198 Ins. 
LEPIDOPTERA. 
NoCTUIDiE. 
French, G. H. Synopsis of the Catocalce of Illinois. 1882, 8vo, pp. 11 1 
woodcut. [ Cf Canad. Ent. xiv. p. 119.] 
58 spocies noticed ; also includes instructions for collecting. 
Grote, A. R. Notes on Walker’s types of North American Noctuidce in 
the British Museum. Illustrated Essay, pp. 38-47. 
The following are the most important notes : — Acronycta fasciata , 
Walk., = brumosa , Guen., = verrilli , Grote ; A. impressa, Walk. ?, = 
brumosa ; A. mixta , Walk., = Agrotis speciosa, Hiibn., = Polia perquiri- 
tata , Morr. ; Acronycta zirculifera, Walk., = Charadra deridens , Guen. ; 
Bryophila discevaria, Walk., = Parastichtis gentilis, Grote; Mythimnu 
(P) littora, Guen., = Pseudolimacodes niveicostatus, Grote ; M. decolor , 
Walk.,? = Cosmia infumata , Grote; M. contraria , Walk., = Mamestra 
picta , Harr. ; Leucania diffusa , Walk., = harveyi , Grote, = albilinea , 
Guen. ; L. videns , Guen., and Nonagria indigens , Walk., = Platysenta 
atriciliata , Grote; Hydrcecia salicarum , Walk., = Agrotis ( Pachnobia ) 
orilliana , Grote ; JEdena obliqua i ’Wa\k. 1 =Sphida obliquata , G.& R. ; Mames- 
tra contenta and ordinaria } W alk., = lladena devastatrix, Brace; M. uni- 
color, Walk., = Agrotis clandestina , Harr. ; Condica palpalis, Walk., = 
Hadena confederata , Grote, ? = Perigea infelix, Guen. ; Mamestra binotata , 
Walk., = lladena curvata ; M. plagiata, Walk., = Agrotis bicarnea , Guen.; 
Xylophasia indocilis , Walk., = Hadena remissa , Hiibn. ; Apamea demissa, 
Walk., = Mamestra latea , Guen.; Miana atomaria } Walk., = Telesilla 
cinereola, Guen. ; AT. undulifera , Walk., = Eustrotia apicosa , Haw., = 
nigritula, Guen.; M. vincta. Walk., = Oligia chalcedonia , Hiibn. ; Celcena 
(?) irresoluta , Walk., ? = 0. chalcedonia ; Perigea mobilis , Walk., =xan- 
thioides , Guen., and Caradrina multifera, Walk., = bidicularia , Morr. 
Smith, J. B. Remarks on the Generic Characters of the Noctuidce. 
Canad. Ent. xiv. pp. 65-72. 
Grote (Illustrated Essay, pp. 48-71) notices and figures the following 
known species (his own, unless otherwise stated) : — Bombycia semicircu- 
laris y Thyatira lorata, Harrisimemna trisignata , Walk., Mastiphanes edel- 
ata , Eulonche lanceolaria , Ghytonix sensilis, Agrotis perattenta , conchis, 
semiclarata , clodiana, fernaldi, Morr., biclavis, parentalis, pi. i. figs. 1-13, 
A. specialise vo calls, pluralis , HoZm theodori, epichysis , Heliophila din , 
Zosteropoda hirtipes , Lithophane querquera , viridipallens , Calocampa cine- 
ritia , Gortyna rigida , cerina, pi. ii. figs. 14-25, Chariclea triangulifer , 
nana, Annaphila superba , H. Edw., Grotella sexseriata , Spragueia funeralis, 
Adonisea pulcliripcnnis, Ileliosea pictipennis, lihododipsa volupia , Lygran- 
thcecia acutilinea, Exyra rolandiana, Fala ptychophorat ZEdophron snowi , 
Scopelosoma grcefiana, pi. iii. figs. 26-38, Synoidea sabulosa , H. Edw., Oe- 
tocala abbreviatella , clielidonia , beaniana, tnira , frederici , and Strenoloma 
lunilinea , pi. iv. figs. 39-45. 
Riley replies to Grote’s observations on seven Noctuce described in the 
Missouri Entomological Reports ; Papilio, ii. pp. 41-44. 
