Noctuidas 



drawn for me by Mr. Horace Knight from the type which is 

 contained in the British Museum. 



(2) Apharetra pyralis Smith. (Smith's 

 Apharetra.) 



The specimen represented in Fig. 89 is 

 the type contained in the United States 

 National Museum, a drawing of which I 

 was kindly permitted to make. The species IG J 

 is considerably darker than the preceding. 

 It is thus far only known from the Territory of Alberta in British 

 America. 



Genus ARSILONCHE Lederer 



Two species belonging to this genus are represented in our 

 fauna. Arsilonche color ada was described by Smith in the Pro- 

 ceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. XXII, 

 p. 414, in 1900. The other species, which is well known, we 

 figure. 



(i) Arsilonche albovenosa Goeze, Plate XVIII, Fig. 6, $. 

 (The White-veined Dagger.) 



The abdomen in our figure is dark, the specimen being greased. 

 It should be light, like the thorax. The insect occurs quite com- 

 monly in Canada and the northern portions of the United States, 

 and also in Europe and northern Asia. 



Genus MEROLONCHE Grote 



For a full account of the three species contained in this genus 

 the student is referred to the Proceedings of the United States 

 National Museum, Vol. XXI, p. 179. 



(i) Merolonche lupini Grote, Plate XVIII, Fig. 7, $. 

 (The Lupine Dagger.) 



Like all the species of this genus the Lupine Dagger is an 

 inhabitant of the Pacific States. Good specimens are rare in 

 collections. 



Genus HARRISIMEMNA Grote 



Only one species of this genus is thus far known, 

 (i) Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, Plate XIX, Fig. 4, 

 ? . (Harris's Three-spot.) 



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