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it occurs practically throughout. The map is based on information 

 gathered from different sources, but principally from the British 

 Museum Catalogue of Lepidoptera (I. c), and from letters from for- 

 eign entomologists to Dr. L. O. Howard. 



The following classified list will indicate more exactly the localities, 

 States, provinces, etc., where the species is known to occur. It is 

 very probable that it occurs in greater or less abundance throughout 

 the various countries from which it is recorded, and it may perhaps 

 now be said that the prophecy of Grote, made some years ago, "We 

 shall soon write after its habitat, 'The World,'" has been practically 

 fulfilled: 



Canada: Ontario (Ottawa); Toronto; Manitoba (Beulah). 



United States: Throughout, except possibly in Montana and Washington. 



Mexico: Morelos (Cuernavaca); Jalapa; Durango (Milpas); St. Maria; Mexico City. 



Central America: Guatemala (San Geroniino, Topote); Costa Kica. 



Panama: Volcan de Chiriqui. 



South America: Venezuela; Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre); Brazil (Rio); Peru 

 (Callao); Chile (Coquimbo). 



West Indies: Jamaica; Barbados; St. Vincent; Porto Rico (San Juan, Mayaguez) ; 

 Cuba (Habana); Dominica. 



Europe: Britain; France (Nice); Germany; Spain (Gibraltar); Russia ( Sarepta) ; 

 Sicily; Italy (Piedmont, Lombardy, central and southern Italy); Denmark: Zealand 

 (Sjselland); Austria-Hungary: Budapest (vicinity); Transylvania (Haromszek). 



Africa: Madeira Islands; Canary Islands; Kongo; Soudan (Geht el Meghahid); 

 Abyssinia; British East Africa (Machako, Tana River); North Gamiland; Madagas- 

 car; Transvaal; Natal (Malvern, Durban); Basutoland (Masite); Cape Colony 

 (Knysna, Grahamtown, Cape Town). According to Lounsbury (in lit.), this species 

 is well spread over Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal. 



Asiatic 2\tr/je?/; Arabia ( Aden ) ; Syria (Lebanon). 



India: Kashmir (Govrais Valley, Kuijar); Northwest Himalayas; Simla; Dal- 

 housie; Akhor; Campbellpar; Dharmsala; Deyra Dun; Allahabad; Sikhim; Sird; 

 Kutch (Kutchur?); Bombay; Mhow; Madras; Ceylon; Nilgiris(Nilgiri?); Azimgarh; 

 Cheugalpot; Tanjore; Cawnpore; Bengal; Patna. 



China: Shanghai; Chusan; Chang-yang; Washan. 



Japan: Yokohama; Fushiki; Formosa. 



Straits Settlemeyits: Fersik (Kin ta Valley); Singapore. 



East Indies: Java. 



Southern Pacific: Gilbert Islands; Navigator Islands. 



Australia: North Australia (Point Darwin, Condillas); West Australia (Sherlock 

 River, Freemantle, and, according to Lea, from Albany to Champion Bay and to 

 some distance inland); Queensland (Brisbane); New South Wales (Moreton Bay, 

 Sydney); Victoria (Gisborne); Tasmania (Launceston); New Zealand (Dunedin, 

 Auckland); South Australia (Adelaide, and generally throughout this State). , 



ORIGINAL HOME. 



In the case of insects so widely distributed it is of interest to deter- 

 mine, if possible, that part of the world to which they are indigenous 

 and from which they have spread to other countries. Many of our 

 most injurious species have been introduced from foreign countries, 



