CATALOGUE OF NOCTUID.E SMITH. 171 



Habitat. — Canada; Maine; Vennont, in July and August j northern 

 New York in July. 

 The type is in the British Museum. 



Geuus TRIGONOPHORA Ilbn. 

 1816. Hbn., Verzeiclniiss, 217. 



T. periculosa (in.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. G«n., Noct., ii, 65, Phlof/ophora. 

 1857. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Hot., xi, 542, Phloaophora. 



1874. Grt., Bull. Burt". Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 17, TrUjouophora. 

 var. V-brunneum (Jrt.* 



1875. Grt., Cht'ck List Noct., 215, '/'riijouopbora. 



1882. Grt., New List, 2!). mm var. j.r. 



Habitat. — N(^\vrouinllaM<l; Canada in .liiiy and August; northern, 

 eastern, and central United States, July to September; C-olorado; 

 British Columbia. 



The types, both of the speties and variety, are in the British Museum. 



Genua BROTOLOMIA Led. 

 1857. Lederer, Noct. Eur., 115. 



B. iris Gn.* 



1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., ii, (il. I'lihinophova. 

 1857. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Hct., xi, .-.12, J'hloi/ophora. 

 187:^. Grt., Bull. I'.utr. Soc. Nat. Si-i., i, 110, lirotolomia. 



Habitat. — Canada; Northern, Middle, and Cential States, June 

 and July. 



The type is in the British Museum. Our species is probably as dis- 

 tinct generically from the European form as are any others in this 

 series, and if the other genera hold, a new genus, Mesolomia miki, must 

 be used for iris. 



Genus EUPLEXIA Sttpli. 

 1829. Ste].li., ill. Biit. Knt.. llaust., iil, 3. 



E. hicipara Linu.* 



1758. Lluii., Syst. Nat., ed. x, 518, Noctua. 



1761. Linn., Fn. Suec, 1201, iVoc<«a. 



1767. Linn., Syst. Nat., ed. xii, ii, 857. Xocliia. 



1781. Fabr., Spec. Ins., ii, 233, Xuvlna. 



1793. Fabr., Ent. Syst.. in, 2, 99, ^loctiui. 



1816. Hbu., Verzeicbniss, 217, TrUjotiopliorn. 



1829. Steph., 111. Bril. Ent., llau.st., iii, 1, /•Jiiplcxia. 



1851. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., ii, 68, Euplcxia. 



1857. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Hct., xi, 543, EupUxia. 



1875. Speyer, Stett. Ent. Zeit., xxxvi, 153, Kiiplexia. 



1874. Morr., Psyche, i, 22, f organs. 



1883. Hy. Edw., Papilio, iii, 133, larva. 

 1889. Dyar, Can. Ent., xxi, 137, life history. 



Habitat. — United States generally, ^lay to August; Europe. 



