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117.. Noctuelia florals, Hiibn. 
22 2, Amara, May-September 1918; 1d, 22 9, Baghdad, September 1917; 
12, Qazvin, Juiy 1919, 12, Menjil, March 1919, P. A. B. 
As the nomenclature employed may be strange to some of the readers of this 
iournal I give below the 1st quotation of the name of each species :— 
1. Noctua peltigera, Schiffermuller and Denis; Aukiind. Syst. Werk. Schmett. 
Wier. Geg., p. 89, Class W. No. 1. (1775) (Vienna). 
2. Heliothis nubigera, Herrich-Schiiffer, Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur., Vol. IL., 
p- 366 (1845) (Asia Minor). 
3. Agrotis golickei, Erschoff, Hor. Entom. Ross, Vol. VIII., p. 316 (1871) (Tur- 
kestan). 
4. Luperina lasserrei, Oberthur, Etud. Entom. Fasc. VI., p. 86, pl. 11, ff. 13, 14 
(1881) (Magerta, Algeria). 
5. Heliophobus matritensis, Vasquez, Bol. Espan. Hist. Nat., 1905, p. 116, f. 1 
(Madrid). 
6. Noctwa segetum, Schiffermuller and Denis, Aukiind. Syst. Werk. Schme't Wier 
Geg., pp. 81, No. 12, 252, pl. 1, ff. 3a, b (1775) (Vienna). 
7. Noctua spinifera, Hiibner, Samm. Europ. Schmett.Noct., £. 389 (1808) (Europe). 
7a. Agrotis cognita, Standinger, Stett. Hntom. Zeit., 1881, p. 417 (Ala Tau). 
8. Noctua conspicua, Hiibner, Samml. Europ. Schmett. Noct., ff. 718-719 (1830) 
(Europe). 
9. Phalaena, ipsilon, Hufuagel, Berl. Mag., Vol. Ill, p. 416, No. 99 (1766 
(Berlin)—Noctua suffusa, Schiffermiiller and Denis, Aukiind Syst. Werk. Schmett. 
Wier. Geg., p. 80, No. 4 (1775) (Vienna.)—Noctua Ypsilon, Rottenburg, Naturf., 
Vol. IX. p. 141 No. 99 (1776) (Berlin). 
In Vol. 4 of the British Museum Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalenae Sir George 
Hampson has used Rottenburg’s name of Ypsilon for this insect. He did this on 
the assumption that the ‘ Wiener Verzeichuiss” appeared in 1776 in which 
case the Vol. IX of the “ Naturforscher” has some weeks priority ; but the 
“Wiener Verzeichuiss” like so many of the older works was first put on the 
market in a few copies in 1775 under the title Ankundigungerves, &c., as an experi- 
ment, and when it was found successful, the remainder of the edition was issued 
in and dated 1776; therefore all names given in this work must date from 1775. 
Thus suffusa, Schiff, would, at first sight, appear to be the correct name by prio- 
rity ; but it is not so. Apparently Sir George Hampson has not thoroughly 
studied Rottenburg and Hufnagel’s lists, but has relied too implicitly on Staud- 
inger’s “Catalogue.” The fact is that Rottenburg’s list is merely a critical 
survey of Hufnagel’s work and in nearly every case Rottenburg’s names _publish- 
ed in 1776 must be quoted as being of Hufnagel, 1766, this latter author having 
10 years priority. 
10. Noctua comes, Hubner, Samml. Europ. Schmett., £. 521 (1818) (Europe)= 
Noctua comes, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur., Vol. V., part I., p. 254, No. 2 (1825) 
(Europe). 
In Vol. 4 of the British Museum Catalogue Sir George Hampson gives priority 
to Treitschke (1825) as author of the name comes over Hiibner. This he does 
because nearly all through his various lepidopterological books and articles, he has 
taken 1827 as the date both of Hiibner’s “Sammlung Europiischer Schmetter- 
linge’ and of his “ Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge”’ whereas the date of 
the first part of the first edition of the “Sammlung ” is 1796 and of the 2nd edition, 
1805 and parts of the “ Verzeichniss”’ appeared from 1816 to 1826, 
11. Phalena pronuba, Linneus, Syst. Nat., Edit. X., p. 512, No. 87 (1758) 
(Sweden). ; 
12. Noctua margaritosa, Haworth, Lepid. Brit., p. 18, No. 156 (1809) (Great 
Britain). 
13. Discestra arenaria, Hampson, Cat. Lepid. Phal. Brit. Mus., Vol. V., p. 16, 
No. 1139, pl. LX XVIII, f. 25 (1905) (Sind). 
