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always received Harvey's species thus named. I sent colored drawings 

 of this species as well as of the true fasciolaris, 111)., to .Air. [. B. Smith, 

 and this author confirmed the opinion that fascicularis is synonomous 

 with ochreipennis, which latter however likely belongs as a variety to 

 nigrescens. Grt. & Rob. 



Of course the nzmt fascicular is, Guen., although published before 

 ochreipennis or nigrescens, cannot stand, as there exists no species agree- 

 ing with the description of it given by Guen6e, and Hubner never pub- 

 lished a species under the name. 



With regard to Bolina lunearis. Guen., a species nearly allied to 

 fasciolaris, Hb., I am not convinced it is a good species, but am of the 

 opinion that it is the female of fasciolaris. The differences between the 

 two are the clay yellowish color of the head, thorax, and basal half of the 

 fore wings of lunearis, while the color of these parts in fasciolaris is dark 

 brown ; besides the yellow band running through the basal half of fasci- 

 olaris is wanting in lunearis. But all these differences may be sexual as 

 the sexes of ochreipennis show similar variation. The size of the wings, 

 the disposition of the ornamentation of the fore wings, the color of the 

 outer half, and of the hind wings, as well as of the underside, exactly 

 correspond in lunearis with fasciolaris. There is also a small white 

 angular line upon the head between the antenna-, and this, as it is found 

 so far as I know in no other species of the genus, is, I think, of impor- 

 tance in establishing their identity. 



I have never seen a male of lunearis, nor a female of fasciolaris ; and 

 moreover these two species occur in the same localities : for instance, I 

 have received them from Porto Rico, and I saw only females of /linearis, 

 and males of fasciolaris in the large collection of my friend Dr. Staudin- 

 ger. Guenee himself was not convinced that lunearis was a good species. 

 It would be of very great interest to me to hear of any Lepidopterist who 

 has both sexes of one or the other of these species. 



The fatherland of fasciolaris, Hb., is the West Indies, Columbia 

 and Brazil; that oi lunearis, Guen,, so far as 1 know from Guenee, and 

 personally, is Cuba, Porto Rico, and Brazil. I do not doubt but this 

 species will be found everywhere where fasciolaris is found to occur. 



Ochreipennis is found only in the United States. Mr. J. B. Smith 

 writes me that he has never seen a true North American specimen of 

 fasciolaris, lib. This species must therefore be stricken from the lists of 

 North American Pepidoplera. 



Walker in his " List" cites fascicularis (Hb.) Guen., with fasciolaris, 

 Ml)., as he did not recognize the mistake made bv Guenee. 



