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has priority over Mr. Grote's, so the species, till some further light is 

 shed on genera, may stand Lepiodes Behrensata, Pack. 

 Exelis pyrolaria, Guen., Phal., I. 324. 



This insect has remained unidentified in American collections since 

 the time it was described. i\.fter a study of the description of genus and 

 species, I am convinced the insect is none other than Lepiodes (Tornos) 

 approximaria. Pack. The species till the hoped for light on genera comes 

 may be known as Exelis pyrolaria, Guen., and may be catalogued next 

 to Lepiodes. 



Mecoceras peninsularia, Grt. , Pap., Ill, 79. 



I am unable to see how this can be separated from the common 

 tropical insect Mecoceras Nitocritaria, Cram . 



Cleora pulchraria, Minot. (Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XIII, 

 170, 1869.) 



Dr. Packard, in the 5th Report, Peab. Acad. Sci. , p. 84, tells us 

 after an examination of Walker's types in the British Museum that this 

 insect is the same as -£'y/c/rrt/'/(/ s-cw/c/z^fiT/i?, Walker, (C. B. I\I. Geom., 

 p. 1506, 1862), and Aspilates cariosaria, Walker, (C. B. M. Geom., 

 p. 1675, 1862). Dr. Packard does not correct the synonomy in his 

 Monograph but the name must be Cleora se?niclusaria, Walker. 

 Boarmia. 



The species of this genus are very difficult to determine. The typical 

 forms are quite distinct, but the species are generally variable. I have 

 carefully examined Mr. Grote's species, so far as. I have the types, viz : — 

 pulmonaria, dataria, grisearia, separata ria, obligiiaria, and riifaria. Se- 

 parataria is possibly the male oi piilmotiaria; griseqria is very close to, 

 yet distinct fiom, crepuscularia ; obliquaria is very close indeed to quin- 

 quelinearia, Pack. ; rufaria is only a color variety in my opinion of 

 obliquaria ; datarja is scarcely distinct specifically from pampinaria. I 

 think," notwithstanding the closeness of some of the species, it is wise to 

 let them stand as they are, till we have more light, as it is as yet impos- 

 sible to tell how permanent slight differences may be. 



Eubyia quernaria, Ab. & Sm., Lep. Ga. , II, 205, pi. 103. 



Of this species E. pceiiula/aria, Grt., is at best a variety. And Synop- 

 sia phigaliaria, Guen., although regarded by Guenee as belonging to a 

 different genus, is undoubtedly entitled to no more than varietal stand- 

 ing. Mr. Bolter has a specimen, which is the counterpart of Guenee's 

 figure, hut it is only a furm of/,', quernaria. 



What relation E. ciipidaria, Grt., has to this species I am unable to 

 say, but I am very decidedly of the opinion that it will prove to be the 

 (^. In the specimens before me, 5 (^(;^, 3 9 9> there is very much 



