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inaccurate in this identification. A second specimen is labelled 

 " V. philomela," whereas Staudinger regards E. phUomela as 

 identical with E. euryale ; and I again agree with Zeller in 

 considering it a well-marked variety. 



7. Erehia lappona, Esp., is labelled " Erehiu manto, S. V.," 

 but according to Staudinger the former name should be used, 

 and the name E. manto, Esp., used for E. pxjrrha, S. V. 



8. Erebia tyndarus, Esp. The variety? E. hispanica, Butl., 

 still stands as "w.nevadensis, Stdg.," although Staudiiager, in 

 his Catalogue, admits the priority of my name. 



Therefore, taking Staudinger as a judge, there are no less 

 than seven inaccuracies in Zeller' s naming of the genus 

 Erehia alone ; in other groups the errors, judged by the same 

 standard, are equally numerous. 



But if, as in my case, Staudinger is not allowed to be 

 infallible, it is still easy to show that Zeller's identifications 

 are often far from accurate. I will only cite a few instances 

 which have come under my notice during the last few weeks. 



A specimen in the Zeller collection, labelled " Agrotis 

 aqidlina,'" has white secondaries, and is probably A. seUginis, 

 but certainly not A. aquilina. 



An example labelled " Ayrotis decora " is the male of Chera 

 (SpcElotis) nyctimera, the antennae of which differ in structure 

 and the wings in width. 



An example labelled " Agrotis chrisiophi" differs from that 

 species in the structure of its antennfe, its palpi, its unhanded 

 legs, longer wings and pattern, and is probably a variety of, 

 or at most a very closely allied species to, Ochroplexira plccta. 



The " Agrotis satorum '' of Zeller consists of a male A. 

 christophi, and a male of an allied species with serrate -ciliated 

 antennae. 



The " Pachnobia leiicographa " of both Zeller and Staudinger 

 differs structurally from Pachnobia, and should be placed in 

 Semiophora, Steph., which would supersede Tmiiocampa. 



Under " Taniocampa stahilis " are two male specimens with 

 closed anal claspers, the antennae of which are serrated (not 

 pectinated), and which have therefore been mistaken for 

 females, although the female of T. stabilis has simple 

 antennfe ; they therefore are, strictly speaking, not congeneric 



