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and hexadactylus, L. (F., GeofEr., &c.), was cited as the type. By this 

 action and Poda's the genus Pterophorus, Geoffr., became monotypical 

 with the type monodactylus, L. 



For many years the name Alucita has been wrongly used for 

 Jiexadacti/la, the work of Latreille having been overlooked or ignored, 

 but Mejrick has very properly re-instated Ortieodes, Ltr., for this 

 species. 



Wallengren, Kongl. Yet. Ak. Handl., Ill (7), 20 (1859), cited 

 monodacfyhis^ L., as the type of ''^ Pterophorus (Geoffr ), auct. ;" this 

 appears to be a luck}^ accident rather than the result of conclusions 

 founded on historic research. 



Meyrick, Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1890, 487, employs AJiicita for 

 mono dactyl us and Pteropltorus for pentadacfylus, but it appears now 

 that such usage is incorrect. 



The synonymy of the genera discussed under this heading should 

 be corrected thus :^ 



PTEBOPKOlilDM. 



ALUCITA, L. 



Type — Alucita pentadactylus, L. (Poda, 1761). 



Alucita, L. (1758), = Aciptilia, Hb. (182G), </or»jrt??^, = Aciptiltjs, 



Z. (1841), = *Pteeophoeus (Geoffr.), Meyr. 



PTEROPHORUS, Geoffr. 



Type — Alucita monodactyla, L. (Ltr., 1805). 



PTEEOPHORrs, Geoffr. (1762), Wlgrn., = fOiniEJiATOPHOEUS, AVlgrn. 



(1859), = §Leioptilus, Wlgrn. (1859), = :[:Oedematopuoeus, Wlgrn. 



(1875), dormant, = *Alucita (L.), Meyr. 



ORNEODID^, Meyr. 

 = Alucitidje, auct. 



ORNEODES, Ltr. 



Ty\)e^Alncita hexadactyla, L. (Ltr., 1802). 

 Obneodes, Ltr. (1796, 1802), = Ripidopiioea, Hb. (1805), dormant, 

 = EucHiEADiA, Hb. (1826), dorma?if, ^ *Alucita (L.), Z., auct. 



It is satisfactory to be able to limit Pterophorus to monodactyla, 

 failing which possible acceptance the name would have sunk as a 

 synonym of Alucita, L., and the use of the well-known names Ptero- 

 pTiorus and PterophoridcB would have been lost in synonymy. 



The names noted as "dormant" are capable of future employment 

 should a genus be required for any of their possible types. 



Merton Hall, Thetford : 



Jaimarj/, 1897. 



