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Moma Hbn. (1822). 



The genus was restricted by Lederer in 1859 to the sole species orion 

 Esp. (aprllina Hbn.) which thus virtually became type and Grote's ac- 

 tion in 1875 in selecting astur Cram, as the type of Moma can hardly 

 be followed. Moma in our opinion will sink to Diphtcra Ochs. and 

 Trichosca Grt. will replace Moma as used by Hampson. This will 

 necessitate changing the family name Mammae and we propose instead 

 to use Panthcinae. 



Phytometra Haw. (1809). 



Following Stephens' doubtful restriction in 1829 the type of the genus 

 was designated by Westwood in 1840 as aenca Schiff. ; Prothymia Hbn. 

 with the same species as type will fall as a synonym ; Autographa Hbn., 

 the type of which was fixed by Grote in 1895 as gamma L., will replace 

 Phytometra of Hampson and the family name may be changed to Plu- 

 siinac. Parilis Hbn., the sole species placed by Hampson in the genus 

 Autographa, may for the present be removed to Syngrapha Hbn., the 

 type of which Grote designated as dcvcrgcns Hbn. in 1895, the two 

 species differing merely in some slight points of tibial spining. For 

 Syngrapha as used by Hampson it may be necessary to erect a new 

 genus but we would leave this to some future reviser to decide. 



Plusia Ochs. (1816). 



The type of the genus was fixed in 1829 by Duponchel as chrysitis L. 

 Hampson does not separate Plusia from Autographa but for the pres- 

 ent we would prefer to associate Plusia with the species of a metallic 

 lustre ; if Hampson be followed Plusia has priority over Autographa. 



Caloplusia Sm. (1891). 



The genus was apparently first mentioned in the Brooklyn Bull. VII, 

 p. 68, 1884, but unassociated with any named species ; in the 1891 Check 

 List Smith uses it for devergens and hochenwarthi; the latter species 

 being designated as type by Hampson, the genus therefore falls to 

 Syngrapha Hbn. 



In conclusion we give a partial list of some of the most im- 

 portant works where generic types of Noctuidae have been 

 definitely designated. 



CURTIS. British Entomology, Lepidoptera, 1824-39. 



DUPONCHEL. Hist. Nat. d. Lepid, de France VIT (2), 71, 1829. 



GROTE. Buffalo Bull. II, 5, 1874. Ent. Record. VI, 27, 1895. List N. 

 Am. Eupterotidae, etc. (Ab. Naturw. Verein, Bremen) 1895. Proc. Am. 

 Phil. Soc. XLL 1902. 



GUENEE. Hist. Nat. des Lepid. Vols. V-VTI, 1852. 



WESTWOOD. Intro. Mod. Class. Ins. Gen. Syn., 1840. 



