36 THE entojiologist's record. 



1862. Leioptilus, Wallengren. — Created, in 1862, by Wallengren, 

 for the Leioptilid section of Hiibner's Stenoptilia. Type now fixed as 

 teplirailact;/la. 



1864. SocHCHORA, Walker. — Erected for donatella, which is named 

 the type. 



1864. Utuca, Walker. — Erected for ochracealh, which is named 

 the type. 



1880. Trichoptilus, Walsingham. — Created by Walsingham for 

 pyilDiaeus, which is therefore the type. 



1881. EucN.EMiDOPHORus, Wallengren. — Name created by Wallen- 

 gren to replace the pre-occupied Cnaemid(yphorus : type, rhododactyla. 



1881. PsELNOPHORUs, Wallengren. — Created by Wallengren for 

 hrachydactyla, which is therefore the type. 



1885. Heptaloba, Walsingham. — Created for aryyriodactylm, 

 Walker, which is therefore the type. 



1885. Cenoloba, Walsingham. — Created for ohliteralh, Walker, 

 which is therefore the type. 



1886. Marasmarcha, Meyrick. — Created for two species. Type 

 fixed, in 1892, by Tutt as phaeodactyla, lib.{ = liinaetlactyla , Haw.). 



1886. CosMocLOSTis, Meyrick. — Erected for a single species, aglao- 

 desma, which is therefore the type. 



1886. Sphenarchis, Meyrick. — Erected for a single species, 

 synophrys, which is therefore the type. 



1886. DoxosTEREs, Meyrick. — Erected for a single species, aenalis, 

 Walk., which is therefore the type. 



1887. Tetraschalis, Meyrick. — Erected for arachnodes, which is 

 therefore the type. 



1890. Gypsochares, Meyrick.- — Created by Meyrick for haptodactyla, 

 which is therefore the type. 



1890. Crasimetis, Meyrick. — Created for brachydactyla, which is 

 therefore the type. Sunk by Meyrick, in 1895, as synonymous with 

 Pselnopltoj'us. 



1891. Atomopteryx, Walsingham. — Erected for doeri, which is 

 therefore the type. 



1891. OcHYROTicA, Walsingham. — Erected for fasciata, which is 

 therefore the type. 



1891. Steganodactyla, Walsingham. — Erected for two species, of 

 which concnrsa is noted as the type. 



1891. Gilbertia, Walsingham. — Erected for eqnes, which is named 

 the type. 



1891. Karamaguia, Hampson. — Erected for au.rantidactylus, which 

 is therefore the type. 



1891. EuROLOBA, Walsingham. — Created for fuscirostata, which is 

 noted as the type. 



1896. Crocydoscelus, Walsingham.— Created for ferruyinenm, 

 which is named the type. 



(?) Synophia, Fag. — Created for pyrrha, which is therefore the 

 type. 



As Chapman has already noted, "those who have not examined 

 the Alucitid plumes more than superficially often have the idea that 

 they are a small group of a genus or two, but, though they are a 

 small group as to numbers, they present as much divergence and in 

 nearly as many lines as occurs in the large groups, e.y., Noctuids or 

 Tortricids." This is so true that we have, on biological grounds, had 



