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HADENID^. 



Hadena indirecta. Grote. 



Seems to belong to the H. convergcns group, and to be allied 

 to the '■'■ XylopJiasia''' viiiccus of Walker's List. 



HELIOTHID^. 



Melicleptria oregonica. H. Edwards. 



Summit of the Sierra Nevada. 



We have nothing closely resembling this species in the 

 Museum. 



Melicleptria diminutiva. Grotc. 



Knight's Valley, California. 



This little species has a singular resemblance to the Pyrali- 

 dian NoctitonwrpJia norma, is of Europe. 



Xanthothrix ranunculi. H. Ediuards. 



Havilah, California. 



This species belongs to a genus which is quite new to me ; 

 two very distinct forms (which I should have supposed to be 

 specifically separable) were sent by Mr. Edwards. 



PHAL^NOID/E. 



It appears to me that the genus Annaphila would be more 

 appropriate here than in the Anartidcs. A comparison of the 

 two species hereafter noted with Anarta, shows that the second- 

 aries are conspicuously broader than in that genus whilst the col- 

 oration is similar to that of Archicaris.^ 



Annaphila depicta. Grote. 



Sonoma County. 



Annaphila decia. Grote. 



Havilah. 



plusiid^. 



Plusia californica. Speyer. 



Kern Co., and Havilah, California. 



I found two examples of this species in the Museum collec- 

 tion from Vancouvers' Island, under P. gamma. 



Plusia brassic/E. Riley. 



California. 



This agrees in every respect 7/ith our examples of the 

 European P. U. aiireum of Guenee. I cannot regard it as a dis- 

 tinct species. 



Plusia Dyaus. Grote. 



Indian River, Florida. 



An example of this species from Orilla was amongst our 

 specimens of P. precationis. It is extremely close to the- widely 

 distributed P. vertlcillata, which should, I think, stand between it 

 and P. precationis. 



* The genus seems to me relattd to Eustrotia (Erastna) A. R. G. 



