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allow him to further include, in entire disagreement with 

 Continental authorities, the type mdanaria. This species 

 is made the type of Bhyparia, Hubner, Verzeichniss, 305. 

 The term is there used by Hiibner for both (/rofisulariota and 

 melanaria, and doubtless the correspondence in colour and 

 maculation induced their association. Since Bhyparia is pre- 

 occupied, ibid., 183, I have labelled the species in the Coll. 

 Roemer Museum as Hemijjijrrha mdanaria, L., sp. 



" BupaUis, Meyrick, I. c, 107. The type of Chleuastes, 

 Hiibner, 1806 (1811), is piniaria, and I know of no sufficient 

 reason why this term should not be used in place of Leach's, 

 over which it appears to have decided priority. 



'^ Leucophthalmia, Meyrick, I.e., 91. For this genus the 

 term Cyclophora, Hiibner, 1806 (1811), with the type pen- 

 dularia, should be employed. 



" Calothysanis, Meyrick, I. c, 91. For this genus the 

 term Erastria, Hubner, 1806 (1811), with the term amata 

 {amataria) should be used. The employment of Erastria in 

 the AgrotidcE, being of subsequent date, should be abandoned. 



" A study of Mr. Meyrick's paper is rendered a little diffi- 

 cult by the absence of index and of both generic and, in part, 

 specific synonyms. The omission of these details in a local 

 list of known species and genera would not be felt, but in a 

 new classification becomes a hindrance to its comprehension. 

 The very interesting, but somewhat decidedly expressed, 

 remarks upon the origin and phylogeny of the different 

 groups, remain somewhat in the air, since their sufficient 

 support from metamorphological studies is wanting." 



A discussion on the rules of nomenclature followed, in 

 which Lord Walsingham, Prof. Meldola, Mr. Hampson, and 

 Herr Jacoby took part. 



March 4th, 1896. 



Walter F. H. Blandford, Esq., M.A., F.Z.S., Vice- 

 President, in the Chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks 

 voted to the respective donors. 



