Noctuidae 



(2) Xanthoptera semiflava Guenee, Plate XXIX, Fig. 34, & . 

 The distribution of this species is identical with that of the 

 one last mentioned. 



Genus THALPOCHARES Lederer 



The only species of this genus found within our faunal limits 

 is a native of Florida. It received the specific name aetheria 

 at the hands of Mr. Grote. The illustration we give is drawn 



FIG. 156. Thalpochares cetheria, $ . f. 



from the type which is preserved in the British Museum, and 

 was drawn for this book by Mr. Horace Knight under the 

 direction of Sir George F. Hampson. The insect is not common 

 in collections. 



Genus EUMESTLETA Butler 



Seven species are given by Dyar in his Catalogue as occurring 

 within the limits of the United States. The insects have a 

 southern and southwestern range, occurring in the Gulf States 

 and in Arizona. We have selected one of them for illustration. 



(i) Eumestleta flammicincta Walker, Plate XXIX, Fig. 



39, a. 



Syn. patula Morrison; patruelis Grote. 



The habitat of this insect is Florida and Texas. 



Genus GYROS Henry Edwards 



There is only one species of this genus known. It received 

 the name muiri through Mr. Henry Edwards in 

 honor of his friend, John Muir, the well-known 

 writer, whose charming descriptions of the 

 natural beauties of the western portions of our 

 continent have established for him an enviable 

 position in the world of letters. The moth is FIG. 157. Gyros 

 found in California, muiri, $ { 



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