123 



*PERIt}RAPHA, Lederer {1857). 

 Type : Noctua i-cinctum S. V. 



Normani Orote, Can. Eut. vol. 6, p. 115. 

 iunexa Orote.^ 



Canada, southward. 



*TAENIOCAMPA, G uenee {ISAl). 



Type : Noctua stabilis S. V. 



paciflca Harvey, Bui. Buf. Soc. Nat. Sci., Vol. 2, p. 120. 



alia Ouen., Noct. 1, p. 354; f Orthos. instaUUs Fitch, Trans. N. Y. Agr. Soc. 16, 



343. 

 f hibisci Ouen., Noct 1, p. 355 (described from Abbot's MS. figures). 

 oviduca Ouen., Noct. 1, p. 357. 

 f styracis Ouen., Noct. 1, p. 357 described from Abbot's MS. figures). 



California, Canada, southward. 



CERAMICA, Ouente (1852). 



Type : Ceramica exusta Ouen. 



picta {Harris), Ins. Inj. Veg. p. 452; Cer. exusta Guen., Noct. 1, p. 344, PI. 5, 



fig. 9. 

 f vindeniialis Oxien., Noct. 1, p. 344. 

 f w-albmu Ouen., Noct. 1, p. 345. 



Canada, southward. 



' Perigrapha inuexa n. s. 



i . — At first sight the species might be referred to Orfkodes, but the head is more appressed, 

 the thoracic vestiture more dense, the sides of the thorax defined and the patagic apices sharp. 

 There is a distinct cresting behind the collar and a thick gathering of scales on the thorax 

 behind, possibly also distributed on the basal abdominal segment. The palpi very slightly 

 exceed the front ; the 3d article minute, shortly scaled. Antennae simple, brushlike, both of 

 our species difl'ering in this respect from the European. The hairy eyes appear to have no 

 lashes. The color is an olivaceous wood brown, not unlike 0. inflnna, but darker. All the 

 lines are threadlike, continuous, distinct, whitish or pale yellowish. The veins are accented. 

 Basal half-line even. T. a. line with an inward dentation on the cell to median vein, below 

 which it is even, slightly arcuate. Orbicular and reniform moderate, concolorous, with narrow 

 pale annuli ; reniform erect, constricted medially. T. p. line running outwardly longitudinally 

 below the costa to a point a little beyond the second costa-apical dot and thence evenly down- 

 wardly, crossing the nervules, a little inwardly bent between veins 4 and 1, to internal margin. 

 Subterminal line brought very near the margin, even, slightly inwardly notched on vein 2, pale 

 like the other lines. Terminal space more blackish, a little frosted with pale scales. Terminal 

 line fine, black, interrupted. Fringes concolorous, with a paler median line and pale points at 

 base opposite the termination of the nervules. Ilind wings like those of P. A'^wmani, whitish 

 hyaline with soiled veins and undefined fuscous terminal shade. Thorax like fore wings. 

 Costal edge of primaries straight. 



Expanse 20 m. m. Habitat, Texas, E. L. Graef, Esq. 



