322 BULLETIN 44, UNITED STATEfj NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Genus LITOCALA Harv. 

 1875. Harv., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., Ill, 3. 



L. sexsignata Harv.* 



1875. Harv., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, 280, Liia. 

 1875. Harv., Bull. Buft'. Soc. Nat. Sci., iii, 3, Litocala. 

 var deserta Hy. Edw. 



1881. Hy. Edw., Papilio, I, 25, pr. var. 



Habitat. — Nevada; Colorado; Arizona; New Mexico; California in 

 June. 



The tyiie of Dr. Harvey's species is in the British Museum; that of 

 deserta is in the Edwards collection. 



Genus SYNEDA Gn. 

 1852. Gn., Spec. Gen., Noct., iii, 71. 



With this genus begins a series of forms similar in appearance and 

 habitus, and leading to Catocala. There are numerous species described, 

 and very few collections have more than a fair percentage of them. 

 In some of the genera the range of variation is very great, and it is 

 very probable that there will be a very large reduction in the number 

 of species when they are once well known. In many cases the sexes 

 are extremely dissimilar ami have been described as separate sx)ecies. 



S. athabasca Neum. 

 1883. Neuru., Papilio, iii, 143, Syneda. 



Habitat. — British Columbia. 



This type is in Mr. Neuma^gen's collection. 



S. hudsonica G. »fc R. 



1865. G. & R., Proc. Ent. Soc. Pliil., iv, 494, pi. ni, f. 7 and 8, Syneda. 



1869. Bethune, Can. Ent., i, 87, Syneda. 



1878. Graef, Bull. Bkln. Ent. Soc, i, 54, Leucauitis. 



1883. Grt., Can. Ent., xv, .5, Syneda. 



H ABIT AT.^Hudson Bay Territory; Canada; Montana. 

 I have not seen the type, nor do 1 know where it is to be found at 

 present. 



S. graphica Hbn.* 



1818. Hbn., Zutr.Tge, I, 8, f. 11, 12, Drasteria. 

 1852. Gen., Spec. Gen., Noct., iii, 71, Syneda. 



1857. Wlk., C.B.Mus., Het.,xni, 1162,*S>iC(Za. 

 1865. G. & R., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., iv, 495, Syneda. 

 1878. Graef, Bull. Bkln. Ent. Soc, i, 54, Leacanitis. 

 1880. Grt., Can. Ent., xn,85, Syneda. 



capticola Wlk. 



1858. Wlk., C. B. Mus., Het., xiv, 1461, EucUdia. 



1882. Grt., New List, 39, Syneda. 

 var. media Morr. 



1875. Morr., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xviii, 125, pr. var. 



Habitat. — New York; New Jersey, iu May; southward to Florida, 



