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have bred the species in Florida on Persea and published the results long 

 ago, apparently without attracting the attention of our authors. 



Tetralopha querciella B. & McD. is a synonym of T. subcanalis 

 Walker, as that species exists in our collection. I have no recent notes 

 on Walker's type. 



PHYCITIN/E 



Acrobasis tenuella B. & McD. and Immyrla humeliella B. & McD. 

 are not contained in Mr. Grossbeck's material. 



Mescinia ? estrella B. & McD. Mr. Grossbeck has a single specimen 

 of this peculiar species, a female, like the type. 



Divitiaca B. & McD. A new genus with three new species, which 

 I had already determined as new for Mr. Grossbeck. Of D. ochrella 

 and D. simulella Mr. Grossbeck has a series and generously presented 

 a specimen of each to the National Museum. Of D. patvulella, one 

 female, which is generally darker, the hind wing blackish, but I think 

 correctly referred here. The types are males only. 



Homceosoma differtella B. & McD. is H. eledellum Hulst. 



Varneria atrifasciella B. & McD. is said to be possibly a variety of 

 V. postremella Dyar, but according to description, distinct. Mr. Gross- 

 beck did not have any. 



ANERASTIIN/E 



Two species, both absent from Mr. Grossbeck's material. 



PTEROPHORID/E 

 Four nev/ species, on which I do not care to comment, but will leave 

 them for the consideration of Mr. August Busck. 



From the above it will be seen that of these forty species about one- 

 half are known to me and that of those so known nearly one-half are 

 synonyms. We hope that the other unknown half are in better fortune. 

 Work of this character should not be commended. Authors who will 

 describe from southern Florida, where the fauna is so largely West In- 

 dian, should acquaint themselves first with that fauna. In this case there 

 is no excuse, as the resources of the National Museum could just as well 

 have been tapped before publication as after, especially as Dr. Barnes has 

 completed ein arrangement with the Museum whereby those resources are 

 available to him. Nothing but the haste to get ahead of someone else will 

 explain this work, and that aggravates rather than palliates the offence. 



Date of publication, August 23, 1913. 



