Noctuidae 



taken from the "Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae," 

 Vol. IV. The moth occurs in California. 



Genus XANTHOTHRIX Henry Edwards 



(i) Xanthothrix neumcegeni Henry Edwards, Plate XXVII, 

 Fig. 60, $ . 



This pretty bright colored little moth occurs in California. 



Genus AXENUS Grote 



(1) Axenus arvalis Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 57, $ . 



Syn. ochraceus Henry Edwards; amptus Henry Edwards. 



A common insect ranging from Colorado to California and 

 southward. 



Genus HELIACA Herrich-Schaeffer 



Five species are attributed to this genus, of which we 

 illustrate one. 



(1) Heliaca diminutiva Grote, Plate XXVII, Fig. 56, 6 . 



The range of this species is the same as that of the last 

 mentioned. 



Genus EUPSEUDOMORPHA Dyar 



(1) Eupseudomorpha brillians Neu- 

 moegen. 



Of this beautiful insect, which is still 

 very rare in collections, we give a figure 

 drawn by the writer from the type, which 

 is contained in the Neumcegen Collection. Fig. 142. Eupseudo- 

 The moth inhabits Texas. morpha brillians, $. \. 



Genus XANTHOPASTIS Hubner 



(1) Xanthopastis timais Cramer, Plate XI, Fig. 17, $. 



Syn. regnatrix Grote. 



This insect has a very wide range all over the tropics of the 

 New World. It occurs not infrequently in the Gulf States, and 

 occasionally ranges as far north as New York. 



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