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acter which would draw his attention when present. It is 

 probable that these hirsute forms occur only in the extreme 

 north. A specimen before us from Labrador (St. Lewis In- 

 let, Labrador, July 13, 190G, through Prof. C. W. Johnson) 

 does not show the character. 



We have a good series from Virgin's Bay and elsewhere 

 in Alaska, Two species are represented, a smaller one with 

 the mesonotum all dark brown scaled, and a larger one with the 

 mesonotum yellowish scaled with paired dark brown lines, 

 the latter probably borealis Ludlow. There are no males for 

 exact determination ; but neither species could possibly be con- 

 fused with nigripes, as the mesonotum is furnished with 

 normal short setae, entirely unlike the long dense ones described 

 for nigripes and found also in our innuitus. It seems probable 

 that Theobald, having included southern specimens among the 

 true nigripes, based his conception of the species on these, or to 

 include these, and so could no longer distinguish the Canadian 

 and Alaskan specimens. That he did so is proved by his 

 having described English nemorosus as variety sylvce of 

 nigripes. Blanchard's record from France is doubtless also 

 nemorosus. 



BRABANTIA RHIZOLEUCA REDESCRIBED 



(Lepidopfera, Noctuidcp, Acronyctince) 



By HARRISON G. DYAR 



Among some South American Notodontidse recently de- 

 scribed by Lord Rothschild, a noctuid has crept in. It may be 

 easily recognized by the admirable photographic figure. The 

 following synonymy of the species is at present known to me: 



Brabantia rhizoleuca (Brabant). 



Pseudacontia rhizoleuca Brabant. Bull. Soc. Ent. France, 330, 



1912. 

 Brabantia Dyar, Ins. Ins. Menstr., 1, 60, 1913. 

 Dyasia melanoleuca Rothschild, Nov. Zool, xxiv, 262, pi. iii, f. 21, 



1917. 



