6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM VOL. 120 
(Proc. Ent. Soc. Philadelphia, vol. 6, 1866-1867) and Grote’s separate 
are recorded under “Donations to the Library” (Proc. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Philadelphia, 1867, vol. 19, pp. 259, 269). Dyar (1903, Bull. 
U.S. Nat. Mus., no. 52, p. 77) cites the description of Horama terana 
Grote (p. 184) as 1867. But on p. 43 Dyar cites Nomiades antiacis 
mertila Edwards (Proc. Ent. Soc. Philadelphia, vol. 6, p. 206) as 1866. 
The date of publication for the part of the paper by Herrich- 
Schiffer appearing in volume 20 (Corresp. Blatt Zool.-Min. Verein. 
Regensburg) is cited as 1866 by all authorities known to me. In my 
search of the literature I have discovered no positive information as to 
the month of appearance of the different numbers of the volume. If 
the printer’s date “January 1867” on the signatures containing part IT 
of Grote’s paper is correct, it is certain that Herrich-Schiffer’s paper 
was published in 1866. Grote had a copy and cited the species 
described by Herrich-Schiaffer. This action by Grote would not have 
been possible then unless the publication date was well before January 
1867. 
On the basis of our present information, it is not possible to state 
with certainty whether Grote’s “Notes on the Zygaenidae of Cuba, 
Part I” appeared before or after the paper by Herrich-Schaffer. In 
the absence of conclusive evidence, it is undoubtedly best for the 
present to continue the usage of the Grote names. If the names of 
Herrich-Schiffer should subsequently be applied, it would be necessary 
to point out that four species of Ctenuchidae (Syntomidae) treated in 
the two works would also require a change in name. 
The other generic synonym, Zaquea Jordan, was based on a female 
and compared with a male of Huschirropterus [sic] Grote. Jordan 
noted a difference in the venation but was unaware that he was com- 
paring the two sexes of the same species. /. poeyt Grote males have 
vein Re stalked with vein R; beyond R,; in the female R; and Ry, are 
stalked beyond Re. In 1901 Hampson placed Laquea Jordan in the 
synonymy of Huschirropterus [sic] Grote. 
Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote 
Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote, 1866 (July), Proc. Ent. Soc. Philadelphia, vol. 6, 
p. 176. 
Heterandra disparilis Herrich-Schiffer, 1866 (September), Corresp.-Blatt Zool.- 
Min. Verein Regensburg (Naturw. Verein Regensburg), vol. 20, p. 134. 
Euthisanotia argentata Druce, 1894, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 138, p. 352. 
In females of the populations in Mexico and Guatemala (fig. 7), 
the orbicular spot of the forewing is slightly larger and darker than 
that in the specimens of the same sex from the typical Cuban popula- 
tion. In females from Cuba the orbicular spot may be completely 
lacking or indicated only by a minute spot (fig. 6). 
