574 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY. [VolYl. 



DactyUna Grote, Proc. B. S. N. H. 16, 239. Canada to Middle States. 



This fine species is undoubtedly distinct from Americana; the hind 



wings of the female are white. 

 Insita Walk., 0. B. M. Noct. 61. Eastern and Middle States. This is 



also a large species with the hind wings white in both sexes. The 



fore wings are also quite white; the dash at internal angle is variable 



as in Americana. 



§. Merolonche Grote. 



Spinea Grote, Bull. B. S. K. S. 3, 78, pi. 4, fig. 7. California. The egg 

 and young larva are described by Mr. Hy. Edwards, p. 3 of his No. 

 26. This is a paler and slightly more compact species, head closely 

 applied to the globose thorax, than lupini, from which it differs by the 

 t. p. line being a little drawn in opposite the cell and a dash on median 

 space crossing the shade on submtdian fold. 



Lupini Behr Ms., Grote, Bull. B. S. K 1, 79; 3, pi. 4, fig. 10. Califor- 

 nia. This species is of a dark blue gray, the t. p. line more dentate 

 and without the pale mark at internal angle and the submedian dark 



dash of spinea. 



§ Apatela Hiibn. 



Bubricoma Guen., Noct. 1, 48. Western and Southern States. Guenee 

 describes the larva, from an unpublished drawing, on a species of 



Luteicoma G. & E., Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 3, 179, pi. 2, fig. 83. Western 



and Middle States. 

 Pallidicoma Grote, Bull. TJ. S. Geol. Surv. 4, 169. Eastern and Middle 



States. 



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Brumosa Guen., l^oct 1, 52; VerrilUi G. & E., Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 3, 178, 



pi. 2, fig. 82. Canada to Middle States. 

 Distans Grote, Can. Ent. 11, 38. Canada. 

 Suhoclirea Grote, Bull. B. S. N. S. 2, 153. I^ew York; Canada. I have 



taken several specimens of this fine species near Buffalo, in June. 

 Superans Guen., liJ^oct. 1, 53. Eastern and Middle States. 

 Fersuasa Harvey, Bull. B. S. E". S. 2, 271. Eastern States to Texas. 

 Ferdita Grote, Can. Ent. 6, 154. California. 

 Afflicta Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. 2, 438, pi. 9, fig. 4. Middle to Southern 



States. 

 Noctivaf/a Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. 2, 437, pi. 9, fig. 3. Canada to Middle 



States. 



Jochecera Hiibn. (1816). 



Funeralis G. & E., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. 6, pi. 4, fig. 10; americana 

 Harris in Ent. Cor. 313, pi. 3, fig. 3 (larva) ; Lintn. Ent. Con. 3, 135, 

 larva on Elm. This species represents the European alni in our fauna. 

 The name americana is posthumous and of later date thsbn funeralis ; 

 it is besides used for another species. 



