16 * THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



P. olivacea Morr. The ten names standing as varieties of olivacea 

 are scarcely all of varietal value, but one of them, comis, may 

 possibly prove distinct, in which case petita is probably a 

 variety of it. Breeding from Vancouver Island females may 

 throw some light on the problem. 



P. hanhami B. & McD., and alfkeni Grt. are both now referred 

 by Hampson in the collection to Eriopyga, where they seem 

 to fit better. His error in placing Grote's species with the 

 Acronyctinae in the catalogue has been elsewhere referred 

 to. 



Eriopyza Gn. I have referred smithi Dyar (1861) to incincta 

 Morr. (1819), but am open to conviction to the contrary if 

 good evidence is forthcoming. Uniformis stands as distinct 

 from furfurata with very doubtful correctness. 



Nephelodes Gn. I cannot agree to the separation of tertialis from 

 emmedonia. The latter name Hampson has found to be 

 prior to minians. \ ^ 



Xylomiges Gn. I am glad to see indurata, nicalis, tantiva and 

 argiis all referred to curialis, as that is fully in accord with 

 my own views formed after seeing the types; but that the 

 names are all of varietal value is hard to believe. 



Orthosia Ochs. This is used by the authors instead of Monima 

 Hbn. of Hampson, and includes the large species under Graphi- 

 phora in Dyar's list. The treatment of a very large num- 

 ber of Smith's names throughout the Noctuid8e,would probably 

 have caused him deep concern had he been spared to see it, 

 but the retention of so many as referring to varieties might 

 have given him some solace. Under the latter category, 

 with doubtful justice in every case, come his seven names 

 under hibisci. If they can really all be retained, I feel that 

 my latirena referred to too large an aggregate, and is not 

 sufficiently definite to be retained as well. 



(To be continued.) 



