308 A. R. G-rote's A r otes on the Zj/gsenidse of Cuba. 



SUPPLEMENT. 



"With the present Paper I close my Notes on the first families of 

 Cuban Moths, as represented by Prof. Poey's Collection. I have been 

 fortunate in having the independent observations of Dr. Herrich- 

 Schaeffer, of Regensburg, on very similar material, sent by Dr. Gund- 

 lach, and it affords me pleasure to see that we have nearly always 

 coincided in our specific determinations, that is to say as to what 

 species were new to science, or had been previously recognized by Au- 

 thors. With regard to our generic and family determinations, I have 

 not been so fortunate as to agree with this distinguished Entomologist. 

 It remains for me but to direct the attention of the student to the 

 classificatory arrangement of the Sub-Order by Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer 

 in the " Lep. Exot. Nov. etc.," in order to account for classificatory 

 views, which, since they are singular with the Bavarian Entomologist, 

 must be my apology for the want of unity displayed by our respective 

 Papers as to the natural arrangement of the material therein discussed. 

 I shall content myself for the present with a few remarks as to the 

 artificiality and incongruity of one of Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer's generic 

 groups, leaving my comprehension of the most natural arrangement of 

 these Moths as discussed in my Papers, and as expressed in the suc- 

 ceeding list of the Cuban species of Sphingidre, JEgeridte, Zygasuidae 

 and Bombycidae. 



And first in correction ; Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer (Corr. Bl. No. 8, 

 Aug. 18G6, p. 117) says : "Ini Eingange sagt er dass er Melanchroia 

 und Ctenucliidia (yirgo) zu der Subfamilie der Lithosiinen setzt," 

 etc. This is speaking of my paper on the Bombycidae of Cuba, where 

 in the Introduction exactly the reverse of what Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer 

 says is recorded. I wrote : " When we separate from this Family the 

 Zygamid genera, Melanchroia, Ctenucliidia ,'' etc., showing that I did 

 not consider these genera as Lithosians but as Zygaeuidas, and they 

 will be found arranged with the other genera of the latter Family. 



Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer's genus " Charidea" contains not only per- 

 fectly dissonant material, but even species belonging to two very na- 

 tural and distinct Families, viz : Zygaenidae and Bombycidae. Typi- 

 cally considered, Dal man's genus is Zygaenid, and should be limited to 

 species such as C. fulgida, C. bivulnera, C. splendida, C. fulgens, C. 

 fastuosa, etc. In the Corr. Blatt, No. 8 (Aug. 1866), p. 116, Dr. 

 Herrich-Schaeffer refers Erithales guacolda , Poet/, Uranophora 

 chalybea, Hiibner, and Carathis gortynoides, Grote, with other equally 

 ill-selected material, to Charidea ; whereas the first and last are dis- 



