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This species was described from a manuscript plate of Abbot; 

 was mentioned by Morris, 1860, but not 1862, (Syn. Cat.) ; and seems 

 to have been omitted by subsequent authors. 



From the description, it is probable that adulta is one of the 

 Claea-Conistra series. 



A manuscript plate was found in the Boston Society, plate num- 

 ber 101, which figures a species similar to C. viatica Grt., but the larva 

 is figured feeding on a weed and not on oak. Guenee gives the food 

 plant, QuercHs nigra. Probably another plate, possibly in the British 

 Museum, is involved. Mr. S. E. Cassino twice attempted to photo- 

 graph the Boston plate, but poor light rendered the photographs of 

 little value. 



Tentatively the name may be added to Boreal American lists as 

 an unknown Conistra. 



Parastichtis lota Linn. 



1758, Linn., Sj-st. Nat. ed. X, p. 513, Phalccna (Noctua). 



1905, Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., VI. 478, text. fig. 163, Amathes 

 (Agrochola). 



americana Morr. 



1875, Morr., Proc. Ac. N. S. Phila., (1875), 434, Orthosia. 

 1893, Sm., Bull. U. S. N. M., XLIV, 219, Orthosia. 



1906, Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., VI, 489, ignot, Amathes (Dyschorisfa). 



1907, Sm., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, XXXIII, 361, lota, Orthosia. 

 1910, Sm, Ins. N. J., (1909), 465, (European), Orthosia. 

 1917, B. & McD., Check List, p. 60, No. 2228, Parastichtis. 



A colored figure of the type of americana agrees w^ell with Euro- 

 pean specimens of lota. The type of americana is presumably a Euro- 

 pean specimen, an unscrupulous dealer, living in New Jersey, labeled 

 and distributed many European specimens "West Hoboken", "N. J.". 



Dr. Smith appears to have been correct ; and the name americana 

 should be dropped from North American lists. 



