Noctuidse 



Genus MELICLEPTRIA Hubner 



(i) Melicleptria pulchripennis Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 

 52, $. 



Syn. tanguida Henry Edwards. 



The range of this insect is from Colorado to California. 

 (2) Melicleptria sueta Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 51, $ . 

 Syn. californiciis Grote. 



Is distributed from Colorado to California. 



Genus HELIOLONCHE Grote 



(1) Heliolonche modicella Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 58, $. 

 The moth is distributed from California to Colorado and 

 Wyoming. 



Genus OMIA Hubner 



(1) Omia nesaea Smith, Plate XXVII, Fig. 59, 6 . 

 The habitat of this little moth is California. 



Genus HELIOPHANA Grote 



(1) Heliophana mitis Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 61, $ . 

 Syn. obliquata Smith. 



Genus HELIODES Guenee 



There are but two species so far known to 



belong to this genus. They both occur in 



California, and are among the smallest of the 



Fig. 140. Heliothids. We give in the annexed cut a repre- 



Heliodes restric- sentation of the type of the species named restric- 



talis, 3 . talis by Prof. J. B. Smith. 



Genus HELIOSEA Grote 



Fig. 141. Heliosea pictipennis, . \. 



The figure of the type of the genus and the species is kindly 

 ioaned me for use in this book by Sir George F. Hampson. It is 



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