synonymy of the genera of Noctuites. 667 



2. Prodenia ornithogalli. 



Prodenia ornithogalli, Guenee, Noct., i., p. 163, n. 258 

 (1852). 



United States. Coll. B. M. 



This is P. lineatella, Harvey, and P. commelina, Eiley : 

 I believe the following form to be only a variety, corre- 

 sponding with the var. testaceoides of P. littoralis. 



2a. Prodenia cudiopta. 



Prodenia eudiopta, Guenee, Noct., i., p. 164, n. 261 

 (1852). 



United States. Coll. B. M. 



This is P. flavimedia, Harvey. 



P. ornithogalli is the American representative of 

 P. littoralis ; the two forms are extremely closely allied, 

 but that of the New World is constantly of a more 

 uniform dark sepia-brown tint, upon which the mark- 

 ings stand out more sharply ; the oblique dash at the 

 end of the cell also appears to be shorter. 



3. Prodenia commelina. 



Phalana commelince, Smith & Abbot, Lep. Ins. Georgia, 



ii., p. 189, pi. 95 (1797). 

 P.-Noctua marmorea, Sepp, Surin. Vlind. i., pi. 51. 



North and South America. Col. B. M. 



LAPHYGMA, Guen. 

 1. Laphygma exiyua. 



Noctua exigua, Hiibner, Samml. Eur. Schmett., Noct., 



fig. 362. 

 $ , Caradrina venosa, Butler, Ent. Month. Mag., xvii., 



p. 7 (1880). 

 Var. Laphygma cycloides, Guenee, Noct., i., p. 157, 



n. 250 (1852). 

 L. ? caradrinoides, Walker, Lep. Het., ix., p. 190, n. 8 



(1856). 

 L.flavimaculata, Harvey (see Grote, Check List, under 



Caradrina, p. 30, n. 651). 



Europe, Asia, Africa, N. America, and Honolulu. Coll. 

 B. M. 



