22S j. b. smith. 



A very pretty and strongly marked .species, easily distinguished by the 

 somewhat projecting inferior clypeal plate and the bright silvery primaries. 

 crossed by a narrow yellow band at middle. Expands 1 inch, 2*5 millim. 



Habitat. — Texas. 



S. Ilulstia. Tepper, sp. ifl>v. (PI. VIII, fig. 19). 



Closely allied to the foregoing in structure, but readily separable there- 

 from by the narrower silvery median shade not crossed by any band, and 

 by the wide luteous outer margin. Expanse as before. 



1 9 Texas i,?). Type, coll. Tepper. 



Named by Mr. Tepper, at my recpuest, for Rev. Geo. D. Hulst of 

 Brooklyn, a good entomologist and a well known authority on the Cato- 

 calinse. 



S. aleucis, Harv., Buf. Bui. 3, pi. 2, fig. 5 (Tricopis) (PI. VIII, fig. 20). 



The tibial armature is like that of the foregoing species, but it lacks 

 the clypeal projection. In ornamentation it closely resembles Chrysellus, 

 but is readily separated by the wider dark and narrow silver shades. Ex- 

 pands as before. 



Habitat.— Texae (?). 



S. cumatilis, Grt., Proo. Ent. Soo. Phil. 4, 330, pi. 2, fig. 6 (Euleuci/ptera) ; 

 sulmula, Stark. (PI. VII, fig. 11, tibia, PI. VIII, fig. 21, wing). 



The tibial armature of this species differs somewhat from all the others 

 of this genus, but only in the size of the claws, otherwise it is identical, 

 and the difference certainly is not generic. The figure shows the small 

 excavation on the inner side of the fore tibia of all Noctuidae, the lappet 

 covering the same being raised. 



The species is readily recognized by the silvery median shade, and 

 greenish base and outer margin. I consider it the prettiest of our 

 Heliothvh. Expands 1 & inches, 28-30 millim. 



Habitat. — Colorado. 



S. trifascia, Hh.. Zntr. 1. 11. fig. 33, 34 (PI. VII, fig. 12. tibia. PI. VIII, fig. 

 22, primary). 



The type of the genus ; dark yellowish brown with a greenish tinge, 

 crossed by three pale lines as shown in the figure. Very generally found 

 in the Eastern States, but never very common. Expands 1£ inches, 28- 

 32 millim. 



S. gracilenta, Hb., Zntr. I, 8, figs. 5 and f>: oleagina, Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. 

 Sci. Phil. 1875, p. 67; imperxpicua, Strk., Lep. 122 (Heliothis). PI. VII, figs. 13 

 anil 13a, tibia and tarsal claw, and PI. VIII, fig. 23, wing. 



Distinguished from the foregoing by the want of the greenish lustre 

 of primaries, and the narrower sinuate white lines. 



Habitat. — Texas. 



