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Fig. 9. Acrovycta aliariifa Grote; female. 



10. Acronycia oiala Gvote; female. 



11. Acroiiycta clarescens Guende ; female. 



12. Acronycta hamomelis Gueuoe; female. 



13. Acronycta increta Morrison; female. 



14. Aci-onycta reiardata Walker ; variety of i'einale. 



AH are somewhat greater than natural size and are rt'produced from enlarged 

 photographs. 



Plate XIII. 



Illustrations of species of A crony eta: 

 Fig. 1. Acronycia bntmosa Guem'e; female. 



2. Acronycta emaeulata Smitii; from the male type. 



3. Aeronycia marmorata Smith; from the male type. 



4. Aeronycia imprcsaa Walker; male. 



5. Jc')onyc^( j»ij)re8sa Walker ; female. 



6. Aeronycia distans Grote; male. 



7. Aeronycia disians Grote; female. 



8. Aeronycia Uiurata Smith ; i'rom a female type. 



9. Aeronycia extricata Grote; female. 



10. Aeronycia harneaii Smith ; from a male type. 



11. Aeronycia dentaia Grote; female. 



12. Aeronycia pyralis Smith; male. 



All are somewhat greater than natural size and are reproduced from enlarged 

 photographs. 



Platk XIV. 



Body structures of Aeronycia and allied genera: 

 Fig. 1. Panthea porilandla ; head and thorax from above. 



2. Charadra dinjJiilsa; head and thorax from above. 



3. Aeronycia americana ; head and thoiax from above. 



4. Aeronycia obliuita; head and thorax from above. 



5. Panihea porilandia; head and thorax from side. 



6. Acrovycta ((tnerieana; thorax from side. 



7. Aeronycia morula ; thorax from side. 



8. Aeronycia reiardata; thorax from side. 



9. Arcronyeta impressa; thorax from side. 



10. Aeronycia obUnita; thorax from side. 



11. Aeronycia americana ; ovipositor of female. 



12. Aeronycia ovaia ; ovipositor of female. 



13. Aeronycia morula; male genitalia seen from side (upper figure) and from 



beneath (lower figure). 

 All figures from drawings by Dr. ,1. B. Smith, except 11, 12, and 3, which are from 

 sketches made by Mr. Theodore Pergande. 



Plate XV. 



Head structures of Acronycta and allies: 

 Fig. 1. Charadra deridcns; antenna of male at tip. 



2. Charadra deridcns; antenna of male toward base. 



3. Charadra dispulsa; antenna of male at tip. 



4. Charadra dlspuha; antenna of male near base. 



5. Panthea porilandia; antenna of male near middle. 



6. Harrisimemna trlaUjnaia; antenna of male toward tip. 



7. liaphia fraier; antenna of male near middle. 



8. MeroJonche lupini ; antenna of male near middle; the details of structure 



are omitted on all save three joints. 



