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respondenz Blatt," first showed that Guenee had mistakenly classi- 

 fied our species, while I have described what I consider a true Cal- 

 hpistria, C. straia Grt. , fi-om Florida, congeneric with the European 

 purpureofascia {^^ pteridis Fab.) and latreillei. The form is slender; 

 the abdomen not exceeding the secondaries, tufted on the dorsal 

 line at base, and especially on the third segment. Eyes naked; 

 vestiture mixed, flattened scales and hairy. The wings are rather 

 broad, entire; apices of primaries somewhat pointed, outer margin 

 a little sinuate below apices, rounded submedially. Primaries 12- 

 veined; accessory cell present; 9 out of 8 to apex, about half the 

 length of 8; cell open; 5 twice further from 4 than 4 from 5 at base. 

 Hind wings 8-veined; cell open; 3 and 4 arising together from ex- 

 tremity of submedian vein; 5 a little weaker, removed at base tor 

 about one-fifth the breadth of cell, indistinctly connected. The type 

 is moiietifei-a Guen., a well known species from eastern North 

 America, with bright brown primaries, prettily flashed with silver. 

 Other species are purply brown, sometimes with silvery lines. 



Gen. EUSTROTIA Hiib. 



Not only has this term priority over Ej^asiria Treits. , but Eras- 

 tria is also previously used by Hlibner for a genus ot Geovietridce. 

 The abdomen shows usually some dorsal tuftings. The fore wings 

 are somewhat triangular, hind wings full. The accessory cell is 

 present, and the genus shows neurational affinities with Euherrichia. 

 In the Revised Check List I have referred sixteen North American 

 species to this genus, some of which may be here briefly mentioned. 

 Of the pale, bone-colored species, the types of inalaca and mito- 

 grapha are in coll. Am. Ent. Soc. Since I have not seen them 

 again, nor have I examined other specimens, they should be re-ex- 

 amined. The ornamentation of viitograpJia is peculiar. Most 

 numerous are the black and carneous-brown, typical species belong- 

 ing to the apicosa (^ nigritiila) group. I have had my doubts 

 whether synochitis is or is not the species figured and described by 

 Guenee as £'//i7</a. Certainly the figure in the " Species General" 

 indifterently corresponds, and the description does not agree suffi- 

 ciently. I have not been able to see Guenee' s type. 



Gen. THALPOCHARES Led. 



This genus, so largely represented in Europe, has but few de- 

 scribed North American species. It differs from Eustrotia by the 

 neuration, there being no accessory cell on the primaries. A typical 

 species appears to me to be Thalpocharcs cztheriu Grt., (N. Am. 



