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Dr. Dyar in a foot-note attributes it to the Tortricidce. The imago was unknown 

 to Clemens, but Fyles, Ann. Rep. Ent. Soc. Ont., XXV, 46 (189 i), published a note 

 identifying Catastega aceriella, Clms. (5777), on Fernald's authority as Semasia 

 signatana, Clms. (5189), to this species, the generic term should be restricted and 

 sunk under Thiodia, Hb. Dr. Fernald omits Fyles' reference, but includes aceri- 

 ella under signatana, which requires this explanation. 



The name Eustixis, ETb., should certainly have been included on pages 489-90 

 as a synonym of Jlieza, Wkr. I believe I was originally responsible for its being 

 sunk as a synonym, nor can it properly be retained, since Hiibner himself pre- 

 occupied it by so similar a name as Eustixia for another genus ; by a curious 

 coincidence, he also gave the same name (pupula) to the types of both genera, 

 and although Eustixis is properly dropped, the species pupula must certainly retain 

 a place under whatever may be the representative name. It is obviously an older 

 name than any here in use, but I will reserve what has to be said on this subject for 

 some future occasion, merely remarking that here again is an instance of omission to 

 look up original references, where under No. 5480 " crassinervella " (copied from 

 Chambers) should have been crassivenella, Z. "Amadrya" p. 573, was printed thus 

 in Chambers' Index, but it was published as Amydria by Clemens. 



No. 5680, " touceyella, Busck "; this is a new name proposed in the List in lieu 

 of trimaculella, Chmb. (»ec Fitch), but surely it should be spelt touseyella. 



An obituary notice, published in one of the local papers, is now before me, 

 where I find the name whicii Mr. Busck intended to honour printed " Vaetor Tousey 

 Chambers," 



I will postpone further criticisms, and again express the high appreciation with 

 which this useful List has been received ; its gratuitous distribution among those 

 who have in any way contributed to the literature of the subject is another instance 

 among many of the generosity of scientific men and public institutions in the United 

 States. I am glad to note that the desiderata in the U. S. National Museum are 

 specially marked ; if in the near future I should find myself able to fill up several 

 of these gaps, it will be but a very inadequate acknowledgment of the friendly 

 courtesy which has so often been extended to me by those American authors whose 

 patient studies command the respect and recognition of their fellow-workers. 



Walsingham. 



Birmingham Entomological Society: June I5th. 1903. — Mr. R. C. 

 Beadley, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. H. Wilkinson showed a box of Lepidoptera from Folkestone, also a 

 small collection made on the Riviera. Mr. R. C. Bradley, a few bees taken at 

 Ventnor, Isle of Wight, early this year : Halictus quadricinctus, F. ; Andrena 

 nigrocBnea, Kirb. ?, a stylopized cf ; -l./M^v/crM*, Kirb., a nice series ; A. atriceps, 

 Kirb. ; and A. pilipes, F. (1). Mr. J. T. Fountain, Leptidia sinapis, L., from the 

 Wye Valley ; one was a remarkable variety, apparently every scale which should 

 have been black had changed to a dull orange colour, the wing markings at the 

 tip, &c., being of this colour, and all the shading, &c. ; also Bomolochaf otitis, Tlmb. 



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