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OX THE SYXOXYMY OF CEETAIX MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 

 BY E. METEICK. 



Observing that Mr. A. G. Butler, of tlie British Museum (see 

 ««fe, pp. 106 — 108), has endeavoured to identify some of the Australian 

 Micro-Lppidoptera described by Zeller with Walker's species, I think 

 it desirable to point out some instances in which I am disposed to 

 arrive at dii^erent conclusions. 



OEcopJiora dicliroella, Z., is identical, as stated, with the species 

 described by Walker as (Ec. divisella on p. 685 of the catalogue, but 

 as Walker had already described another (Ec. divisella, on p. 677, the 

 second one must be considered cancelled, and Zeller's name will be 

 retained. The species is referable to Coesijra. 



(Ec. irruptella, Z., is a species of Philohota, and widely remote 

 from irri(pteUa, Walk. ; but it is singular that either Prof. Zeller or 

 Mr. Butler should think it necessary to account for Walker's having 

 widely separated allied species. (Ec. irruptella. Walk., belongs to the 

 Tineidce, and has no relationship whatever with Coesyra dlchroeUa, Z. 

 {(Ec. divisella. Walk.), as stated. 



(Ec. trijiigella, Z., is not identical with (Ec. hracteatella, Walk. ; 

 they are allied, but perfectly distinct, species of Philohota. 



(Ec. griseieostella, Z., is correctly identified with (Ec. productella, 

 Walk. ; it is a species of Philohota. 



These are the only Australian species alluded to by Mr. Butler. 



AVith regard to the generic identifications. Walker's genera Va- 

 zucjada and Tortyra must be wholly rejected, the diagnoses being 

 perfectly worthless ; genera are abstractions, and cannot be determined 

 from types. Zeller's generic names will, therefore, stand. 



Whilst on this subject, I may as well correct the synonymy of 

 two or three species of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera described by 

 Mr. Butler in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for 1882, 

 pp. 96—102. 



Bhodnria rohina, Butl. (p. 96), is a synonym of Endotricha pyro- 

 salis, Gn. ; Endotricha iynealis, Gn., Pyralis stilbealis. Walk., and 

 Pyralis docilisalis, Walk., are also synonyms of the same species : 

 Walker's descriptions being taken from females. The species is a true 

 Endotricha, and has, therefore, no affinity with Ehodaria, Gn., which 

 is not separable from Potys. 



Thinasotia (Cramhus) ivipletella. Walk., is quite erroneously stated 

 (p. 98) to be identical with T. pleniferella, Walk, 



Conchylis Thetis, Butl. (p. 98), is a synonym of Dichelia isoscelana, 



