TZR^HNTS^CTIOIINrS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



VOLUME X. 



A Synonymical Catalogue of the described TOKTK !< 1 1> li 

 of North America north of Mexico. 



BY C. H. FERNALD, A. M. 



The publication of this Catalogue has been delayed in order that as 

 many of the types of our species as are in existence could be examined, 

 and that as large an amount of material as possible could be studied for 

 the purpose of determining what were good and tenable species and what 

 should be regarded as only varieties. While of some species several 

 hundred examples of each have been examined, there are others of 

 which the material has been so meagre that I am not satisfied and 

 have little doubt that some of the names given here as species will 

 prove to be synonyms. 



I take this opportunity to extend my most sincere thanks to each 

 and all who have rendered me assistance in any way, and especially 

 to all those in the different parts of the country who have so generously 

 placed their entire collections of Tortricids in my hands for study, 

 but more particularly to those who have so cheerfully granted me 

 unlimited opportunities to study the types, for without this there was 

 little hope of anything short of utter confusion in our nomenclature 

 of these insects. 



I have not attempted a generic revision at this time as I prefer to 

 take that up in connection with the arrangement of the material which 

 is now before me from various parts of the world. I have been quite 

 in doubt what course to pursue with regard to the ending of the specific 

 names. There are many who give the ending — ana, regardless of the 



TRANS. AMKIi. ENT. SOC. X. ( 1 ) MAY. 1882. 



