Noctuidae 



quart. I have a few of the insects which thus appeared, and 

 the figure on the plate is taken from one of these specimens. 



Genus ANOMIS Hubner 



The species belonging to this genus are mainly southern. 

 There is considerable uncertainty as to the identification of some 

 of the species, which were named by the older authors. Of the 

 four reputed to be found within our limits we figure the one 

 which is commonest. 



(i) Anomis erosa Hubner, Plate XXIX, Fig. 12, ?. 



Occasionally found as far north as New England. Ranging 

 thence southward into the South American continent. 



Genus SCOLECOCAMPA Guenee 



The only species of the genus so far known to occur in the 

 United States was named liburna by Geyer. Guenee subse- 

 quently called it ligni. The larva feeds in decaying wood, 

 particularly that of oaks, chestnuts, and hickories. It tunnels its 

 way through the softer parts, and after reaching maturity makes 

 a loose cocoon composed of a few strands of silk mixed with 

 chips and the frass left in the burrow, from which it emerges in 

 due season as the moth, which is represented on Plate XXIX, 

 Fig. 16, by a male specimen. 



Genus EUCALYPTERA Morrison 



A small genus, the species of which are confined to the 

 southern States and to Mexico and Central America. 



(1) Eucalyptera strigata Smith, Plate XXIX, Fig. 9, 5 . 

 The habitat of this species is Texas. 



Genus CILLA Grote 



(1) Cilia distema Grote, Plate XXIX, Fig. 10, $ . 

 This obscure little moth, the only representative of the genus 

 in our territory, has hitherto only been reported from Texas. 



Genus AMOLITA Grote 



(1) Amolitafessa Grote, Plate XXIX, Fig. 13, 8. 

 The moth occurs from Massachusetts to Florida and westward 

 to Texas and Colorado. 



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