Noctuids 



quite destructive to cultivated plants. Of the one hundred and 

 ten or more species occurring in our territory we have selected 

 thirty for purpose of illustration. This number of species, 

 if correctly ascertained by the student, ought to enable him to 

 form some idea of the general character of the complex of insects, 

 with which we are now dealing. 



(i) Mamestra imbrifera Guenee, Plate XXIII, Fig. 32, $. 

 (The Cloudy Mamestra.) 



A native of the northern Atlantic States. It is not rare in 

 New England. 



(2) Mamestra purpurissata Grote, Plate XXIII, Fig. 26, $ . 

 (The Empurpled Mamestra.) 



This is a very common species in Maine and Quebec. It 



occurs less commonly south of these localities. 



(3) Mamestra juncimacula Smith, Plate XIX, Fig. 41, $. 

 (The Fused-spot Mamestra.) 



The habitat of this species is Colorado. 



(4) Mamestra meditata Grote, Plate XXIII, Fig. 21, 9. 

 (The Studied Mamestra.) 



Quite a common species in the Appalachian Subregion. 



(5) Mamestra lustralis Grote, Plate XXIII, Fig. 22, $ . 

 (The Lustral Mamestra.) 



Syn. suffusa Smith. 



The range of this species is through the Atlantic States south 

 and west to Arizona and northern Mexico. 



(6) Mamestra detracta Walker, Plate XXIII, Fig. 24, S . 

 (The Disparaged Mamestra.) 



Syn. claviplena Grote. 



The range of this insect is the same as that of the last men- 

 tioned species. 



(7) Mamestra farnhami Grote, Plate XXIII, Fig. 23, ?. 

 (Farnham's Mamestra.) 



A native of the eastern portions of the region of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



(8) Mamestra liquida Grote, Plate XXIII, Fig. 36, $ . (The 

 Liquid Mamestra.) 



The range of this insect is in the northwestern part of our 

 territory as far as British Columbia. 



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