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146. The latter is a very distinct variety, but not entitled to 

 specific rank. 



Mr. Warren, without knowledge of the types, places Eubyja 

 quernaria A. & S., Sy^iopsia phigaliaria Gn. i, 225, Eubyja 

 £tipidaria Grt., E. mexicanaria Grt. and E. pcsnulataria Grt. , 

 as one species, which is rather wild, to say the least. Phigali- 

 uria Gn. and p(emilataria Grt. are the same, but are very dis- 

 tinct from quernaria. Cupidaria and inexica7iaria are also dis- 

 tinct from Ithat species, and from each other. Indeed, in my 

 opinion, these species are not all congeneric. 



The type of Biston virginatius Grt. is in the Museum. It is 

 unspread, but is a fresh specimen. I could not well examine it 

 under the circumstances. It is much like B. ursarius Wlk. 304, 

 but the outer whitish band on the fore wings is broken, and the 

 outer line is strongly dentate. 



Amphidasys sperataria Wlk. 307, is a synonym of Eubyja cog- 

 nataria Gn. 



Phigalia revocata Wlk. 1527, is the same as Phigalia striga- 

 laria Minot. I have no doubt but they are the same as Phalcena 

 Geometra titea Cram. 



I agree with Dr. Packard in his reference of the Boarminae of 

 Guenee and Walker. Boarmia humaria Gn. has as synonyms 

 B. defedaria Gn. i, 247, B. intraria Gn., B. moniariaWXk. 345, 

 B. ephyraria V^Wi. 349, Phibalapteryx <?rt7«a/a Wlk. 1718, B. 

 albigenaria Wlk. 348, B. illaudata Wlk. 397, B. transjixaria 

 Wlk. 347, and Tephrina expressaria Wlk. 1657. I have in my 

 notes also Anisodes ? intractaria, but I have a suspicion I may 

 have made an error. 



Tephrosia occiduaria Gn. i, 266, Boarmia signaria Wlk. 346, 



Tephrosia spatiosaria Wlk. 403, B. intrataria Wlk. 403, and 



Tephrosia abraxaria Wlk. 403, are the same as B. crepuscularia; 



abraxaria is quite a distinct variety, and has been described by 



me as fernaldaria. Boarmia cineraria Wlk., 488 is another 



synonym. 



Boar7?iia sublmiaria Gn. i, 248, frugaliaria Gn. i, 246, B. col- 

 leda Wlk. 397, and B. fraudulentaria Zell. , are B. pampinaria 

 Gn. i, 245. 



Boarmia indicataria Wlk. 346, B. jilaria Wlk. 347, and B: 

 polygrammaria Pack, are the same. 



