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S. lynx Gn. Staten Island, VI (Ds), Atco, IX, 1 (Kp), Anglesea, VIII, 16 

 (Lt) ; probably occurs throughout the State, but is rarely taken. 



S. arcifera Gn. Staten Island, VIII and IX (Ds), South Orange, VIII (Bwl), 

 Orange Mts., VIII, 21, IX. 5 (Wdt), Elizabeth, IX, 7 (Kp), Anglesea, 



VIII, 21 (Lt), New Brunswick, VIII and IX. 



S. spinosae Gn. Sandy Hook (Bt), Atco, IX, 4 (Kp), Cletnenton, IX, 9 



(Lt), Anglesea, IX, 20. 

 S. thoreaui G. & R. Newark, VIII, 25 (Ang). 

 S. marginata Haw. -■= rivulosa Gn. Common throughout the State, VIII 



and IX, usually at light. 



S. brevis Grt. Staten Island, IX (Ds), Newark (Erb), Orange Mts., IX 



(Wdt). 

 S. inclara Strck. Woodbury, VI, 18 (Kp). 



ACONTIA Ochs. = TARAOHE Hbn. 



A. erastroides Gn. Newark, V and VI (Wdt), Staten Island, VI and VII 

 (Ds), Elizabeth, VII, 24 (Kp), New Brunswick and probably through- 

 out the State : larva on rag-weed and burdock. 



A. candefacta Hbn. Throughout the State, V to VIII ; our most common 

 species : larva on rag-weed, burdock, etc. 



A. delecta Wlk. Staten Island, VI (Ds), Cape May (Lt) : the larva on 

 swamp mallow Hibiscus moschatus . 



CHAMYRIS Gn. 



C. cerintha Tr. Throughout the State, VI and VII, sometimes common ; 

 larva on wild cherry, plum, apple and perhaps other orchard trees : not 

 injurious. 



XANTHOPTERA Gn. 



X. nigroflmbria Gn. I have seen New Jersey specimens. 

 X. semiflava Gn. Southern New Jersey. 



SPRAGUEIA Grt. 



S. onagrus Gn. Common at light, locally, throughout the State. 

 S. leo Gn. Staten Island (Ds), Chester (Wdt), New Brunswick. 



EXYRA Grt. 



E. semicrocea Gn. Pleasantville, VI, 13 (Lt) : larva in Sarracenia, Lah. 

 away in May. 



PROTHYMIA Hbn. 



P. rhodarialis Wlk. = coccineifascia Grt. New Brunswick, Anglesea, 



and I have seen specimens from other parts of the State. 

 P. semipurpurea Wlk. = rosalba Grt. Elizabeth, VIII, 4, worn examples, 



IX, 1, fresh examples (Kp). 



