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to be out of the running on account of its 'jialpis n'curvis,' " conclusively 

 dispose of this reference. 



Another description is that of Strom, Nye Saml. k. Damke Vid. 

 Selsk. Shrift., p. 86, sp. 120 [1783] , who described a Tortrix under 

 the name reticulata. After considerable trouble owing .to the reference 

 being insufficient, and with the kind assistance of my colleague Mr. 

 J. H. Dnrrant of the Brit. Mug., I have found the description referred 

 to and also a translation from the original Norwegian by Herr 

 Schoyen in Stett e. Z. [1880] , 41, p. 135, which I here append. 



" Phalaena tortrix [reticulata) alls flavo-ferrugineis, reticulatis, 

 macula marginal! curva fusca. Sie ist etwas kleiner (als die nachst 

 vorige, Tortri.v niacidata benannte Art) vorn breiter als gewohnlieh, 

 von gelbrauner Farbe anf den Vorderfliigeln, die viele braune Linien 

 langs und quer haben und am ausseren Kande, gerade in der Mitte, 

 einen dunkelbraunen Fleck wie einen Winkelhaken, dessen unterster 

 Zweig jedoch ganz fein und wenig kenntlich ist, jenen breiten 

 gegeniiber. Die Hinterflugeln sind weisslich, ebenso wie der Leib und 

 die Beine. Sie gieicht der Phalaena tortrix modeeriana." 



Ph. tort, iiioderiana has been identified as ferrugana. 



Schoyen states that this determination necessitates the replacement 

 of coiitanri liana, Hb., by Strom's prior name reticulata. This 

 determination took place 40 years ago, and was adopted by the great 

 Scandinavian entomologist Wallengren, who, Chriat. Vid. Forhand., 

 no. 2, p. 18 [1880] ; Ent. Tidsk., ix. 172 (Dan. Scand. Lap. Norv.) 

 [1888] , also critically examined Strom's descriptions. J. H. Durrant, 

 Kennel, and others all agree in this determination, and Staudinger 

 inserts it with a ? 



Still another old description possibly relates to this species, viz., 

 that of 



Tortrix centrana, Fab. Ent. Sy^i. auct., vol. iii., pt. 2, 273. [1794.] 



" Alis flavis : litura media cruciforuii fusca. Habitat Parisiis 

 Dom. Bosc. 



" Magnitudo et statura F. fornkahlianae. Caput et thorax 

 flavescentia. Alae anticae flavae litura magna, media, crucifotmi, 

 fusca. Posticis albidae." 



Mr. Sich also disposes of this reference. " With regard to centrana, 

 Fb., if of the same size as forskalhiana it would be too small for 

 contaminaua.'" {in litt.) 



Two other early references are added. 



Harris. Pock. Comp., p. 49, no. 342. [1775.J 



"Yellow brown with three broad brown bars." 



Possibly refers to ciliana, as Stephen's Cat. says. 



Harris. Exposition, p. 94, pi. 28, fig. 2, 3 (enlarged). [3 782.] 

 No name. 



A quite recognisable figure as to reticulation and fascia of the 

 contaminana form, the colour of course is weak, 



Fabricius. Ent. Sys. auct. Supp. [1798] , p. 479. Tortrix reticulana. 



P. alis flavis fusco strigosis arcuque magno costali fusco." 



" Magna. Corpus cinereum. Alae anticae flavae strigis numerosis, 



fuscis et in medio costae macula magna fusca in cuius medio macula 



costalis flava. Posticae cinereae." 



