﻿Dec. 1895] Grote. Schrank's Genera. ITS 



Catocala. 



1802. Schrank, Faun. Boic. II, 158. [Refers here his "family" 

 V, I, 364, and translates his generic term by: Prachteule.] Fam. V : 

 maiira,fraxini, nupta, pacta, conjiincta, elocata, sponsa, promissa, 

 paranympha, parthenias, piiella. [It thus contains the types of Cato- 

 cala, Mania and Breplws. But, as with Ciiciillia, though with some- 

 what less clearness, we must seek the type within the limits of the 

 modern genus, a species of which seems meant as typical by Schrank, 

 though here, as elsewhere, no "type" is indicated.] 



1 816. Ochsenheimer. Schm. Eur. IV, 94. — [Restricts the term 

 in consonance with the above idea.] Fraxini d.wA 16 other species all 

 referable here, the entire European species, and refers also Blephara 

 (^Blephar 111)1) Hiibn. Tent. 181 1, 2, as synonymous. [The type of 

 Blephariim is sponsa and the course of Ochsenheimer should be fol- 

 lowed from general considerations.] 



1818. Hiibner, Verzeichniss, 276, {^Catocalla^. Fraxini, sole 

 species and therefore type. 



1874. Grote, List N. Am. Noct. 41. — Designates /;'<?.v//« as type. 

 [Since Hubner, in the Tentamen 181 1, proposes names for the three 

 original types contained in Catocala Schrank : Lemur niaitra, 

 Blephariim sponsa, Brephos parthenias, Ochsenheimer is justified in 

 taking one for the original genus and his choice is approved by 

 Schrank's manifest intentions. Whether sponsa or fraxini becomes 

 the type of Catocala, may perhaps be disputed. I follow Hiibner's 

 Verzeichmiss, rather than the indication of the Tentamen, for the sake 

 of greater clearness and because it seems unessential of Hiibner's three 

 names. Lemur is preoccupied, Blepharum a synonym and Brephos re- 

 mains valid.] 



Pyrausta. 



1802. Schrank, Faun. Boic. II, 163. — Cingulalis, lenmalis. \_Cin- 

 gulalis may be taken as type and this will conform with the use of the 

 term by Prof. Fernald.] 



Agrotera. 



1802. Schrank, Faun. Boic. II, 163. — JVemoralis, sole species 

 and therefore type. 



Pyralis. 



1802. Schrank, Faun. Boic. II, 162. — Pitii^uinalis, sole species, 

 and this restriction apparently makes pinguinalis the type of the Lin- 

 nean genus. \_Aglossa Latr, would be synonymous with Pyralis under 

 his restriction.] 



