1922] Barnes and Lindsey: Generic Names in Lepidoptera 99 



Parasemia Hbn. Logotype Bombyx festiva Bock. 



1822. Huebner, Verz. Bek. Schmett. 181, plantaginis and lapponica {festiva). 

 1828. Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. II, 72, used plantaginis as the sole 



species for his new genus Nemeophila, thus fixing the type of Parasemia 



as festiva. 

 1892. Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. I, 250, cites plantaginis as type. 

 1901. Hampson, Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M. Ill, 458, cite plantaginis also. 



This case is covered by Opinion 6 of the International Rules. With 

 festiva as type Parasemia supersedes Hyphoraia Huebner, type testudi- 

 naria Four. 



Nemeophila Stephens. Haplotype Bombyx plantaginis Linn. 



1828. Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. II, 72; plantaginis sole species. Nemeo- 

 phila replaces Parasemia for reasons stated under that genus. 



AGARISTID^ VS. PHAL^NOIDID^. 



Hampson's contention that Phalcenoides should be the type genus of 

 this family finds no support in the International Rules, which are 

 disagreeably lacking on the point, and it conflicts directly with Van 

 Duzee's recommendations. Since Agarista does not fall before Phalce- 

 noides we prefer to retain the older name, Agaristidce. 



