18 JOHN B. SMITH. 



plate iv, fig. 12, of Mr. Stretch's work, a species is figured whicli, iu 

 the sheet of explanations, is called G. roseata N. S. No such spe- 

 cies is described, but on p. 113 is described, at length, G. mildei, and, 

 after the name, the reference is to PI. iv, fig. 12. There is no sort 

 of doubt that Mr. Stretch intended mildei as the name of the species, 

 and that roseata was a mere tentative term unfortunately used in the 

 explanations. I do not think that this constitutes such a character- 

 ization of the species as will prevent an author's changing the name 

 ill the first description, even though the plate is issued a month be- 

 fore the part containing the description appears. P. alascensis 

 Stretch also appears in the list. Mr. Stretch never described any 

 such species if his language is to be trusted. In comparing his 

 mildei with allied species he speaks of G. alascensis Pack., and says 

 his species is not " uniformly dark brown * * * etc.," quoting from 

 some other publication. As a matter of fact, alascensis was never 

 sanctioned by any description, and has no existing type. The name 

 has no rightful place in any list. Carpinifolia Bdv. is also given as 

 a synonym of americana, and Mr. Kirby thus goes further than any 

 American author has yet done to my knowledge. To Gloveria are 

 referred the species of our list and some Mexican forms. Genus 100 

 is Heteropacha, with rileyana as sole species and type. Under Clisio- 

 eaiiipa no change has been made in our species. Artace has punc- 

 tistriga as type, rubripalpis Feld. as variety, and albicans as other 

 American species. By an error of date I was induced to give 

 Felder's name priority in my list; it must be as Mr. Kirby has it. 

 Onr species of Tolype are unchanged. Apatelodes appears in this 

 family quite out of place; and finally we have Acronyctodes insig- 

 natii Hy. Edw. credited to Arizona. It was described from Mexico. 



The Pinaridfe is a small family which is not represented in our 

 fauna. 



Family XXVIII is the Zeuzeridse, Mr. Kirby rejecting the term 

 Cossus in favor of Trypantcs Ramb., because Cossvs had been pre- 

 viously used as a specific term. It is perhaps questionable whether 

 this will be followed by lepidopterists generally. Qnadrina diazoma 

 heads the family, and Trypanus {Cossus) is genus 4. All the species 

 of our list are found here, but some changes are introduced. Cossus 

 macmurtrici Peale is written macmurtrei Guer., dating 1829. Peale 

 is not cited, but I believe that 1857 is the date of his opus; which 

 determination is correct, I do not know. 



C. undosus Lint, is wrongly written nodosum. Nanus Strck. is re- 



