PAPILIO. 



Prgan of tl^e flew Jork f ntomological piub. 



Vol. Ill,] April, 1883. • [No. 4. 



LIST OF APATEL^ BELONGING TO THE GROUPS 

 ACRONICTA AND TRI^NA. 



By a. R. Grote. 



Genus Apatela, Hubn. 

 Sub-genus Triinia, Hubn. 



The type is the European Psi, with which our Occidentalism 

 etc., seem strictly congenerical. 



1. OcciDENTALis, G. and R., Proc. Ent. Soc, Phil., 6, 16. 

 The larva is described by Mr. Saunders and Dr. Packard, Papilio, 

 2,181. " Western Dagger." Represents the European P.fz', which 

 is, perhaps, dimorphic in the larval state. Thaxter (Papilio, 3, 

 17) gives " elm." I have a figure of the larva on " apple," which 

 agrees with Dr. Packard's description. 



2. Morula, G. and R., Tr. Am. Ent, Soc, 2,196, pi. 3, fig. 

 75 ; Lintn. Ent. Con., 3, 137 (larva on "apple). Disk of thorax 

 ochrey. This is much larger and ochrey-tinged and paler, faded, 

 compared W\\.\\ Occident alis. " Ochre Dagger," Thaxter gives the 

 larva also on " elm." 



3. LoBELi.E, Guen., Noc. i, 44; Coquillet, Papilio i, 6 

 (larva). On "burr-oak;" M. Guene describes it as "Lobelia" 

 from Abbot's drawmg. The largest of the group. Texan speci- 

 mens stained with ochrey. " Large Dagger." 



4. Hasta, Guen., Noct. 1,45. Smaller than Lobelice; dark; 

 fore wings blue-gray, hind wings dark. "Smoky dagger." 

 Larva unknown. 



5. FURCIFERA, Guen., Noct. i, 44. Size of Hasta, hind 

 wings pale, fore wings washed with white. " Forked dagger." 

 Larva, according to Thaxter, on wild cherry. 



My identification of these two species is taken from the 

 Species Generale. I have seen no types. Teliun and Spinigera 

 are unknown to me, but must resemble these. Some one has 

 labelled specimens of Xylinifornis and Pallidicoma (both of which 



