Noctuidae 



Genus MOMOPHANA Grote 



The only species of this genus known is a very rare insect so 

 far as has been ascertained. The cut we 

 give was drawn from a unique specimen 

 in the Neumoegen Collection at the 

 Brooklyn Institute. The type is at Cornell 

 University. All the specimens which have 

 FIG. ^.Momo^iuaM been taken have occurred in New York 

 comstocki Grote. . and Canada. 



Genus VALERIA Germar 



This genus occurs on both sides of the Atlantic. The only 

 species in our fauna is Valeria opina Grote, the male of which 

 is figured in Plate XX, Fig. 25. It is found in California. 



Genus EUPLEXIA Stephens 



But one species of this genus, which is also found in Europe, 

 occurs in North America. English entomologists call the moth 

 "The Small Angle Shades." The scientific name is Euplexia 

 lucipara Li.inreus, and it is depicted on Plate XX, Fig. 26. It 

 occurs all over the United States and Canada. 



Genus TRACHEA HUbner 



This genus is also found in both hemispheres. Only one 

 species is found in America, and is confined to the Atlantic Sub- 

 region. It is known as Trachea delicata Grote, and the male 

 is shown on Plate XX, Fig. 27. 



Genus DIPTERYGIA Stephens 



The genus Dipterygia is represented in the New World by 

 the species named scabriuscula by Linnaeus, which also occurs 

 in Europe. There are several Asiatic species. It is shown on 

 Plate XX, Fig. 28. It ranges from the Atlantic westward to the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



Genus ACTINOTIA Hiibner 



This small genus is represented in the United States and 

 Canada by the insect to which Guenee applied the specific name 



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