Noctuidae 



(16) Euxoa ochrogaster Guenee, Plate XXIII, Fig. 10, $ . 

 (The Yellow-bellied Dart.) 



Syn. illata Walker; cinereomaculata Morrison; gularis Grote; turris 

 Grote. 



This moth is found in the northern Atlantic States and thence 

 westward to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. 



(17) Euxoa furtivus Smith, Plate XXIII, Fig. n, $. (The 

 Furtive Dart.) 



The habitat of this species is the region of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



(18) Euxoa obeliscoides Guenee, Plate XXIII, Fig. 12, $ . 

 (The Obelisk Dart.) 



Syn. sexatilis Grote. 



Distributed over the northern Atlantic States, and across the 

 valley of the Mississippi to Wyoming and Colorado. 



(19) Euxoa redimicula Morrison, Plate XXIII, Fig. 9, $. 

 (The Fillet Dart.) 



The insect has exactly the same range as the last mentioned 

 species. 



Genus EUCOPTOCNEMIS Grote 



There is but one species of the genus recognized in our 

 fauna. To this Guenee gave the name 

 fimbriaris. It was afterward named 

 obvia by Walker. Its habitat is New 

 England. It is a scarce species in col- 

 lections. The figure we give was taken 

 FIG. lot.-Eucoptocnemis from a specimen in the United States 

 fimbriaris. National Museum. 



Genus RICHIA Grote 



A small genus of obscurely colored moths. They are found 

 in the southwestern States. 



(1) Richia aratrix Harvey, Plate XXIII, Fig. 14, 3. (The 

 Plough-girl. ) 



The species is found in Colorado and Texas. 



(2) Richia parentalis Grote, Plate XXIII, Fig. 15, $. (The 

 Parental Dart.) 



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