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Mr. W. F. KiRBY, in an article in the August number of the "Ento- 

 mologist" entitled, "On the Identification of Attacus atlas Linn, and its 

 allies, with remarks on some other species of the genus" says ""Attacus 

 sptendidus Beauv. from St. Domingo may prove to be distinct (from 

 erycina Shaw), when we receive a series from that island; its alleged 

 occurrence in Texas is certainly an error." 



Early capture of C. insolabilis. — While running over lists giving 

 dates of capture of Catocalae, I find none earlier than July ist for the 

 latitude of central Ohio. June 22, 1892, I took the above-named Catocala 

 resting on Robiuia pseiidacacia on the State University campus. This 

 species is comparatively rare in this vicinity, Columbus, O., June 27th. — 

 W. E. Kellicott. 



Lophopteryx elegans. — In Ent. News for April, page 87, Dr. McKnight 

 records the capture of this moth in Franklin County, N. Y., and, in a foot- 

 note, notes the difference between his specimen and the description of 

 N. notaria Hy. Edw., from Colorado. In his original description of the 

 species Dr. Strecker says, under var. grisea, "The color of the head and 

 primaries slate-gray instead of brownish." which would correspond with 

 the description of TV. notaria. Hence the synonymy of this species should 

 be: 

 Lophopteryx elegans Stiecker. 



1884.— .Streck., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. p. 285. 

 1891. — Smith, List Lep. No. 1273. 



var. grisea Strecker. 

 1884.— Streck., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. p. 286. 



notaria Edwards. 

 1885.— Hy. Edw., Ent. Amer. vol. i, p. 17. 

 1891. — Smith, List Lep. />r. syn. 



Harrison G. Dyar. 



