, iv, 7, pi. i, f. 9, Leucania. 

 1891. Smith, List Lepidoptera, 4.5, pr. syn. 



Habitat. — Georgia; Florida; Texas in September; Central and. 

 South America. 



A distinctly marked yet strongly variable species. The names above 

 given apply to our own fauna only; the insect has been furtlier rede- 

 scribed by Walker as XyJhia inquieta, Prodoila ,str i</if era, '.md Leucania 

 externa, and by Mr. Butler as Prodenia i(inohilis. The types of these 

 latter are in the British Museum. Mr. Ilulst's type is now at Eutgers, 

 and Mr. Morrison's is with Mr-. Graef. T tliiiik there are yet more 

 names, but as they are based on other than boreal American sjjccimeus, 

 they are not noted here. 



P. commelinae S. «Sr. A.* 



1797. S. & A., Ins. G:i., ii, 189, i)l. 95, PhaUena. 



1816. Hbn., Verzcichniss, 217, Trigonophora. 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., i, 162, I'rodenia. 



1856. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., ix, 193, Prodenia. 



Habitat. — Massachusetts; District of Columbia, August to October, 

 southward; Texas in December; Illinois, August and September. 



Iliibner and Herrich-SclmeHt'er both refer this as the same as andro- 

 (jcna Cramer, while Gucnce refers to them as distinct species. The 

 matter is not an important one for present settlement. Gundlach in 

 his Contributions describes also the early stages. 



P. oinithogalli (in.* 



1852. Gn., Spec Gen., Noct., i, 163, I'rodenia. 

 1856. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., ix, 193, Prodenia. 



1882. Riley, Papilio, ii, 43, Prodenia. 

 lineatelln Harv. 



1874. Harv., Bull. ButF. Soc, Nat. Sci., ii, 275, Prodenia. 

 1881. French, Can. Ent., xiii, 21, larva. 



