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NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA. 



By Hexry Edwards. 



Gluphisia Tearlei. 



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

 genus Gluphisia, and I hasten to correct my error. The original speci- 

 men was taken by my friend Osmond Tearle, at Lake Tahoe, California, 

 and was in very poor condition, having lost its antenna?, part of one fore- 

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

 ever, thai it was a new specjes, and so described it, placing it where I then 

 thought it belonged. I'he receipt of some examples in excellent condi- 

 tion, both (j^ and 9, fi'oni ^Ii". McGlashan, of Truckee, proves to me 

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

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

 place. It must therefore be known as 



Bombycia Tearlei, Hy. Edw., 



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



Calledapteryx dryopterata, Grote. 



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

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

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

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

 reminded me of the PterophoridcB — the 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 specimens of this pretty species near Astoria in July, 

 sitting on leaves of Sagittaria, in a swampy place. It is, I believe, rather 

 rare in collections. 



Seirarctia Echo, Abb. & Sm. * 



Two very fine examples of this rare moth, (^ and Q, were taken in 

 April, at Cold Harbor, Florida, 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 : 



Professor : — How many legs has an Insect .-^ 



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

 ceptional cases even five. 



Professor : — What an extraordinary answer ! May I ask where you 

 derived this information .? 



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

 university collection. — Fliegende Blcetter. 



