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NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA. 



By Henry Edwards. 



Gluphisia Tearlei. 



I (iiid that I made a great mistake in placing this species under the 

 genus G/iip/iisia, and 1 hasten to correct my error. The original speci- 

 men was taken 1)\- my fiieiul Osmond Tearle, at Lake Tahoe, California, 

 and was in verv poor condilion, having lost its antenna^ part of one fore- 

 wing, the fore legs, and a portion of the abdomen. I saw at once how- 

 ever, that it was a new sf)ecies. and so described it, placing it where I then 

 thought it belonged. Tlie receipt of some examples in excellent condi- 

 tion, both (j^ and 9> f^""^^'" Mr. McGlashan, ofTruckee, proves to me 

 quite conclusively that it is a Noctuid, allied to Thyaiira or more nearly 

 to Bombvcia, Hliliner, in which latter genus it will for the present find its 

 place. It must therefore be known as 



Bombvcia Tearlei, H}'. Edw., 



= Gluphisia Tearlei, Hy. Edw. (in error). 



Calledapteryx dryopterata, Grote. 



I took 6 examples of this beautiful little moth near Corona, L. I., 

 last August. They were all at rest on the leaves of Poison Ivy {Rhus 

 toxicodendrum) and were found within the area of a few yards, being 

 probably all members of one brood. Their mode of sitting upon the leat 

 reminded me of the PlerophoridcB—\he peculiar cut of the wing aiding 

 the illusion. I saw two other specimens, but they escaped me by feign- 

 ing death and dropping among the grass. The day was very warm, and 

 the sun shone with considerable power upon the shining leaves of the Rhus. 



Calothysanis amaturaria, Packard. 



I caught two si)tcimens of this pretty species near Astoria in July, 

 sitting on leaves of Sagi/laria, in a swampy place. It is, I believe, rather 

 rare in collections. 



Seirarctia Echo, Ahh. & Sm. 



Two very fine exa;i,plcs of this rare moth, (^ and 9) were taken in 

 April, at Cold Harlior, i-'lorida, by Mrs. A. T. Slosson. 



The following is not inapplicable to some of the American College 

 collections, and even some private collectors might take the hint : 



T'rofessnr : — How many legs has an Insect.? 



Student: — Usually one or tw^o ; more rarely three or four, and in ex- 

 ceptional cases even five. 



Professor : — What an extraordinary answer ! Ma}- I ask where you 

 derived this mformation } 



Student: — Yes, sir : by an examination of the specimens in our 

 university collection. — Fliegefide Blcetter. 



