262 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Acronyctince, Trifince, Gonopterince, Quadrifina and Hypcnince. All 

 these have sub-family terminations ; but under the rules generally 

 accepted by American entomologists the terms Trifince and Quadrifina. 

 are improperly used for subfamilies since there is no representative 

 genus. These divisions represent a structural character. 



The (XXII.) Agaristidce, (XXIII.) Cymatophorida and (XXIV.) 

 Brepliidce, precede the (XXV.) Geometridm, which latter are divided into 

 5 sub-families. 



Then come XXVI. Uraniidce, XXVII. Epiplemidce, XXVIII. 

 Nolidce, XXIX. CymbidoR, XXX. Syntomidce. and XXXI. Arctiidce. all in 

 unusual sequence and in unfamiliar association : Lithosiince being 

 degraded to sub-family rank. 



Then come XXXII. Heterogynidce, XXXIII. Zygaenidcs, XXXIV. 

 Megalopygidce, XXXV. Cochliidce and XXXVI. Psychidce, before at last 

 we reach the Sesiida (XXXVII.), which lead to XXXVIII. Cossidce, 

 XXXIX. Hepialidce and so to the end of Part I. 



The Hepialidce it will be noted are yet left among what are conven- 

 tionally termed Macros, and not a hint of their association with the other 

 "Jugatae " is given. 



Part II. is by Dr. Rebel alone and includes the series usually called 

 Micros. They are divided into 18 families of very unequal extent, the 

 first and most extensive being the Pyralidce with 206 genera and 1,309 

 species distributed in 12 sub-families. Pterophoridce come second and 

 compared with our fauna are very well represented. The Orneodeida 

 make family III., without any very obvious relation to the Tortricida 

 which come after them and are distributed in three sub-families. Then 

 come the Tineid series, as V. Glyphypterygida, AT. Yponomcutidce, VII. 

 Plutellidw, VIII. Gehchiida, IX. Tinaegeriidce, X. Elachistidce, XI. 

 Gracilariidce, XII. Lyonetiida, XIII Nepticulida, XIV. Taleporidce, 

 XV. Tineidic, XVI. Crinopterygidce, XVII. Eriocraniida and XVIII. 

 Micropterygidcz. 



The importance of these departures in the new catalogue cannot be 

 overestimated. "Staudinger" has been in such universal use in 

 continental collections and has been so uniformly employed as a guide, 

 that the system therein adopted had become crystallized. Now even the 

 most conservative are forced forward a step, while to the novice who gets 

 this new edition as his first guide, it will come as easily as the older 

 order. 



