14 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Grapholitha is only a very small subdivision of the continental 

 genus of the same name. The continental genus contains a 

 pretty good mixture of our genera, containing species belonging 

 to no less than fourteen of our generic divisions. These are 

 EphippijjJwra, Catoptria, Endopisa, Coccyx, Phloeocles, Pcsdisca, 

 Spilonota, Pardia, Penthina, Stigmonota, Semasia, Trycheris, and 

 Opadia ; whilst among the species we find forms as widely 

 divergent, as grandcevana and corollana, as ophthalmicana and 

 undana. In this continental genus, ccecana is almost immediately 

 preceded by our species, Catoptria hypericana, C. albersana, 

 Endopisa nigricana, E. nebritana, and Opadia fimehrana, and 

 followed by Catoptria ulicetana. 



It is easy to understand how the insect was placed at first in 

 our genus Grapholitha. At the time of its discovery it was, as 

 previously mentioned, described by Mr, Coverdale under its 

 continental generic name. Just at that time Mr. South was 

 working out his new list (since published), and attached the 

 species at the end of our genus of the same name. Of course it 

 follows that if our generic nomenclature is to stand, an insect 

 belonging to a comprehensive continental genus, like that under 

 consideration, which is discovered for the first time in this 

 country, should be placed in that genus to which its affinities 

 show it to be the most nearly allied. Ccecana has certainly no 

 direct affinities with our present genus Grapholitha, and it bears 

 a very great resemblance to some of the species in our genus 

 Catoptria, and is, in external structure and appearance, closely 

 allied to hypericana and ulicetana. 



It is to be noticed also that in Stainton's ' Manual,' where 

 the continental genus is broken up, a part of our present genus 

 Catoptria is retained under the name of Grapholitha, and that 

 the genus Grapholitha of later lists is formed from parts of three 

 genera, — Lithographia, Hedya, and Steganoptycha. Had Stainton's 

 genera stood, ccecana would, among the insects there included, 

 have had a very natural position assigned it. Those who still 

 retain Stainton's system of classification, would do well to retain 

 the insect in the genus. 



It is in the newer arrangements that the present false position 

 of the insect stands out most glaringly. In assigning it a position 

 in our lists there seems to be two chief points to take into 

 consideration : first, the general structure and habits of the 



