Noctuidae 



Genus ACHERDOA Walker 



Only one species of the genus is attributed to it from our 

 fauna. It received the specific name ferra- 

 ria at the hands of the late Francis Walker, 

 and was renamed ornata by Neumcegen. 

 The cut we give was drawn by Mrs. Beuten- 

 muller from a specimen in the American 

 Fig. 146. Acherdoa Museum of Natural History. It represents 

 ferraria, 6 . f the male insect. 



Genus AON Neumcegen 



(1) Aon noctuiformis Neumoegen, Plate XLI, Fig. 18, $ , 

 This is not an uncommon moth in southern Texas. 



Genus CIRRHOPHANUS Grote 



(1) Cirrhophanus triangulifer Grote, Plate XXVIII, Fig. 2, ? . 



The insect varies considerably in size, the specimen depicted on 



the plate being rather small. It is not an uncommon species in 



the southern States, and is also found as far north as Pennsylvania. 



Genus BASILODES Guenee 

 (1) Basilodes pepita Guenee, Plate XXVIII, Fig. 7, 9 . 

 The genus Basilodes contains a number of species which are 

 all, with the single exception of this species, natives of the south- 

 western portions of our territory. The present species occurs 

 from Pennsylvania to Florida and westward to Colorado. The 

 insect has been occasionally taken in Pittsburgh. 



Genus STIRIA Grote 



(1) Stiria rugifrons Grote, Plate XXVIII, Fig. 5, $. 



The specimen figured on the plate was caught by the writer 

 in southern Indiana. It is reported also from Kansas and 

 Colorado. It probably has a wide range, but is as yet rare in 

 collections. 



Genus STIBADIUM Grote 



(1) Stibadium spumosum Grote, Plate XXVIII, Fig. }, $ . 



The insect ranges from New York to Colorado and south- 

 ward. It is very abundant in southern Indiana, where it comes 

 freely to sugar. 



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