Genus EUCLEA Hübner (1) Euclea nanina Dyar, Plate XLVII, Fig. 25, 8. Syn. nana Dyar (non Herrich-Schæffer). The moth is a native of Florida. The writer took it in some numbers, in the spring of the year 1884, on the upper waters of the St. Johns. (2) Euclea delphinii Boisduval, Plate XLVII, Fig. 24, 9. (The Spiny Oak-slug.) Syn. strigata Boisduval; quercicola Herrich-Schæffer; tardigrada Clemens; ferruginea Packard; argentatus Wetherby. Form viridiclava Walker, Plate XLVII, Fig. 23, 8. Syn. monitor Packard. Form pænulata Clemens, Plate XLVII, Fig. 5, 8. This is a very variable species. It occurs in the eastern portion of our territory, and is not at all uncommon. (3) Euclea indetermina Boisduval, Plate XLVII, Fig. 10, ¿ . Syn. vernata Packard. The species is found in the States of the Atlantic seaboard. (4) Euclea chloris Herrich-Schæffer, Plate XLVII, Figs. 15 and 29, 9, Fig. 26, 8. Syn. viridis Reakirt; fraterna Grote. The insect has the same range as the species last mentioned. Genus MONOLEUCA Grote & Robinson The insects belonging to this genus are subtropical so far as they are known to occur in the United States. The genus is well represented in Central and South America. (1) Monoleuca semifascia Walker, Plate XLVII, Fig. 22, 8. The moth is found in the Gulf States. Genus ADONETA Clemens (1) Adoneta spinuloides Herrich-Schaffer, Plate XLVII, Fig. 3, 8. Syn. voluta Clemens; ferrigera Walker; nebulosus Wetherby. This is a common species in western Pennsylvania, and is widely distributed through the Appalachian subregion. (2) Adoneta pygmæa Grote & Robinson, Plate XLVII, Fig. 19, . (The Pygmy Slug.) The moth has thus far been found only in Texas. Genus SISYROSEA Grote (1) Sisyrosea textula Herrich-Schaffer, Plate XLVII, Fig. 14, 9. Syn. inornata Grote & Robinson. The insect occurs in the eastern portion of our territory. It is not rare about Pittsburgh. Genus NATADA Walker (1) Natada nasoni Grote, Plate XLVII, Fig. 13, 8. (Nason's Slug.) Syn. daona Druce; rude Henry Edwards. The moth ranges from the southern portions of the Atlantic coast westward and southward to Texas and Mexico. Genus PHOBETRON Hübner (1) Phobetron pithecium Abbot & Smith, Plate I, Fig. 14, larva; Plate XLVII, Fig. 6, 8, Fig. 7, 9. (The Monkey Slug.) Syn. abbotana Hübner; nigricans Packard; hyalinus Walsh; tetradactylus Walsh; nondescriptus Wetherby. The perfect insects are quite dissimilar in the two sexes. The larva, which is a very curious object, feeds upon the Rosacea, the Cupulifera, and various low-growing shrubs, as the sassafras, alder, and Spiræa. The species is found in the Appalachian subregion, and was quite common in western North Carolina in former years, and may be so still. The larvæ are generally to be found close to the ground. Genus ISOCHETES Dyar (1) Isochætes beutenmülleri Henry Edwards, Plate XLVII, Fig. 17, 9. This is a rare little insect, which has practically the same distribution as the preceding species. Genus ALARODIA Mœschler (1) Alarodia slossoniæ Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. 18, 9. (Slosson's Slug.) This remarkable little species inhabits in the larval stage the mangroves which grow in the swampy lands on the southern coast of Florida. A good account of its habits has been pub lished by Dr. Dyar in the "Journal of the New York Entomological Society," Vol. V, and indeed the student who desires to know about the habits of this and all other species of the Cochlidiide found in North America must consult the writings of this author, who has made these insects the subject of special and exhaustive inquiry. Genus PROLIMACODES (1) Prolimacodes scapha Harris, Plate I, Fig. 9, larva; Plate XLVII, Fig. 8, 9. (The Skiff Moth.) Syn. undifera Walker. The moth has a wide distribution throughout the Appalachian subregion. The larva feeds upon a great variety of shrubs and trees. It appeared to me in my boyhood, when I reared it often, to have a particular fondness for the leaves of the sycamore (Platanus). Genus COCHLIDION Hübner (1) Cochlidion biguttata Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. 4, 9. Syn. tetraspilaris Walker. A native of the eastern portions of the region. (2) Cochlidion rectilinea Grote & Robinson, Plate XLVII, Fig. 27, 8. The insect is quite common locally, and has the same distribution as the preceding species. (3) Cochlidion y-inversa Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. 21, 3 . The distribution of the species is the same as that of the two preceding. The larva frequents hickory. Genus LITHACODES Packard (1) Lithacodes fasciola Herrich-Schæffer, Plate XLVII, Fig. 2, 6. Syn. divergens Walker. The caterpillar feeds on a great variety of low shrubs and trees; it is especially fond of the leaves of the various species of wild cherry. It is common in western Pennsylvania, and is well distributed throughout the Appalachian subregion. Genus PACKARDIA Grote & Robinson (1) Packardia elegans Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. 16, 9. Syn. nigripunctata Goodell. The larvæ feed upon a great variety of trees and shrubs, and are commonly found in the deep glens and ravines of the Appalachian subregion, where there is much shade and moisture. The insect is not uncommon in the vicinity of Pittsburgh. (2) Packardia geminata Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. 1, 3. The larvæ frequent places exactly opposite in character to those resorted to by the previous species, being fond of dry open woods, and living upon low shrubs and bushes. The insect is a native of the Appalachian subregion. Genus HETEROGENEA Knoch (1) Heterogenea shurtleffi Packard, Plate XLVII, Fig. 20, 3. This, which is one of the very smallest of all the Cochlidiidæ, feeds in its larval stage upon black oak, chestnut, beech, and ironwood. The genus is found both in the Old World and the New. Genus TORTRICIDIA Packard (1) Tortricidia flexuosa Grote, form cæsonia Grote, Plate XLVII, Fig. 12, f. A native of the Appalachian subregion, the larva feeding on chestnut, oak, hickory, and wild cherry. It is not uncommon in western Pennsylvania. (2) Tortricidia testacea Packard, Plate I, Fig. 19, larva; Plate XLVII, Fig. 11, 3. The insect, which has the same habitat as the preceding species, feeds upon the same species of plants. It is not uncommon at light in western Pennsylvania. FAMILY MEGALOPYGIDÆ 'Simple and sweet is their food: they eat no flesh of the living." C. L. VON KUEBEL. This is a small family characteristic of the neotropical regions, and represented by three or four genera, which have a foothold in the southern portions of our territory. Genus CARAMA Walker (1) Carama cretata Grote, Plate XXXVIII, Fig. 22, 8. Syn. pura Butler. The insect feeds in its larval stage upon the red-bud (Cercis). The caterpillars are gregarious at first, but during the later part of their life separate. The cocoon is made in the ground. The insect occurs from New Jersey and southern Pennsylvania southward in the Appalachian region at comparatively low elevations. Genus MEGALOPYGE Hübner (1) Megalopyge opercularis Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXVIII, Fig. 25, 8. Syn. lanuginosa Clemens; subcitrina Walker. The moth is found in Georgia and the region of the Gulf States. Genus LAGOA Harris (1) Lagoa crispata Packard, Plate XXXVIII, Fig. 23, 3. (The White Flannel-moth.) The caterpillar feeds upon the flowering blackberry (Rubus villosus), and ranges from Massachusetts southward along the coast. (2) Lagoa pyxidifera Abbot & Smith, Plate XXXVIII, Fig. 24, 8. (The Yellow Flannel-moth.) This is a rare moth in collections. It is no doubt common enough in its proper locality, but thus far few collectors have succeeded in finding it. Its home is on the seaboard of the Southern States. FAMILY DALCERIDÆ "So man, the moth, is not afraid, it seems, COWPER.- The Task, VI, 211. This is another family which is represented in our fauna only by a small number of species. Besides the insect known as Dalcerides ingenita Henry Edwards, there is only one other species referable to the family known to occur within the United States. This insect is Pinconia coa Schaus, a moth which is not uncommon in Mexico, and occurs in Arizona as a straggler into our territory. Dalcerides ingenita is likewise an inhabitant |