244 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [December, 



Chtocala chelidonia cJ^$ 9 (c?) (jrt. Arizona, Doll. 



Catocala micronympha var. $ timandra Hy. Edwards. Texas. 



This is scarcely worthy of a name. 

 Catocala andromache (^ Hy. Edwards. North Carolina. 



Beautiful and very distinct. 

 Catocala Ophelia (^ 9 Hy. Edwards. California. 



This is declared to be synonym of verriliana in Smith's List 

 and Catalogue, but really appears to be a distinct species with 

 violenta for a variety. Ophelia is larger than verriliana and has 

 carmine secondaries, whereas verrtliaiia and its variety votiva 

 have orange-red secondaries respectively. 



Catocala Ophelia vax. violenta (^(^ 9 Hy. Edwards. Ariz, and Col., Doll. 

 Catocala delilah var. desdimona ^c? Hy. Edwards. Arizona, Doll. 

 Catocala ultronia var. celia ^^ 9 Hy. Edwards. Florida. 

 Catocala mariana v^r./rancesca 9 (d^) Hy. Edwards. California. 



This is scarcely worthy of a name. 

 Catocala virgilia cf ( 9 ) Hy. Edwards. California. 



This is blacker than irene Behr. , which seems to be a good 

 species, rather than a form of californica. 

 Catocala electilis var. Valeria (^ (9) Hy. Edwards. California. 

 Catocala piatrix var. dionyza (^ Hy. Edwards. Arizona, Doll. 

 Phurys ovalis (^ 9 Grt. Arizona. 

 Pleonectyptera historialis (^(^ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Pleonectyptera finitima (^ Smith. California. 

 Pleonectyptera subfiavidalis 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll, 



Described as a Megachyta. 

 Trama griseipennis (^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Pheocyma umbrina (^ (^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Morrison. 

 Pheocyma tertnitta 9 Grt. Arizona, Morrison. 

 Vrias clientis (^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Yrias volucris (^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Vrias repentis (^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Yrias crudelis (^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Homopyralis tniserulata (^ Grt. New Mexico. 

 Matigramma rubrosuffusa ^ 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Spargaloma punctipennis 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Prof Smith says that Spargaloma Grt. is antedated, and that 



the genus must be known either as Hyamia Walk., or possibly 



Legna Walk. 



Litognatha linearis 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



Prof Smith says this genus should be Hormisa Walk. 



Salia rufa 9 9 Grt. Arizona, Doll. 

 Rivula tripla c?' 9 Grt. Arizona. Doll. 



Prof Smith says this is not Rivula, and probably not a Deltoid. 



Pseudorgyia russula (^ Grt. Arizona, Doll. 



