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The synonymy of Nonagria neurica Hb. 

 = arundineta Schmidt = dissoluta Tr. 



by J. 1¥. Tutt, F. E. S., 



Rayleigh Villa, Westcombe Park, Blackheath S. E. 



In the „Stettiner Zeitung", for 1869, Dr. Staudinger 

 wrote soirie notes on this species which vvere translated by 

 Mr. Albt. Müller, and publisiied, April 1870, in the „Ento- 

 niologist". I gather fiom Ihat note that the synonymy given 

 there, was adopted in Dr, Staudinger's „Catalog" , published 

 directly afterwards. 



This being so, I find tliat Dr. Staudinger, in bis „Catalog", 

 treats our British speciniens, as dissoluta Tr. var. arundineta 

 Schmidt, as he gives England as a locality for that species 

 but not for neurica Hb, 



In the two English counties, Norfolk and Cambridge, we 

 get a species which has been variously known as neurica Hb., 

 arundineta Schmidt and dissoluta Tr. Dr. Staudinger has, appa- 

 rently, come to the conclusion that neurica Hb. is unknown in 

 England, and that it i.s a species distinct from arundineta Schmidt. 



There is no doubt that neurica Hb., fig. 381, represents 

 a form which occurs in England; the distinct ocellus so charac- 

 teristic of Hübner's fig. 381 is well developed. Our specimens 

 of this form are simply a little redder than Hübner's figure. 



Another variety of the same species. taken in England 

 with the foi'm described above (neurica Hb.). is undoubtedly 

 arundineta Schmidt. Aceording to Dr. Staudinger's own list 

 we, in England, get arundineta Schmidt. If so, our arundineta 

 is certainly only a variety of Hül>ner's neurica. We do not 

 now get dissoluta Tr. , but if this and arundineta are, as Dr. 

 Staudinger and otliers agi'ee, only varieties of the sarae species, 

 then arundineta and dissoluta are both varieties of Hübner''s 

 neurica, fig. 381. 



I have no doubt that Dr. Staudinger is wrong in separating 

 thcse varieties. Certainly Hübner's neurica and Schmidl's arun- 

 dineta must be grouped together, and since he himself groups 

 dissoluta with arundineta, it follows that Treitschke was per- 

 fectly correct in treating all three forms in bis collection as 

 •»ne species, neurica Hb. 



Stett. ectomol. Zeit. 1888. 18''" 



