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Chloraspilates bicoloraria Pack. (Mon. Geom., p. 212, pi. 13, f. 40, 1876.) 

 Described by Mr. Grote (Pap., II, So, 1882,) as C. arizonaria. 

 Having his types before me I can see no reason tor considering it 

 distinct. The only difference noted is the discal ringlet. Dr. Packard 

 had only 1 $ to describe from, and it happened it did not have 

 the discal ringlet evident. In a considerable series of specimens from 

 lexas and Arizona the majority have the annulate discal spot, the Texan 

 specimens rather more prominently than those from Arizona; it is as ,1 

 rule much less marked in the J 1 than in the T . • A.t the very best, Mr. 

 'irotes name stands on a very frail basis as a variety, not good enough 

 however to warrant recognition in my opinion. 



Aspilates liberaria Walk. (C. I>. M. Geom , p. 239, i860.) 

 This species was described by Mr. Walker under the genus Apicia, 

 and without knowledge of its habitat. Later (C. B. M. Geom., p. 889. 

 1861), he described it again as Macaria integraria. This same species 

 Dr. Packard (6th Kept. Peab. Acad. Sci.. p. 44, 1874,) described as 

 Aspilates lintneraria. In his Mon. Geom., p. 297, Dr. Packard recog- 

 nizes that his species is the same as Walker's Macaria integraria, but does 

 not change his own name in the description, p. 209; afterwards Mr. 

 Goodell, writing to the Can. Ent. (vol. X, p. 40), says that Dr. Packard 

 has for him identified specimens of lintneraria as Walker's A. liberaria. 

 How the Doctor came to this knowledge ie not stated, but I think on 

 the basis ol it we are warranted in considering the three species one and 

 the same. Dr. Packard figures A. liberaria, pi. 2, f. 54, and thus prob- 

 ably had a colored drawing of Walker's type. 



Aspilates coloraria Fab. (Sup. Sys. Ent, 96, 97, 1798.) 

 This insect is extraordinarily variable in appearance, as indeed all 

 our species of Aspilates seem to be. Dr. Packard places the following 

 as synonyms : accessaria Hiibn. , cruentaria Walk., and sphceromacaria 

 Harvey. In remarks under this species (Mon. Geom.) he says: "this 

 species is so much like A. dissimilaria, that I am inclined to regard it al- 

 most as a melanized form of that species." With a large number of 

 specimens to compare, I am certain that the two are forms of the same 

 species. The name will of course stand A. coloraria. A number more 

 ol Mr. Walker's species will also be rated as synonyms or varieties: how 

 many I do not know, but without doubt the following are: A. alro- 

 punctaria, C. B. M. Geom., p. 1673, 1862, ami A. olenusaria, C. B. M. 

 < hi >m. , j). 1675, 1862. 



Gorytodes uncanaria Guen. (Phal. II, 1S0, 1857.) 



This species is subject to considerable variation of the cross lines. 

 PlaUca californiaria II. Sch., has been regarded as a synonym, 1 think 



