Noctuidae 



ence for the cereals. It does considerable damage to garden 

 crops, and attacks cotton. It is said to inflict damage upon 

 winter wheat, blue-grass, and timothy. The moth is variable in 

 its markings. The typical form is represented on Plate XX, and 

 by the upper figure in the annexed cut. It has frequently been 

 mistaken by observers for the true Army Worm (Leucania uni- 

 puncta). Because its ravages are generally committed in the fall 

 of the year it was named The Fall Army Worm by the late 

 Prof. C. V. Riley. A very excellent account of the insect is given 

 by this distinguished authority in the "Eighth Annual Report" 

 of the State Entomologist of Missouri, p. 48, et seq., which the 

 student will do well to consult. It is from this article that 

 the two accompanying figures have been taken. 



Genus LUSSA Grote 



(i) Lussa nigroguttata Grote, Plate XX, Fig. 38, $ . 

 This little moth is found in Florida. Not much is as yet 

 known in regard to its life-history. 



Genus MAGUSA Walker 



(i) Magusa dissidens Felder, Plate XXI, Fig. 2, $ . 

 Syn. divaricata Grote; angustipennis Mceschler; divida Moeschler. 



The sole species of the genus found within our territory, 

 ranging from the southern Atlantic States into South America. 



Genus PSEUDANARTA Henry Edwards 

 We figure three of the five species attributed to this genus 

 and reported to occur within the limits of the United States. 



1 i ) Pseudanarta flava Grote, Plate XX, Fig. 39, $ . (The 

 Yellow Pseudanarta.) 



Syn. crocea Henry Edwards. 



The range of this species is from Colorado and Arizona to the 

 southern portions of British Columbia. 



(2) Pseudanarta singula Grote, Plate XX, Fig. 40, $ . (The 

 Single Pseudanarta.) 



The habitat of this species is the southwestern United States. 



(3) Pseudanarta falcata Neumcegen, Plate XX, Fig. 41, $. 

 (The Falcate Pseudanarta.) 



The species occurs in Arizona and Mexico. 



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