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MELIPOTIS JUCUNDA Hiibner. 



No specimens; one in Mr. Cockle's collection, JUI3' 12, 1902. 



CIRRHOBOLINA MEXICANA Behr. 

 No specimens; one in Mr. Cockle's collection, August 12, 1901. 



SYNEDA ALLENI Grote. 



Three specimens; May 80, June 6, 26. 



SYNEDA SOCIA Behr. 



No specimens; one in Mr. Cockle's collection. 



SYNEDA OCHRACEA Behr. 



No specimens; one in Mr. Cockle's collection, July 10 (Ainsworth). 



SYNEDA HUDSONICA Grote and Robinson. 



Thirt3^-eight specimens; May 29, fhine -1, 6, 8 (Ainsworth), 9," 11, 

 18, 29, July 2, 13. The specimens vary in the color of the middle 

 band of fore wings from uniformly pale gra}' to a bright chestnut 

 brown shading on the central part. This .is the form se]>0!<it(( Hy. 

 Edwards, which is not a distinct species as hitherto listed. I endeavored 

 many times to o})tain eggs of this species, but alwa3^s without success. 



CATOCALA BRISEIS Edwards. 



Six specimens, August 12, 13, 16, 17, IS. They agree exactly with 

 Eastern hriseis, although I had expected them to be the Californian 

 hermia Hy. Edwards. Two of them are of the form (jroteana Baile3^ 



CATOCALA AUGUSTA Hy. Edwards. 



Two specimens, August 12, 15. The specimens agree with others 

 which Mr. Beutenmiiller has so named for me. 



CATOCALA RELICTA Walker. 



No specimens; one in Mr. Cockle's collection, which he has kindly 

 transmitted to me for examination. It was supposed to represent elda 

 Behrens, but if so, then I do not regard this as distinct from relicta. 



TOXOCAMPA VICTORIA Grote. 



Fort3^-two specimens, June 25, JUI3" 12, 14, 15, 25, 26, August 1. 

 Eggs w^ere readily obtained from cajjtive females, but I could not feed 

 the 3^oung larvae. I judge that the3' do not have a particular food 

 plant, as the eggs were laid loose and rolling about; perhaps they 

 hibernate in stage i. 



