220 J. B. SMITH. 



Primaries with reniform scarcely discernible, orbicular obsolete, pale, with three 



distinct olivacious oblique stripes rliexia. 



Primaries with reniform more distinct, always readily discernible. 



Neuration of the % aberrant, a pellucid spot in discal cell, and another between 

 costa and vein 10. Costa strongly convex at middle. 9 w 'th pale luteous 

 primaries, reniform rounded blackish, indeterminate, orbicular small, puncti- 



form paradoxus. 



Neuration of % normal. 



Primaries luteous, usual spots indistinct, orbicular generally obsolete or but 

 faintly indicated, a more or less distinct submarginal, but no median 



transverse shade armiger. 



Primaries with a distinct median transverse shade, reniform always distinct, 

 with distinct black spots on costa, usually confluent with reniform ; 



orbicular indistinct dipsaceous. 



Primaries with ground color paler, reniform and orbicular unusually large, 

 sharply defined by a fine black line, median space pale, thorax with 

 whitish hair intermixed scutosus. 



H. rhexia. 8m. Abb. Insects Ga. 2 p. 199, pi. 100 (Phalceva) : Guen., Noct. 2. 

 p. 175 (Apsila); Grt., list, Buf. Bui. 2, p. 33 ( Chloridea) ; Speclanda Strk., Lepid. 

 p. 122 (Heliothis) : PI. VII, fig. 6. tibia, PI. VIII, fig. 9, wing. 



This species, I believe, is a true Heliothis in the sense that this term 

 is used in this synopsis. The armature of the tibia is identical, with 

 that of the other species the neuration is the same, and in fact I can 

 find nothing at all of generic value to separate it. Readily distinguished 

 from all others of this genus by the markings which consist of three 

 transverse pale olive shades on a paler ground. Expands 1 \ inchess, 33 

 millim. 



Habitat. — Southern and Western States. 



H. paradoxus, Grt., Proc. Ent. Soe. Phil. 4, p. 329, PL III, figs. 4 and fi; 

 (Heliochilu.s), PL VIII. fig. 11. 



In this species the male is aberrant so far as the neuration is con- 

 cerned, the figure showing an enlarged view of the peculiarity. In the 

 9 the neuration does not differ from Heliothis, except in the somewhat 

 smaller size of the accessory cell, and the consequent greater approxima- 

 tion of the veins from or forming it. Color as in Armiger, 9 some- 

 times with no markings except an indistinct rounded reniform and a 

 small orbicular ; more generally as in the % and as shown in the figure. 

 Expands 1.04 inch, 27 millim. 



Habitat. — Iowa, Colorado, Florida, Alabama and Southern States. 



H. armiger, Hb.— Umbrosifs, Grt., Proc. Ent. Hoc. Phil., 1, p. 219 (PL VIII, 

 fig. 10). 



Varies considerably in coloration. The European specimens seem 

 usually more pale and have the markings more indistinct than in 

 American examples. Occasionally specimens of a pale greenish yellow 



