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family-name Phalenites (which I translate into Phaleemdee), briefly classifies 

 the species of Phalcena, proposing no new generic division, but states that 

 from the larval characters the family should be divided into three genera. 

 The first is Platypteryx, Laspeyres (Drepana, Schrank); the other two groups 

 (II, Eruca pedibus duodecim ; III, Eruca pedibus decern) corresponds tu the true 

 Phalcenidce. The second (unnamed) genus comprises the modern genera 

 Metrocampa and Ellopia ; and the third (unnamed) genus (subdivided into five 

 sections) begins with Urapteryx sambucaria and ends with Hybemia defoli- 

 aria; the genera between are arranged with little regard to the natural system, 

 and in this respect the arrangement is inferior to that of Linnaeus. 



In 1810 (Considerations), lie followed the same arrangement. 



In 181o, Leach, in the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, proposed the name 

 Phalcenides for the family, according to Agassiz's "Nomenclator ;" but I have 

 not seen his arrangement of the genera. 



Previous to the year 181G, Hiibner published on a single sheet his 

 " Tentamen. v There is no date on it. To Mr. Scudder we are indebted for 

 calling attention to this publication. Says Mr. Scudder, " It is twice referred 

 to by Hiibner himself: once in the preface to his Verzeichniss, written in 

 1816; and again, in 1818, in the preface to the first century of his Zutriiger 

 The part relating to the Phalaanids is here reprinted. 



Phalanx V. — Geometer. 

 Tribus I ; amplce. 

 I. Hylaeae — Hylaea Easciaria. 

 II. Tcrpiue — Terpne Papilionaria. 



III. Eusarcas — Eusarca Elinguaria. 



IV. Lares — Lars Sambucaria 



V Eutrapelae — Eutrapela Lunaria. 

 VI. Erastriae — Erastria Amataria. 



Tribus Ih; tenues. 

 I. Cyclophora' — Cyclophora Pendularia. 

 II. Spilotye — Spilote Gross ulariata. 



III. Sphecodse — Sphecodes Pusaria. 



IV. Chlenasta j — Chlenastes Piniaria. 

 V. Sciadia — Sciadion Funata. 



VI. Cymatophorae — Cymatophora Roboraria. 



