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Journal New York Entomological Society. t^'oi. xxvi. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Guenee's Herminidse revived. — I have been studying at odd times 

 recently the basal abdominal and thoracic structures of the Noctuidx. 

 At present my conclusions are still amorphous in most of the series 

 but a group of the Deltoids stand out strongly in contrast to all the 

 other Noctuidse, in having the first abdominal spiracle exposed on the 

 edge of the tympanic hood, as noted in my description of the Arctiidae, 

 etc. (Psyche, 23, 186, 1916), while in all others, including the Hypenid 

 Deltoids it is enclosed within the hood wherever any hood is de- 

 veloped. This Arctioid group is approximately the Herminidae of 

 Guenee, or the Heliini plus Herminiini of Smith, and may be known 

 as the Herminiinae. It includes the following genera : 



Canipiylochila Steph. (Epiaen- 



xis auct. ) , 

 Pscudaglossa Grt., 

 Epizcnxis Hbn. {Zanclognatha 



Led.), 

 Hormisa Wlk., 

 Philometra Grt., 

 Phalcunostola Grt., 

 Chytolita Grt., 

 Renia Gn., 

 Blepiina Gn., 



Tctanolita Grt., 

 Phalcrnophana Grt. (Hctero- 



gramina), 

 Hypenula Grt.. 



Lascoria Wlk. {Gahcrasa\N\\i.) , 

 Rejectaria Gn., 

 Palthis Hbn., 

 Dcrcetis Grt., 

 Herminia ( Europe ) , 

 Nodaria (Europe), 

 Pechypogon (Europe). 



Numerous South American genera evidently also belong here, — 

 all those with modified fore legs and perhaps a few others, like our 

 Camptylochila and Pseudaglossa. The following genera are cer- 

 tainlv excluded : 



Scoliopteryx, 



Plusiodonta, 



Sylectra, 



Hypsoropha, 



Alabama, 



Anomis, 



Scolccocampa, 



Rivula, 



Mycterophora, 



Pleonectyptera, 



Phytometra {Prothyinia), 



Pangrapta, 



Spargaloma {Hyamia ) , 



Melanofnma, 



Menopshnns, 



Capis, 



Sail a, 



Bomolocha, 



Lomanaltes, 



Ancpischetos, 



Plathypcna, 



