Geometridos 



SUBFAMILY MECOCERATIN/E 

 Genus MECOCERAS Guende 

 (i) Mecoceras nitocris Cramer, Plate XLV, Fig. 22, $ . 



Syn. nitocraria Hiibner; poiiiisiilaria Grote. 



The habitat of the species is Florida. 



Genus ALMODES Guen^e 

 (i) Almodes terraria Guenee, Plate XLV, Fig. 2y, $ . 



Syn. stcUidaria Guenee; squamigcni Felder ; baltcolata Herrich-ScliDeffer ; 

 assecoma Druce ; calvhia Druce ; 7-iviilaria Grote. 



This is a tropical species, the sole representative of its genus 

 found within our borders. It ranges from Florida southward 

 into Central and South America. 



SUBFAMILY PALYADIN^ 



Genus PALYAS Guenee 



(i) Palyas auriferaria Hulst, Plate XLV, Fig. }6, S . 

 The specimen figured in the plate is the type which was 

 loaned by the writer to the author of the species. 



Genus PHRYGIONIS Hiibner 

 (1) Phryigonis argenteostriata Strecker, Plate XLV, Fig. 



Syn. cc'nissiita Grote; obriissjla Grote. 



This moth, like the preceding species, is a native of Florida. 



SUBFAMILY SPHACFLODIN^ 



Genus SPKACELODES Guenee 

 (i) Sphacelodes vulneraria Hiibner, Plate XLli, Fig. 20, $> . 



Syn. floridcitsis Holland. 



The moth is found from the southern portions of North Caro- 

 lina along the Atlantic coast to Florida, and ranges southward 

 into South America. 



SUBFAMILY MELANCHROllN/E 



Genus MELANCHROIA Hiibner 



(1) Melanchroia cephise Cramer, Plate XLII, Fig. 19, r^ . 



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