Noctuidae 



Genus BOMOLOCHA Hubner 



Sixteen species occurring within our limits are attributed to 

 this genus in the latest List of the Lepidoptera of North America. 

 Nine of these we illustrate. 



(i) Bomolocha manalis Walker, Plate XLII, Fig. 3, $ . 

 The moth ranges from Canada and Minnesota southward to 

 the valleys of the Potomac and the Ohio. 



(2) Bomolocha baltimoralis Guenee, Plate XLII, Fig. 4, ? . 

 Syn. benignalis Walker; laciniosa Zeller. 



The geographical distribution of the species practically coin- 

 cides with that of the last. 



(3) Bomolocha bijugalis Walker, Plate XLII, Fig. 7, ? . 

 Syn. fecialis Grote; pallialis Zeller. 



The insect occurs from Canada to Florida and westward to 

 the Rocky Mountains. 



(4) Bomolocha scutellaris Grote, Plate XLII, Fig. 10, $ . 

 The moth is found from New England to British Columbia, 



but does not range far to the south. 



(5) Bomolocha abalinealis Walker, Plate XLII, Fig. 5, . 

 The habitat of the insect extends from New England and 



Canada westward to Illinois and southward to Pennsylvania and 

 the Virginias. 



(6) Bomolocha madefactalis Guenee, Plate XLII, Fig. 6, $ . 



Syn. achatinalis Zeller; damnosalis Walker; caducalis Walker; profecta 

 Grote. 



The insect is found from the Middle States southward to 

 Texas. 



(7) Bomolocha toreuta Grote, Plate XLII, Fig. 9, $ . 



Syn. albisignalis Zeller. 



The moth ranges over the same region as the last-mentioned 

 species. 



(8) Bomolocha deceptalis Walker, Plate XLII, Fig. 8, $ . 



Syn. perangulalis Harvey. 



The moth is found from Canada to Virginia. 



(9) Bomolocha edictalis Walker, Plate XLII, Fig. 11, $ . 



Syn. lentiginosa Grote; vellijera Grote. 



The range of the species is the same as that of the last men- 

 tioned. 



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