CATALOGUE OF NOCTUID^ SMITH. 287 



Genus PSEUDOTAMILA Smith. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Eut. Soc, X, 238. 



P. vaneUa Grt.* 



1877. Grt., Can.Ent., Xl, 197, Tamila. 



1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, x, 239, Psemlotamila. 



Habitat. — Nevada ; California. 

 The type is in the British Museum. 



P. perminuta Hy. Edw. 



1881. Hj\ Edw., Papilio, i, 21, Melicleptria. 



1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, x, 239, I'neiuhlamila. 



Habitat. — Sierra Nevada, California. 

 The types are in the Edwards collection. 



Genus MELAPORPHYRIA Grt, 

 1874. Grt., Bull. Bull". Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 75. 



M. immortua Grt.* 



1874. Grt., ]5iill. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 75, 220, Melaporplnjria. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, x, 237, Melaporpln/ria. 



Habitat. — Massachusetts and New York in June; Colorado. 

 The tj^pe is in Dr. Lintner's collection at Albany. 



M. prorupta Grt. 



1873. Grt., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, iv, 294, HeliotJiis. 

 1873. Grt., BuU Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., i, 118, Reliothis. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, x, 238, Melaporphyria, 

 vennata Hy. Edw. 



1875. Hy. Edw., Proc Cal. Ac Sci., VI, 133, Melicleptria. 



1878. Grt., Bull. Gcol. Surv., v, 183, pr. syn. 



Habitat. — California ; Orej?on. 



The types should be in the American Ent. Society's collection; but 

 I have not seen them there. 



M. belladonna Hy. Edw. 



1081. Hy. Edw., Papilio, i, 20, Melicleptria. 



1883. Smitli, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, x, 238, Melaporphyria. 



1890. Grt., Kevised Check List, 34, Dysocnemis. 



Hhbitat. — Utah. 



The types are in the Edwards and Neumoegen collections. 



M. oregoua Hy. Edw.* 



1875. Hy. Edw., Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., vi, 135, Melicleptria. 

 1883. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, x, 138, = ononis 



1891. Butler, Entomologist, xxiv, 293, an sp. diet. 



Habitat. — Colorado; Nevada; Oregon. 



Mr. Butler is quite correct in separating Mr. Edwards's species from 

 ononis f but he is in error in charging Mr. Grote with the combination. 



