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Straightening out the synonymy are, therefore, to be commended; 

 such work is instructive, not destructive. 



With a few of Dr. Dyar's references we cannot wholly agree 

 and offer the following notes in this connection. 



Genus Egesta Rag. 



Dr. Dyar h^s apparently not referred to Ragonot's original 

 separation of the genus Egesta from Homophysa Led. {Glaphyria, 

 Hbn.) which was made in his "Classification des Pyralites p. 24" 

 and seemingly overlooked by Hampson in his later Classification. 

 Ragonot separates the species renalis (the spelling later corrected 

 to reniculalis, 1. c, p. 213) and eripalis from the other "species of 

 his HomophysincE on the strength of veins 10 and 11 being separate 

 and not stalked; this character is entirely disregarded by Dr. Dyar 

 who bases his separation of the genera Egesta and Glaphyria solely 

 on the length of the maxillary palpi. Smyphysa Hamp. (type 

 sidphuralis Cram.) calls for the same venation as does Egesta, and 

 for this reason was listed "by us as a synonym; this may be in- 

 correct and will need verification by a study of the type species 

 from Brasil. In any case the genus Egesta nmst be used for our 

 North American species, and in order to avoid any further confusion 

 regarding its status we would specify the type as reniculalis Zell.; 

 further subdivision of the two genera may be necessar\^ when 

 the length of the maxillary palpi of the various species is taken 

 into consideration, but according to the primary division on the 

 strength of veins 10 and 11 being stalked or' separate we believe 

 our arrangement will hold. The North American species of the 

 genera Glaphyria, Egesta and Lipocosma (as listed by us) form a 

 group which must probably sooner or later be separated from the 

 Pyranstince entirely; careful study will doubtless bring further 

 structural details to light and lead to a more satisfactory grouping 

 of the species, but until this can be done and done thoroughly 

 w^e prefer to adhere to the general grouping as indicated. 



Sameodes adipaloides G. & R. 



Dr. Dyar believes that this name should be given varietal 

 rank and would apparently apply it, as has generally been done, 

 to a smaller, suffused form found in the Northern Atlantic States. 



