old lot, from the Doll Collection, and very possibly tlic "Wasliinii-- 

 ton" locality mentioned by Dr. Smith in his description of distracla. 

 It is labeled ohservahilis in Mr. Grote's handwriting, which corre- 

 sponds with Dr. Smith's statements. We can tlierefore do one of 

 two things with distracta — keep the name for the form of laetula 

 with the space between the stigmata filled with blackisli o-ranula- 

 tions, or discard it into the synonomy of laetula. As Dr. Smith 

 named it, and then sunk it of laetula, the aiitlior prefers to do the 

 same. 



Laetula seems very rare in collections. The author has seen 

 only the distracta form mentioned above. This, fortunately, was 

 a male, and its genitalia were identical in every detail to those of 

 one specimen of cupidissima. 



The following synonymy is proposed for cupidissima: 

 Ij. exsertistigma, 



form cupidissima, 



ab. laetula = (distracta) 



LAMPRA EXSERTISTIGMA form MORRISONISTIGMA, Grt. 



1875. Grt., Can. Ent., YII, 101, ? an sp. dist. alternata, (exsertistigma), 



Grt. nee Morr. ? ), (Agrotis.) 

 18T5. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., II, 303, an sp. dist., (exsertistigma, 

 Grt. nee Morr. ?), (Agrotis). 



1876. Grt., Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci., Ill, 79, pi. IV, f. 8, (exsertistigma 



or morrisonistigma), Agrotis. 

 1887. Sn>., Proc. U. S. N. M., X, 452, (exsertistigma, Grt. nee Morr. =con- 

 fiisa), Agrotis, 



1890. Sni., Bull. 'u. S. N. M., XXXVIII, 37, (exsertistigma, Grt., nee. 



Morr. = coiifusa). Rhi/nchagrotis. 



1891. Grt., Can. Ent., XXIIT, 151, Agrotis. 



1893. Sni., Bull, U. S. N. M., XEIV, 57, (exsertistigma, Grt. nee. Morr. = 

 coufnsn), Rlignchngrotis. 



18.94. Grt., Can. Ent.' XXVI, 84, Agrotis. 



1895. Grt., Alih. Nat. Ver., Bremen, exsertistigma, Grt. nee Morr., (Agro- 

 tis) (Lampra ). 



1903. Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., IV, 632, (exsertistigma, Grt. nee. 

 Morr. = confusa), Triphaena. 



BINOMINALIS, Sm. 



1887. Sm., Proc. U. S. N. M., X, 451, Agrotis. 



1890. Sm., Bull. U. S. N. M., XXXVIII, 34, RJii/ncha(/rotis. 



1893. Sin., Bull. U. S. N. M., XLIV, 55, = cosiata, (Rhi/vchagrotis). 



1895. Grt., Abli. N'at. Ver., Breinen,liIV, 18, = costata, (A grotis) (Lam.pra). 



1903. Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., IV, 631, = costata, (Triphaena). 



CRENULATA, Sm. 



1887. Sm., Proc. V. S. X. M., X, 451, Aqrotis. 



1890. Sm., Bull. U. S. N. M., XXXVIII," 37, Rhynchaf/rotis ( confusa?). 



1893. Sm., Bull. U. S. N. M., XLIV, 56, Rhgnchagrotts. 



1895. Grt., Abh. Nat. Ver., Bremen, XIV, 18, Agrotis, (Lampra). 



1903. Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., IV, 630, Y>l.Lxxy I, f. 31, (Triphaen<i). 



1908. Sm., Can. Ent., XL, 225, Rhi/nchagrotis. 



1917. B. & McD., Check Ivist Lep., p. iS, == morrisonistigma, (Rhyncha- 

 grotis). 



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