Notodontidae 



Genus NADATA Walker 



(i) Nadata gibbosa Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 

 i, ? 



This insect, the distribution of which is almost universal 

 throughout our territory, has been described under a number of 

 varietal or subspecific names, founded for the most part upon 

 trifling variations in the ground-color of the wings. 



Genus NERICE Walker 



(i) Nerice bidentata Walker, Plate I, Fig. 15, larva; Plate 

 XXXIX, Fig. 2, $ . 



The larva feeds upon the elm. The insect has a wide range 

 through the Appalachian subregion. 



Genus SYMMERISTA Hubner 

 (i) Symmerista albifrons Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXIX, 



Fig. 7. 9 



A very common insect in the Appalachian subregion, ranging 

 from the Atlantic westward as far as the region of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Genus HIPPIA Moeschler 



(i) Hippia packardi Morrison, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 18, ?. 

 A rather scarce insect in collections. Its habitat is Texas. 



Genus DASYLOPHIA Packard 



(1) Dasylophia anguina Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXIX, 



Fig. 5, 3 



Syn. cuculifera Herrich-S-haeffer; punctata Walker; cana Walker; 

 signata Walker. 



The moth ranges from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains. 



(2) Dasylophia thyatiroides Walker, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 

 6,?. 



Syn. internet Packard; tripartita Walker. 



The habitat of the moth is the Appalachian subregion. The 

 specimen figured was taken in Indiana. 



Genus LITODONTA Harvey 



(i) Litodonta hydromeli Harvey, Plate XXXIX, Fig. 20, $ . 

 The moth, which is the sole representative of the genus in 



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