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yond doubt, notwithstanding the words '' autennse corpore dimidio 

 breviores," 



Phrtq-anea eeticulata (No, 1482). — The description has been 

 applied to Neuronia reticulata of modern authors. This species 

 is tolerably common in Sweden, but N. clathrata, KoL, is more so. 

 The accepted idea may, however, be justifiable, for Linnaeus says 

 " iuferiores subferruginese fascia nigra." It is nevertheless to be 

 assumed that he had both species before him and confused them. 



Ph. striata (No. 1483). — Recent authors have,on the authority 

 of Hagen (Linnaea Entomologica, Band v. pp. 363-369), referred 

 this to Ph. striata diuct., but, as I think, unjustly. That Linnseus 

 did not aim at this latter species is apparent by the words " alls 

 testaceis nervoso-sfriatis,'" " alse latse suitestacece sive fusco-testa' 

 cecs.''^ Without doubt he would have termed the wings of striata 

 auct., " cinereO'testacecB,^^ as he did with Ph. grandis, and he Avould 

 not have said ^'alce nervoso-striatcB''^ if he had had striata auct. be- 

 fore him when writing his description. These words have a different 

 sense to " alee reticulates.'''' The attention of the reader is directed 

 by them to the nervures and not to the colour of the wings. The 

 nervures in striata auct. are concealed in the pubescence, and 

 do nob strike the eye, as the words lead us to understand. It is 

 to be remembered that Linnaeus, in describing an animal, always 

 points to the most salient character ; and the nervures in striata 

 auct. are oiot striking. Amongst the Swedish Caddis-flies, Neu- 

 ronia ruficrus and Agrypnia Pagetana have ''^ alaenervoso-striatcs'^ 

 That Linnaeus did not intend the latter is evident by the w^ords 

 " alae magnse latse," vrhich are not applicable. Thus Neuronia 

 ruficrus only can be the species described by him as Ph. striata, 

 and Burmeister was right in his identification (Handbuch, ii. 2, 

 p. 935). Nothing in the description is opposed to this ; the 

 " punctum album postice in ala superiore " is seen when the wings 

 are closed. Only the words " facies Phalsenae majoris " appear not 

 to accord with my supposition ; but if " major " be understood 

 in the sense of Bomhyx pavooiia, quercus, etc., it could neither 

 agree with striata auct. nor with ruficrus. But Linnaeus wished 

 the reader to have in view some of his smaller Phalcence, such as 

 Tortrix and Tinea ; and it must also be remembered that he, in his 

 description of Ph. reticulata, says " media, statura Phalseuse;" and 

 he desired, in the words quoted, to institute a comparison be- 

 tween the two. N. ruficrus, which is common in Southern and 



