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Steph., being sunk. The three species of Timandra, of Doubleday's Catalogue, 

 are absorbed into the genus Acidalia. In the small family of CABEBIDvE 

 the genus Cabeea remains as in Doubleday, with the exception of Steigillaeia, 

 which is removed to the genus Aspilates. The generic name, Bapta, Steph., 

 is sunk, and that of Cobycia, Dup., substituted; while Pictaeia remains as 

 before, the sole representative of the genus Aleucis, Gn. The family MACA- 

 RIDiE is not altered. 



In the family FIDONIDiE we have, 1. — Steenia, Dup. 2. — Panagea, 

 containing Petraria. 3. — Numeeia. 4. — Scodiona, in which we have Favilla- 

 cearia, of Hub., under the name Belgiaria, Hub. 5. — Selidosema, containing 

 Plumaria. 6. — Fidonia, in which we find our old friend Conspicuaria. 7. 

 — Minoa. 8. — Scoeia, containing Dealbata. 9. — Steeeha? 10. — Aspilates. 



Family ZERENLDiE, 1. — Abeaxas. 2. — Ligdia, containing Adustata. 

 3. — Lomaspilis, containing Marginata. 



Family LIGIDiE, 1.— Pachycxemia. Family HYBEENID^, 1— Hybeb- 

 nia, which remains as in Doubleday's Catalogue. 2. — Anisoptebyx. 



The family LARENTIDiE occupies nearly all the rest of the volume. The 

 genera are 1. — Cheimatobia. 2. — Opoeabia, in which Autumnaria, Doubleday, 

 is made a variety of Filigrammaria. 3. — Laeentia. 4. — Emmelesia, in which 

 the Affinitata, of Stephens, is constituted a distinct species from Pivularia, 

 and Bifasciata a variety of Unifasciata. 5. — Eitpithecle. 6. — Lobophoba, 

 including Acasis. 7. — Thera. 8. — Ypsipetes. 9. — Melanthia. 10. — Me- 

 lanippe, which now contains, in addition to those in Doubleday's Catalogue, 

 Procellata, Montanata, Galiata, and Fluctuata; Alchemillata is constituted 

 a variety of Rivata. 11. — Anticlea. 12. — Coeemia, in which Unidentaria 

 becomes a variety of Ferrugata, and our old friend Ligustraria takes its 

 Linna^an name of Quadrifasciaria. 13. — Camptogeamma. 14. — Phibalap- 

 teeyx. 15. — Scotosia, which now absorbs Triphosa and Eucosmia. 16. — 

 Cidaeia, which includes the rest of Phcesyle, Steganolophia, and Blarpalyce, 

 not previously provided for, except Chenopodiata ; Immanata, Haw., is made 

 a species of Pussata, W. V.; Puptaria returns to the name given it by 

 Thunberg, namely, Corylata; S. ribesaria returns to the Linnsean name of 

 Prunata; Achatinata to that of Testata, Lin.; and Marmorata to that of 

 Dotata. The generic name Haepalyce is altogether dropt. 17. — Pelaega, 

 which includes Chenopodiata. 



The family EUBOLLDiE has genera 1. — Eubolia, to which is added Palum- 

 baria, Bipunctaria, and Lineolata; Multistrigaria is placed in the genus 

 Laeentia. 2. — Anaitis. 3. — Chesias. Family SIONLDiE has only one 

 genus, Tanagea, containing Cheer ophyllata. 



It will be found by this abstract that considerable changes have been 

 effected in the distribution of the Geometrce — some genera have been entirely 

 swept away, and the species absorbed into others — many hitherto well-consid- 

 ered species have been constituted varieties merely of allied forms — and 

 many names established by long custom, have been changed for those given 

 to them by earlier systematists. 



The object of M. G-uenee is of course that of all good classifiers — that of 

 obtaining as far as possible a natural arrangement; and we have to thank 



