Skin smooth; sclerotized plates at bases of body setae minute, 
MUCHELCHCUCCKHECA) Me ccme temic mcs A hcle ett) seks wetist eh) SY eo 6s 
Setae Pp, Py ,, Adf,, and F, in line (A); dark pigmentation at base 
of seta IIb on mesothorax (B); mandible without a toothlike 
projection on oral surface (C); third segment of labial palpus 
as long as, or longer than, basal segment (D). 
Mexico. 
Hosts: Beets, pepper, and tomato. 
Spodoptera exigua (Hbn. ) 
Setae Pg, Py, Adfj, and Fj not in line (A); no dark pigmentation 
at base of seta IIb of mesothorax (B); mandible with a single, 
pointed, toothlike projection from the second ventral rib on oral 
surface (C); third segment of labial palpus not more than one-half 
as long as basal segment (D). 
Canada and Mexico. 
Hosts: Peas, pepper, and tomato. 
Agrotis c-nigrum (L.) 
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