6 BULLETIN OF THH BROOKLYN ENT. 800. 



On this basis, and with the kindly assistance and friendly counsel 

 of Messrs. Strecker, Henry Edwards, and Edward L. Graef, we have 

 endeavored to catalogue the species of the Catocalae of North Amer- 

 ica so far as described at the present time. Yielding to a desire feo 

 have the relations of the variations expressed, we will catalogue all 

 names of variations which, tinder the above rules, are regarded 1>\ us 

 as svnonymns, under the heading sub-variety. We deprecate the ad- 

 dition of this distinction, and make it only to explain our catalogue, 

 and hope the time will hasten when, lepidopterologioal scale-splitting 

 being ended, svnonymns can be expressed without, an explanation. 



We begin our catalogue with the small, yellow-winged species, as 

 these seem more naturally to follow after Leucanitis and Parthenos. 



PART II.— Catalogue of the Catoeala 1 of North America, 



with notes. 



A> SpR&tes ivith Hind Wings of Various Shades of Yellow. 



a. Central Black Band Wanting. 



1. Messalina, Guen. 



2. Belfragiana, Harvey. 

 Jocasta, Sfrectt. 



It is almost certain this" is identical with Messalina, 



3. Arnica, Hubn. 

 Androphila, Gum. 



Sub- variety Lineella, Ori. 



b. Central Black Band Present. 



* liecvrved back on inner side of wing io the base. 



4. Minuta, Edw. 



Sub-Variety Parvula, Edie. 



5. Gracilis, Ed a-. 



Sub-variety Similis, Jfi&ui. 



6. G-rynea, Cram. 

 Nuptula, Walk. 



Variety a. Alabama, GrL 

 From the description we should judge Alabama? to be at best a 

 sub-varietv of Grvnea. 



