56 Transactions of the Kansas 



EupiTHECiA Curtis. 



441. Eupethecia sp. — An undetermined species. 



FAMILY XIV. 



PYRALID.E: S>rOUT-MOTHS, OR DELTOIDS. 



So called from their slender, elongated feelers or palpi, extending directly forward 

 from the head. 



Pyralis Schrank. 



442. farinalis Harr. The Meal Moth. — Reddish-brown at base and tip of front 

 wings; elsewhere grayish-brown, crossed by white lines; expands 0.95 inch. Com- 

 mon; found in old flour boxes and in barns. 



Pantographa Lederer. 



443. limata G. and R. — Yellowish-white, semi-transparent, with a large brown 

 area upon the lower two-thirds of outer margin of each front wing; brown lines and 

 circles upon the yellowish portions; expands 1.40 inches. Not common. Taken at 

 Leavenworth by Dr. Carpenter. 



Phacellura Guilding. 



444. Jiyalinatalis Linn. Cucumber Moth. — Pearlj% semi-transparent white, with 

 regular, broad brown margins. Common; damages cucumbers by boring into them. 



445. nitidalix. — T aken at Manhattan by H. A. Brous. Has the same habits as 444. 



AsopiA Treitschke. 



446. oliiudis Guenee. — Purplish brown, with yellowish markings; expands 1 inch. 

 Common. 



447. squamealis Grote. — Purplish-brown; expands 0.90 inch. Rare. 



Hydrocampa Guenee. 



448. germinnlis Lederer. — White, with black and yellow markings; expands 0.75 

 to 0.85 inch. Taken over water surfaces, the larviE being aquatic in their habits. 



BoTYS Latreille. 



449. flamdalis Guenee. — Pale yellow, with about four wavy brown lines crossing 

 all the wings: expands 1.10 to 1.40 inches. Common. 



450. plectilis G. and R. — Grayish brown, with whitish spots; expands % inch 

 Common. 



451. penitalis Grote Mss. The Lily Moth.— Yellowish brown, with wavy lines 

 of a darker shade; expands 1.20 inches. Common; feeds upon the "receptacle" of 

 the Western water-lily {Mlnmbium luteuni); also bred from dogs-bane {Apocynum 

 cannabinum). 



452. (trgyralis Hubn.— Light yellowish brown, with whitish spots; expands 1 

 inch. Common. 



453. centralis G. and R.— Smoky brown, with whitish spots; expands 1 inch. 

 Not common. 



454. generosa G. and R. — Dark brown, with yellow spots; expands f inch. Not 

 common. 



455. sexmacuMis Grote Mss.— Yellowish-white, with from 6 to 8 bright brown 

 black-edged spots upon each front wing; expands .75 to .85 inch. Rare. 



456. diffissa G. and R.— Front wings purple, with a yellow band; hind wings 

 brick-red; expands .70 inch. Rare. 



457. Botys sp. — An undetermined species, varying from yellowish-brown to 

 smoky-brown; expands ^ inch. Abundant. 



