CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEPIDOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA 103 



of P. hasipunctaria Walker. Mr. Grossbeck has a figure of Walker's 

 type, which agrees well with faded specimens of the species before us, a 

 specimen of which Mr. Grossbeck has kindly donated to the National 

 Museum. 



There appear to be two species of Pseudocraspedia in Florida ; be- 

 sides the one mentioned, also Sigela penumbrata Hulst. This is darker 

 and more uniform, the markings still fciinter, the terminal dots nearly oblit- 

 erated. I distinguish the two by the terminal dots. Sigela Hulst ante- 

 dates Pseudocraspedia Hampson, so the synonymy of our species will 

 stand : 



Sigela hasipunctaria Walker. 

 , melanosticta Hampson. 



eoides Barnes & McDunnough. 

 Sigela penumbrata Hulst. 



Aresia parva B. & McD., described as a new genus and species of 

 Noctuidae, is a synonym of Afrida ydatodes Dyar. I am not surprised 

 that our authors thought this a Noctuid, being quite innocent of any 

 knowledge of exotic Lithosiidae. See my remarks in the introduction to 

 my Afrida paper. 



Proroblemma testa and T^rissa multilinea following were not in Mr. 

 Grossbeck's material, so any remarks of mine upon them would be of 

 little value. 



Anomis serrata B. & McD. is the same as Cosmophila xanthind\)ma 

 Boisduval. C. erosa Hiibner occurs in two forms the world over, one, 

 erosa, with the male antennae ciliate and bristled, which is the commoner 

 form in Am.erica, the other, xanthind\^ma, with the male antennae shortly 

 pectinate, apparently the commoner form in the Old World. Hampson 

 considered the two forms as one species, as Drs. Barnes and McDun- 

 nough could have enlightened themselves by a perusal of the " Moths of 

 India." But I am of opinion that the forms are specifically separable, 

 after carefully going over my material, and shall therefore hereafter follow 

 our authors in the separation, although not in the use of the new name.^ 



Another species of this group is before me from Cuba, which I propose to call 

 Cosmophila tingescens, new species. 



Pale mustard-yellow, faintly sprinkled with purplish ; the lines fine, faint, pale brown- 

 ish, separated on inner margin, with the ordinary pattern of Anomis. Inner line slightly 

 oblique, coarsely waved; orbicular annular, reniform full, faint; outer line excurved 

 above, with angulation at vein 4, running in along 3 to cell, then nearly straight to inner 

 margin. Hind wing pale yellow at base, the outer half shaded with red. Beneath 



