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other. It is improbable that Mr. Hulst knew these. While good 

 species are thus referred as synonyms or varieties from no reason 

 that can be called scientific, undoubted varieties are called distinct 

 species by Mr. Hulst, who thus catalogues Gisella; and as to 

 Herodias, he does not note that it may be a form of Ultronia. 

 In conclusion, it is difificult to speak seriously of the paper ; it 

 turns the very sequence of the species upside down, and it is to 

 be hoped that it will be forgotten for the sake of the science 

 which it has in no way advanced. 



It will at once appear that my remarks as to the absence of 

 anything really new and valuable in Mr. Hulst's paper are war- 

 ranted, when I state that not one of the synonymical difficulties 

 in the genus left unsolved by me in the " Revision" are cleared 

 up. Mr. Hulst knows only the species I there identify, and certain 

 subsequently described ones. Guenee's species, unidentified by 

 me, are equal mysteries to him. It is improbable that Guenee 

 has even been consulted by Mr. Hulst. Certainly my collection 

 was not examined. It is clear that there must have been some 

 other than a scientific reason for the appearance of Mr. Hulst's 

 paper ; but, whether I am right or wrong in this belief, the fact is 

 not altered that there is nothing in the paper, outside of the 

 championship of Mr. Strecker's views, that excused its writing, 

 and certainly nothing that justified its publication. 



The species of Catocala, which I have described, and which 

 in most cases renewed examination or fresh material convinces 

 me I have been correct in considering as distinct, are as follows : 



Retecta, Robinsonii, Flcbilis, Levettei, Residua, Angusii, Ari- 

 S071CB, Coccinata, Meskei, Scuiirelicta, Verrilliana, Snozviana (.^), 

 Adoptiva, Communis {?), Subnata, Piatrix, Habilis, Coelebs, Badia, 

 Anna, Clint onii, Abbrcviatclla, Frederici, Mir a, Alabdmac, Pfae- 

 clara, Dulciola, Fratercula, CJielidonia — 29 species. 



The varieties, which are all sufficiently pronounced as to be 

 worthy of a name, are as follows : 



Simulatilis, Flavida/is, Scintillans, PJialanga, Sintiosa, Biin- 

 keri, Basalis, Westcottii, Sordida, Lineella — 10 varieties. 



It is possible that Snozviana may be a variety of Neogama, 

 but the type differs from any Kansas Neogama yet seen. 



The synonyms which I have myself discovered in the course 

 of my studies and announced are as follows: 



PoNDEROSA,' Formula. 



Were we to follow the examples of Guenee and other 

 European authors of note, these names would still obtain as 

 replacing others preoccupied in the family. 



With regard to the species re-described by Mr. Strecker 

 under the date of ''August," whereas the publication was not 

 received until November 12, I have shown that Mr. Strecker 

 placed a false date, and have exposed his motive for doing so. 

 Mr. Strecker publishes his own descriptions, whereas I had 



