[1191 CAPTURE OF RARE LEPIDOPTERA. 231 



examples of the species at the same locality is made in the 

 26th Report of the N. Y. St. Mus. of Nat. Hist. 



Spilosoma latipennis Stretch (see Report ut cit, p. 144), 

 occurred in a single example at Center, on June 10th. 



Nephelodes molans Guen., in forty examples were taken at 

 Bath-on-the-Hudson, between August 80th and September 

 15th, by Mr. Hill. It had not been observed in this vicinity 

 for several preceding years. 



Among the above are several examples which conform to the 

 description given of N. minians, but its separation seems to 

 rest on no other ground than depth of color, and in these, all 

 the intermediate grades are to be found. 

 It is worthy of mention, that not a perfect example of iV. 

 molans has thus far been captured, or is present in any of the 

 Albany collections. 



Mr. R. Thaxter, in his list of Noctuidse, taken at Newton, 

 Mass. (Psyche, II, p. 36), states the fact, that the examples of 

 N. minians (probably the same above recorded as N. molans), 

 were almost always in poor condition. 



Mr. William Grey, a collector of Lepidoptera for many 

 years, has been rewarded for the additional attention which he 

 has recently given to Entomology, by the capture of four 

 species of CATOCALA, never before taken in the vicinity of 

 Albany, viz. : C. Epione West., O. flebilis Grote, C. Robin- 

 soni Grote and C. eoccinata Grote a single example of each 

 species. 



That graceful and beautiful Sphinx, Ckasrocampa tersa 

 (Linn.), not previously taken so far north as this, it is believed, 

 is also one of the rarities captured by Mr. Grey. 



The above were taken upon the grounds of Mr. Erastus 

 Corning, at Kenwood, near Albany. 



COLLECTIONS IN 1877. 



In advance of a more extended notice of the extensive and 

 interesting collections recently made near Albany, the follow- 

 ing species may be mentioned, as of special interest from their 

 rarity. Not one of the number had previously been taken in 

 the Albany district, and less than half the number were repre- 

 sented in the Albany collections, from other localities. With 

 few exceptions they are from-the Center locality. 



