98 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xil 



me. Canieades siccata is added, perhaps correctly, while as to Feltia 

 lotjgide/is I wish to register a doubt. Eitxoa Hbn., is the banner 

 genus of the series, containing no less than 332 species. Nineteen 

 names appear in the generic synonym}', including Pleonectopoda Grt., 

 Canieades Grt., Chorizagrotis Sm., and Rhizagro/is ?iVL\., which are 

 based on North American species It is a question of policy, perhaps, 

 whether so unwieldy a genus should not be divided into subgenera at 

 least, to make recognition of group characters easier. 



There has been some change in the synonymy of our species, 

 based upon a closer examination of some of the AValker and Grote 

 types in the British Museum than I was able to make ; but in some 

 instances I think the error is Hampson's unless, indeed, the actual 

 types were not before me when I made my notes. At that time the 

 noctuids were yet in large part unarranged and the Grote collection 

 had not been incorporated. There are also a few specimens in the 

 latter collection erroneously named and not the types — which may 

 have added to the confusion. As soon as the work on the more 

 typical noctuids is completed I will try to make another direct com- 

 parison and with the assistance of Mr. Hampson, the synonymy of 

 the American species may then be finally settled. In 1900 when I 

 looked over the collection I failed to note any obvious errors, and 

 certainly no such gross blunders as would appear in the mixture of 

 names under viessoria, iessellata and iimilsa in my catalogue. 



Agrotis dolis Grt., figures as a synonym oi E. birivia Hbn., and 

 the locality Colorado is said to be incorrect. This is right, I believe. 

 Two specimens without locality labels, were sent by the late Dr. 

 George D. Hulst to Mr. Grote, as part of a lot of Colorado material. 

 Dr. Hulst stated to me that he found them in a box of specimens 

 purchased from Mr. Morrison and supposed them to be part of the 

 collection made that year. As Dr. Hulst at that time had a collection 

 of European Noctuids and as no additional specimens of dolis have 

 since appeared, it seems safe to conclude that an error was made and 

 to omit the species from future lists. 



My Canieades iiicubita is cited as a synonym of Eiixoa sepWitri- 

 onalis Wlk., which I had referred as a synonym of mesioria. This is 

 quite likely correct, because it was not until 1900 that I recognized 

 the distinctness of the forms theretofore lumped under messoria. 

 Under E. messoi-ia, insiili.a Wlk., and expidsa Wlk., appear as syn- 

 onyms and this I can scarcely believe correct. Messoria and iiisiilsa 



