Nomenchdiirc of Lqmloptcra. HI 



(1802), in sub-dividing the genus, leaves B. mori 

 and versicolor as its types. Hence we are justified 

 in retaining B. mori as the type of Bonibyx. 



B. Nodua, N. sponsa. Lam. (1801). Cuvierand 

 Latreille (1805) concur in this ; but afterwards 

 Latreille (1810) selected N. pronuba as his type. 



c. Geometra, Ph. syringaria. Lam. (1801) Latr. 

 This was regarded by Fabricius (1775) as the 

 typical section, and hence took the name Phalsena; 

 in this he was followed by Cuvier, Lamarck, 

 Latreille, &c. 



D. Tortrix, T. viridana, Lavi. (1801). Fabricius 

 (1775) dropped this name, and used instead 

 Pyralis (nee Linn.) In this he was followed 

 by several others, but was at last overruled. 



E. Pyralis, P. forficalis, Cuv. (1799). This sub- 

 genus is sunk altogether by Fabricius. Cuvier 

 and Latreille however revive it. 



F. Tinea, T. pellionella, Geoffr. (1762), Lam. 

 (1801). This, as a name known to tlie ancients, 

 has been pretty generally adopted. 



G. Alueita, A. pentadactylus, Geoffr., Cuv., Lam. 

 Applied by Linnteus to all the cleft-winged spe- 

 cies. Geoffroy (1762) re-created the genus under 

 the title Pteroi^lwrus (typ. pentadactylus) ; Fabri- 

 cius adopted this, and gave the name Alueita to a 

 group of Tinea^, since called Adela by Latreille. 

 We are bound in consistency to reject Ptero'phorus 

 and adopt Alueita (typ. pentadactylus), employing 

 Latreille's name, Oryieocles, for A. hexadactylus. 



1762. E. Geoffroy (Hist. Abr^g. vol. ii.) adopts five genera, 

 only without types. He introduces a new name, 

 Pterophorus, for Alueita. 



1767. Linnaeus (Syst. Nat. Ed. xii.) adds the sub-genus 



Attacus. (typ. Ph. pavonia, Cuv., Lam.) 

 1775. Fabricius (Syst. Ent.) adds a new suli-genus under 



Papilio, viz., Parnassius (typ. Apollo, Cuv., Latr.). 



He also adds three genera to the Nocturni. 



140. Sesia, S. stellatarum, SeojJ. (1777), Cuv. 



(1799). Lamarck (1801) gives S. fuciformis as his 



type. 



