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below angle of cell, widely separate from Cui ; ist and 2nd anal veins ap- 

 proached on margin, without cross-bar; secondaries, R joined to S. C. by short 

 cross-bar ; IM, widely separate from, and parallel to R ; M: and Ms from angle 

 of cellula intrusa ; Ciu widely removed from angle of cell ; ist and 2nd anal 

 veins close ; 3rd anal widely separate ; large cellula intrusa on both wings. 



The genus is represented in this country by but one species, which 

 is, however, not indigenous, having evidently been recently introduced 

 from Europe. We omit canadensis H. S. as we can find no authentic 

 records of its capture in Canada, and are inclined to think that there 

 must be some error of locality, especially as Druce (Biol. Cent. Amer. 

 II, p. 449), records it from Mexico. We reproduce a photograph of 

 Herrich-Schaeffer's figure. The synonymy of both genus and species 

 is only given as far as it deals with actual American records. 



Z. PYRiNA, Linne. (PI. IV, fig. 16.) 



Noctua pyrina Linnaeus, Faun. Suec, p. 306 (1761). 



Nochta aescuU id. Syst. Nat. Vol. I, (2) p. 833 (1767). 



Zeuzera aesculi Latreille, Gen. Cr. et Ins. IV, 217; Grote, Ent. Amer. V, p. 7 

 (1889) ; Ottolengui, Ent. News II, p. 26 (1891). 



Zeuzera decipiens Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. I, 871 (1892). 



Zeuzera pyrina Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. 7, 1530 (1856); Morris, Syn. Lep. N. 

 Am. p. 125 (1862); Graef, Ent. Amer,, IV, p. 162 (1888); Angelman, 

 Ent. Amer., V, p. 28 (1889) ; Machesney, Ent. Amer. VI, p. 31 (larva) 

 (1890); Smith, Can. Ent. XXIV, p. 136 (1892); Neumoegen & Dyar, 

 Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, II, p. 160 (1894) ; Doll, Ent. News, XV, p. no 

 (1894). 



This species is so well known, and is figured in so many European 

 works that we omit a detailed description. Smith states that Walker 

 had no grounds for recording the species from North America; Mor- 

 ris evidently copied from Walker, and the first reliable date of its 

 capture in this country is 1879, as given by Doll. (Ent. News, XV, 

 p. no.) 



Hab., vicinity of New York City. Larva in elm. 



In Coll. Barnes, 553,1$, from New York City. 



Genus Hamilcara B. & McD. (Type atra B. & McD.) 



Hamilcara Barnes & McDunnough, Ent. News, XXI, 465 (1910). 



Palpi minute ; thoracic vestiture scaly ; antennae of $ bipectinate in basal 

 half only; frenulum well developed; posterior tibiae with one pair of apical 



