208 B. NETJMOKGEN AND H. G. DYAR. 



Genus liitodonta Harvey. 

 1876. — Harvej', Can. Eut. vol. viii, p. 5. 

 li. hydruineli Harvey. 



1876. — Harvey. Can. Ent. vol. viii, p. 5. 

 vai'. f'liscii, Harvey. 



1876. — Harvey, Can. Eut. vol. viii, p. 110. 

 Whitish cinereous, with a dull green tinge. Transverse basal, t. a. and t. p. 

 lines, black, geminate, sublunulate, sinuate. Discal mark black, lunate. A pur- 

 plish cloud fading into vehite subapically. A row of subterminal black spots 

 preceded by orange scales; a narrow terminal line. Secondaries dusky. Ex- 

 panse 34 mm. 



Hab. — Southern States to Texas. 



The variety /(tsca lacks the green tint, being cinereous gray. 



Genus 9Iacriirocanipa Dyar. 

 1893.— Dyar, Ent. News vol. iv, p. 34. 

 M. niartliesia Cramer. 



1779.— Cramer, Pap. Exot. vol. iii, pi. 264, fig. B. Noctua. 



tesella Packard. 

 1864. — Packard, Proc. Eut. Soc. Phil. vol. iii, p. 370. Lochmasus. 



turbida Walker. t 



1865.— Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. Pt. xxxii, p. 407. Cerura. 



elongata Grote and Robinson. 

 1867. — Grote and Eobinson, Tr. Ent. Soc. Pbil. vol. i, p. 184. Heterocampa. 

 Whitish, tinged with gray and pale greenish. T. a. line black, distinct, gemi- 

 nate, angular. Basal space filled in with dark shadings. Beyond this, the wing 

 is pale, the marks 0l)scured. A median blackish band and t. p. line indicated, 

 the latter obscurely geminate, filled in with whitish. A blackish, transverse, 

 discal mark. Subterminal spots shaded, blackish, connected into a band, most 

 distinct in the interspaces between veins 2 and 3 (cell viii). Secondaries smoky, 

 with whitish mesial band. Expanse 40 mm. 



Hab. — Atlantic States. 



Genus £llida Grote. 

 1876.— Grole, Can. Eut. vol. viii, p. 125. 



E. cauiplaga Walker. 



1856. — Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. Pt. ix, p. 18. Cymatopliora. 

 1893.— Smith. Bull. 44, U. S. N. M. p. 29. Bomhycia. 



transversata Walker. 

 1865. —Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. Pt. xxxii, p. 427. Edema. 



gelida Grote. 

 1876.— Grote, Can. Ent. vol. viii, p. 125. Ellkla. 

 1892. — Smith, Can. Eut. vol. xxiv, p. 135. 

 Ash-gray, collar .blackish. Secondaries and abdomen pale brownish. T. a. 

 line arcuate, broad, black, pulverulent and broken, followed by a more rigid line, 

 which does not quite attain internal margin. Betweeu these are traces of another 

 line; all three very closely approximate. A sublunate black discal dot, sur- 

 rounded by a white shade. Outer half of wing faintly clouded, showing traces 

 of t. p. and s. t. lines, but very faintly. Expanse 30 mm. 



Hab. — Northern Atlantic States. 



