Noctuidae 



Genus ABAGROTIS Smith 



Only one species is attributed to this genus. It is represented 



by the accompanying cut, drawn from the 



type in the United States National Museum. 



Abagrotis erratica is thus far only recorded 



from California. It is rare in collections. The 



color of the wings is ashen gray in some 

 Fig. ioo. & j 



Abagrotis erratica. specimens; in others pale reddish. 



Genus SEMIOPHORA Stephens 



(i) Semiophora elimata Guenee, Plate XXI, Fig. 29, $. 

 Form janualis Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 30, . (The Variable 

 Dart.) 



Syn. dilucidula Morrison; badicollis Grote. 



Not at all an uncommon species, ranging from Canada to 

 Georgia. 



(2) Semiophora opacifrons Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 28, ? . 

 (The Black-fronted Dart.) ' 



This species is found in the more northern portions of the 

 Atlantic Subregion ranging into Quebec. 



(3) Semiophora tenebrifera Walker, Plate XXI, Fig. 33, $ . 

 (The Reddish Speckled Dart.) 



Syn. catharina Grote; martifestolabes Morrison. 



A well-marked species, the fore wings of which have a 

 prevalently reddish cast. It ranges from New Jersey northward 

 into Canada. 



Genus PACHNOBIA Guenee 



The species are mainly boreal, being found in the northern 

 portions of our territory, principally in Canada, and on the 

 higher mountain ranges. 



(1) Pachnobia littoralis Packard, Plate XXI, Fig. 32, $ . 

 (The Reddish Pachnobia.) 



Syn. pectinata Grote; ferruginoides Smith. 



The species occurs from the mountains of Colorado north- 

 ward to Alberta. 



(2) Pachnobia salicarum Walker, Plate XXI, Fig. 31, $. 

 (The Willow Pachnobia.) 



Syn. orilliana Grote; claviformis Morrison. 



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