Noctuidse 



Genus MELICLEPTRIA Hubner 



(i) Melicleptria pulchripennis Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 

 52, $• 



Syn. tanguida Henry Edwards. 



The range of this insect is from Colorado to California. 



(2) Melicleptria sueta Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 51, a. 



Syn. californicus Grote. 



Is distributed from Colorado to California. 



Genus HELIOLONCHE Grote 



(i) Heliolonche modicella Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 58, $. 

 The moth is distributed from California to Colorado and 

 Wyoming. 



Genus OMIA Hubner 



(i) Omia nesaea Smith, Plate XXVll, Fig. 59, 6 . 

 The habitat of this little moth is California. 



Genus HELIOPHANA Grote 



(i) Heliophana mitis Grote, Plate XX VII, Fig. 6\, 6 . 

 Syn. obliquata Smith. 



Genus HELIODES Guenee 



There are but two species so far known to 

 belong to this genus. They both occur in 

 California, and are among the smallest of the 

 Heliothids. We give in the annexed cut a repre- 

 sentation of the type of the species named restric- 

 talis by Prof J. B. Smith. 



Genus HELIOSEA Grote 



Fig. 140. 



Heliodes restric- 

 talis, 2 . 



The figure of the type of the genus and the species is kindly 

 loaned me for use in this book by Sir George F. Hampson. It is 



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