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knowing the species. The idea that Prceclara is a form of Grynecc 

 because the specimens " bear in number a certain regular per- 

 centage to specimens taken of Gryiiea," is unique as a reason for 

 their identity. The notion that Abreviatella and Whitneyi are 

 varieties of Nuptialis, I must totally dissent from. Ccelebs is 

 united with Badia, because Mr, Strecker has expressed the 

 opinion. But it has since transpired that Mr. Strecker did not 

 know Ccelebs. He pronounced specimens of it, which were sent 

 to Mr. Hy. Edwards by Mr. Allen, from Maine, to belong to a 

 "new species." Of course, Mr. Hulst follows suit. 



Flavidalis is not a synonym, but a well-marked variety of 

 Inmibeiis. The hind wings are yellow. A rumor has been circu- 

 lated that my types were baked specimens, and that the color 

 was changed in this way. It is not so. They came from differ- 

 ent localities, are, moreover, perfectly fresh, and Dr. Bailey, who 

 has critically examined them, is of this opinion. After the pri- 

 maries, the hind wings above are found most subject to variation. 

 Commjinis is not a synonym of Neogania of Abbot & Smith, as 

 which Mr. Hulst refers it, without remark. Southern specimens 

 agree with Abbot's figure in the hind wings being light yellow ; 

 in the Northern form, Communis, they are dusky buff yellow. 

 Mcskei is quite different from Uniguga ; that they are the same 

 is one of Mr. Strecker's ideas. I believe that Mr. Hy. Edwards 

 has published his opinion that they are readily distinguishable 

 and are probably different species ; I feel certain that they are. 

 Residua is more distinct from Insolabilis than any two black 

 species in the same sub-group. There is no shadow of reason to 

 consider them the same, and I have heard that the larvae are now 

 known, and found to be quite different. ArisoncB is cited as a 

 synonym of Walshii, but the latter is not found in Arizona, and 

 the two are, at least in my opinion, different ; as before stated 

 (compare desc), I believe Aspasia is a redescription of ArizoncB. 



My type of Arisonoi went to Philadelphia, and, I believe, was 

 in Strecker's hands after ''Aspasia'' was described by him. 

 Compare his brief description of the latter; both he and I com- 

 pare the new form with Amatrix. I certainly knew Walshii. 

 Beaniana is not at all related to Briseis, nor is Seviirelicta. The 

 latter is near Mr. Hulst's Pura. It was a happy stroke and 

 worthy of the disciple of Mr. Strecker to refer Semirelicta as a 

 var. of Uniguga, and remove Pura to some distance as 

 a distinct species. Our author could not have studied 

 the literature of his subject, from his uniting Cratagi and Poly- 

 gama, with Mr. Saunders' description of the distinct larva of 

 Cratcegi on record. If this paper was known it ought to have 

 been alluded to. The imagos of Polygama, Pretiosa, Cratcegi 

 and Mira, are quite easily separable. Mira has been collected in 

 large numbers by Professor Snow ; it is, beyond question, a sepa- 

 rate form, not being as near any of the three as they are to each 



