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Fif-'. 0. Acronycta tritotia Iliibncr. 



10. Acronjicla moriiht (>rote ami Ko))iuson. 



11. Acyoniirla I obcl i ae (incnvo. 



12. Acronjicla hasliilifcra Sniitli and Abbot ; female. 



13. Acroin/cltt fiircij'era iUienfv; male. 



14. Acronycta fnrcifcra Guem'o; female. 



15. Acronyctit fm'c\J'eraG\\v\\6&] female. 

 Hi. Acronycta connccta Grote. 



17. .Icronycia innotaia G\\Gn6i^; normal. 



18. .icronycia hinotata G\Hii\6e; rare form. 



19. Acronycta hetidac Kiley. 



Fig. 11 reprosentn an unusually small palo form; i\g. 15 is nearer the usual type. 



Plate III. 



Illustrations of species of Acronycta and Merolonche: 



Fig. 1. Acronycta ([iiadrata Grote. 



2. Merolonche lupin i Grote. 



;-{. Acronycta claresccns Gucnde. 



4. Acronycta yrinea Walker. 



5. Acronycta hashtUfcra Smith and Abbott; male. 

 (). Acronycta perdita Grote. 



7. Acronycta funcraUs Grote and Kobinson. 



8. Acronycta Ihoracica Grote. 

 !). Acronycta parallehi Grote. 



10. Acronycta alharufa, (J rote. 



11. Acronycta persuaaa Harvey. 



12. Acronycta laetifica Smith. 



Fig. 10 is bad in all points, and reference should be liad to Plate XII, fig. 9, for a 

 more accurate figure. 



Platk IV. 



Illustraticms of species of Acronycta : 



Fig. 1. Acronycta cdolala Grote. 



2. Acronycta hasia Gueu<''p. 



3. Acronycta inyla WaWier; male. 



4. Acronycta pruni Harris. 



5. Acronycta xyliniformis Guem'o; female. 



6. Acronycta ohlinil(( Smith and Abbot; male. 



7. Acronycta ovata CJrote. 



8. Acronycta orata Grote. 



9. Acronycta modica Walker. 



10. Acronycta xyliniforniis Gnouoe; male. 



11. Acronycta vinnula Grote. 



12. Acronycta xyliniformis (iuenee. 



13. Acronycta ohllnila Smith and Abbot; female. 



14. Acronycta oblinita Smith and Abl)ot; male. 



15. Acronycta xyliniformis Guenee; female. 



Fig. 14 represents an unnsually small form, the nsn.al si/e being better shown 

 at 6. Figs. 5, 10, 12, and 15 fairly represent the variation in the species named. 



Platk V. 



Larvae of Acronycta : 

 Fig. 1. Acronycta afflicta; larva above. 



2. Acronycta afflicta; larva in characteristic position on a leaf. 



3. Acronycta ovata; larva at rest on leaf. 



