June, 1910.] Smith ; New Noctuid^. 85 



berry bushes, and on the top ridge itself I captured one Nconympha 

 geminata. It rained so often that butterflies were not at all common. 



We had a rival collector in a humming bird that we saw on one 

 occasion fly often out from a tree, remain poised in the air for a 

 time, and then return to its perch. Upon a nearer approach it was 

 discovered that the bird was collecting small insects that were flying 

 before the wind. It was not at all afraid of us, but kept up its 

 entomological pursuits while we stood close by. 



Where a number of Yucca filamcntosa plants had taken possession 

 of a field in the valley, much to the disgust of the owner, we found 

 many of the interesting little moths known as Pronnha yuccasella. 

 When we jarred the tall heads of flowers the little moths would 

 fall in numbers into the umbrella along with much water deposited 

 by a passing shower. We became so muddy and bedraggled among 

 these yucca plants that we took to a large brook, shoes, trousers and 

 all, for the purpose of getting somewhat cleaner. That night it was 

 so cold that the warmth of a roaring log fire built in an ample 

 chimney place was most welcome. 



On warm evenings we placed our lamps on the piazza and thus 

 collected a considerable number of species. The active bug, Sirthcnea 

 carinata, was one of those so captured, and we also found it a rest- 

 ful way of collecting after our ei¥orts afield, and our almost daily 

 wetting by the rain. 



NEW SPECIES OF NOCTUID^ FOR 1910. NO. i. 



By John B. Smith, Sc.D., 



New Brunswick, N. J. 



Noctua corrodera, new species. 



Head, thorax and primaries a deep rusty red-brown. Disc of thorax tend- 

 ing to become paler, more yellowish. Primaries with costal area more or 

 less yellowish, veins tending to become blackish outwardly, with accompanying 

 yellowish shadings. Median lines marked by small costal spots only. Ordi- 

 nary spots indicated by vague yellowish blotches. Median and submedian 

 vein narrowly black marked throughout, the others tending to become so 

 beyond the location of the t. p. line. S.t. line a more or less obvious series 

 of pale interspaceal dots near to and almost parallel with outer margin. A 

 diffuse pale terminal line. Secondaries in the (^ white, the veins outwardly 



