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lowing the isotliermals of 44 and 48 southward into Colo- 

 rado and California in Colorado ranging from an eleva- 

 tion of 8,000 feet to the limit of trees, 11,000 feet:" Laren- 

 tia ccesiata, Oporabia cambricaria, Spargania magnoliata 

 Cidaria truncata, C. Jiersiliata, C. cunigerata, C. PacJcardata 

 (populata of Pack.), Coremiaferrugaria, Melanippefluctuata 

 and M. hastata.* 



To these ten species may be added Thamnonoma brunneata, 

 which, if the identification of our species with the European 

 brunneata and pinitaria be correct, also occurs in elevated 

 regions in Europe. 



In consideration of their very interesting distribution, we 

 transcribe for these species the localities ascribed to them in 

 Dr. Packard's monograph, adding to his table the new locality 

 given them in this paper. 





*It will be observed that in several citations in this paper from Dr. Packard, his late 

 generic references have not been followed, as T cannot regard the lists of Htibner as of 

 any authority in nomenclature. I fully concur in the opinions so unequivocally expressed 

 by Guen6e, Dr. Speyer, Wallace, Dr. Boisduval (see Canad. Entomol. 8, p. 117.), Dr. Hagen, 

 Edwards and other leading entomologists, that catalogue names (as were Httbner's), have 

 no just claim for precedence over those of properly defined generic and other groups, 

 and that the attempt to introduce them in nomenclature can result only in confusion and 

 other serious evils. 



Among these catalogue names of Htibner, " still-born" (Guenee) more than three score 

 and ten years ago, recently galvanized into life, and for which Dr. Packard stands 

 sponsor, are the following from the Tentamen : Epirrita, Petrophora, Rheumaptera, Hy- 

 dria, Cymatophora ; and from the "Verzeichniss" a few years later: 



Ochyria, Operophtera, Semiothisa, Calothysanis, Therina, 



Philereme, Perconia, Deilinia, Eois, Epirranthis. 



