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58. AMBLYSCIRTES. 



1872. Scudd., Syst. Rev. 54: vialis, Hegon (Samoset), Tolteca. 

 The first species specified as type. 



59. AMECERA.* 



1867 (March). Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. [3] xix. 1C3: Megara 

 (Megaera, Lyssa), Tigelius, Maera, Eversmanii, Hiera, 

 Schakra (Shakra), Menara, Baldiva. 



The author says that Dira of Hiibner " cannot be adopted, as it in- 

 cludes several distinct forms, the type species moreover being a true 

 Lasiommata." 



18G7 (June). Ib., Entom. iii. 280: Megsera. 

 1868. Ib., Ent. Monthl. Mag. iv. 195 ; Cat. Sat. 123 : specifies Me- 



ga3ra as the type. 



The name must fall before Lasiommata (q.v.), unless some of the 

 species first mentioned by Butler should prove to be generically distinct 

 from Megaera; this is hardly probable. Dira of Hiibner contains repre- 

 resentatives of three different genera, and can be retained for one of 

 them. 



60. AMECHANIA.* 



1861. Hewits., Exot. Butt. ii. 87: incerta. Sole species, and there- 

 fore type. 



1861. Herr.-Schaeff., Ex. Schm. pt. 39: incerta. The genus is to be 

 credited to Hewitson, since Herrich-Schaeffer does so in 

 his Prodromus. 



The genus, however, according to Butler, is strictly congeneric with 

 Zethera, which has precedence by one month. Amechania must there- 

 fore drop, and cannot again be employed. 



61. AMMIRALIS.* 



1832. Renn., Consp. 10 : Atalanta. Sole species, and therefore type. 

 The genus falls before Vanessa. See also Pyrameis and Bassaris. 



62. AMNOSIA. 



1814. [Boisd. in] Doubl., List Br. Mus. 88: decora. Sole species, 

 and therefore type. 



1850. Westw., Gen. Diurn. Lep. 259 : makes the same use of it, but 

 accredits the generic name to Boisduval, in whose name 

 it must therefore stand. See Leptoptera. 



63. AMPHICTILORA. 



1861. Fefd., Neues Lep. 19 [as section of Ageronia] : Feronia 

 (Feronia, Epinomc), Ferentina, Fornax. 



