72 noctuidji;. 



diffused curved black streak in submedian fold from base to tbe 

 antemedial line where it expands into a black patch, the line 

 double, the two parts widely separated towards costa and with 

 black spots at costa, angled outwards below costa and inwards 

 below cell ; orbicular and renit'orm defined by black, the former 

 round, the latter with its centre defined by red-brown ; a very 

 oblique brown striga from costa to reniform and traces of a line 

 from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double 

 filled in with whitish and with small black spots at costa, bent 

 outwards below costa, then minutely waved and slightly angled at 

 veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved and angled outwards at vein 1, 

 a black streak in submedian fold from its inner side to termen and 

 some whitish points with black marks between them beyond it on 

 costa ; a pale minutely dentate subterminal line slightly defined 

 by fuscous on outer side, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at 

 middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds, a slight 

 black mark beyond it in discal fold and slight streaks in the inter- 

 spaces to the terminal series of small black lunules which have 

 fuscous marks beyond them on the cilia. "Hind wing whitish 

 suffused with reddish brown, the terminal area rather darker ; traces 

 of a slight discoidal spot and postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then 

 incurved ; a terminal series of slight brown lunules ; cilia whitish 

 with a brownish line through them ; the underside whitish tinged 

 and irroratcd with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, postmedial 

 line waved to vein 4, then incurved, and terminal series of slight 

 lunules. 



Hah. U.S.A., Massachusetts, Newton, New York, Albany (Bailey), 

 1 d, 1 2 , Pennsylvania, 1 tf type, New Brighton (Merrick), 1 $ ■< 

 Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Minnesota, St. Paul, Texas and 

 West to foot of Rocky Mts. Exy. 36-38 millim. 



This is probably a variety of A, modica with the bascl streak 

 and antemedial line of fore wing more prominent. 



Larva. Smith & Pyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 137, pi. v. f. 3. 



Head brown. Body brown, a narrow dorsal darker line ; a double 

 row of white dorsal blotches on tubercle i. Food-plant : Oak. — - 

 II. G. 1). 



36-18. Acronycta haesitata. (riatc CXXIV. fig. 21.) 



Lepiforeuma hceaitata, Grote, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Suit. Terr. vi. p. 575 



(1882) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 44. 

 Acronycta clarescens, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S.Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 110, pi. iii. 



f. 3, & pi. xii. f. 11 (nee Guen.). 



5 . Head and thorax bluish white mixed with dark brown ; 

 palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint ; tegular 

 with strong medial black line ; shoulders with black streaks ; 

 tibiae streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen 

 bluish grey ii-rorated with black. Fore wing bluish grey tinged 

 with brown and slightly irrorated with black, especially on the 

 veins ; subbasal line represented by double black strias from costa 



