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the band of the fore wings broader and more curved. Con- 

 sidering the range of color in fulva, I think that otera can not 

 maintain specific rank, perhaps not even varietal. 



Eubaphe ostenta Hy. Edwards. 



New synonym, Holomelina calera Barnes, Can Ent, xxxix, p. 10, 

 1907. 



Doctor Barnes's type is a female, and differs from the ordi- 

 nary female of ostenta in having the black border of the hind 

 wings broken down a little on the inner side and the costal 

 red shade of fore wings extended to the outer margin. These 

 are accidental variations, not indicating even a variety. I 

 have perfectly normal specimens from the same locality as the 

 type of calera. 



Erastria nigellus Strecker. 



New synonym, Erastria immuna Smith, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 

 xviu, p. 124, 1908. 



Mr. Merrick has kindly given me a specimen of Erastria 

 immuna Smith, which was described from his collections. It 

 agrees well with a careful pencil drawing of Strecker's type 

 of Epizeuxis nigellus, which is before me, and I think it prob- 

 able that Professor Smith has redescribed the Strecker species 

 in another, more correct genus. I therefore follow his ge- 

 neric placing. 



Timora toralis Grote. 



I recently published some notes on Botis toralis Grote, show- 

 ing that it was a noctuid, and referring it to the subfamily 

 Acronyctinse. A re-examination shows that the species has 

 distinct spines on the legs and should be referred to the 

 Agrotinse. A specimen was sent to Sir George Hampson at 

 the British Museum, who places it in the genus Timora Walker 

 (Rhodosea Grote), where it will form the second North 

 American species. 



Homohadena terminellus Grote. 



New synonym, Homohadena Candida Smith. 



The receipt recently of some specimens from Mr. F. C. 

 Pratt in Texas labelled Adipsophanes terminellus Grote made 

 obvious the above synonymy. Terminellus was previously un- 

 known to me, but I recognized in Mr. Pratt's specimens Homo- 

 hadena Candida Smith, a type of which is before me. On 

 reading Grote's description, I have no doubt but that Mr. 



