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then Hampson did not know of the relationship between Fishia and 

 Aporophila, nor of the species recently described by me. The refer- 

 ence to Anytiis is certainly better than that to Hadena. Anomogyna 

 Stgr., receives our species infimatis 2iwA vernilis, which may be correct, 

 for they do offer differences from the other species that I referred to 

 Setagroiis. As to Plaiagrotis situera I am more sceptical. Richia 

 Grt., is used as in my recent list and Trichorthosia also stands as 

 before. Mythitnna Ochs. , includes the species of /'.y^v^^^i,''/^^ Grt., 

 Alesogona oxalina Hbn., to which intexta Harv., is cited as a synonym 

 and also the species referred by me to Semophora Steph. It is of 

 course a question of generic division and I would hold the two series 

 apart. As to the terms to be used, that will be dependent upon a 

 verification of the types of the genera under the rules of the Ornitholo- 

 gist's Union. Triph(2na Hbn., is made to include my Abagrotis 

 erratica which forms a section by itself as against thirty or more other 

 species; a pretty fair indication, I think, that my genus is a good one. 

 Though Rhynchagrotis is not cited as a synonym of TriphcBua yet all the 

 species I placed in it, save one, now find a home in the latter genus. 

 I am not quite ready to agree that our American species, which form 

 all save three of the series with dusky hind wings are really congeneric 

 with the five species in which the hind wings are orange and one of 

 which, intei-Jecta, is the type of Triphcena. Rhynchagrotis Sm., is 

 restricted lo gilvipemiis Grt., and chardynyi Bdv., which I am pleased 

 to see apart. The interesting feature in this arrangement is that when I 

 first used Rhynchagrofn I was considerably in doubt whether s,V/?'//'^/;;//j- 

 was really referable to it and I suggested it as a distinct generic type. 

 To find my genus now depending on this species is certainly an unex- 

 pected outcome. Pronoctiia contains only the two American species 

 while Eueretagrotis gets two Asiatic additions. Protagrotis is a 

 new genus proposed for Agrotis viralis Grt., which I believed and yet 

 believe to be a synonym of Luperina passer Gn. It finds its place in 

 the Agrotids because it has one spine between the middle and terminal 

 spurs of the hind tibia. 



This ends the regular series ; but the " addenda and corrigenda " 

 make some changes. Chloridea annigera which was at least partly 

 recognizable is changed to C. obsoleta Fabr. , as which we will have to 

 recognize it in future. Apharetra Grt., heretofore treated as an 

 Acronyctid is found to have spinose mid and hind tibiae and to belong 

 near to Anytus rather than to the customary position. 



