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seems to me to render such a connexion most unlikely, "whereas 

 thej are not opposed to the example in the collection, which 

 also still shows the " punctum album " (the spot in the 6th api- 

 cal cellule). Therefore, notwithstanding the objection I have 

 taken to the application of the name striata, it may be that he 

 really intended by it the insect now so called ; and I would con- 

 tinue to so apply it instead of upsetting long existing nomen- 

 clature by transferring it to the species we know as Neuronia rufi- 

 crus. Hagen (Z. c.) enters largely into the references in the 

 'Systema;' it should be added that Linne also cites (in MS.) 

 " Scopoli, fig. 688 " (from the rare and unpublished vol. of figures 

 to that author's work), which appears to me quite unrecognizable. 



Phetganea GEiSEA(]Sro. 1484). — There exists in Linne's collec- 

 tion an insect bearing a label " No. 739 " (corresponding to the 

 '!Fauna,' ed. 1) in his hand, which is certainly not ih.e g^^sea uni- 

 versally so called by authors. It is a small S (similar in size to 

 most of the Swedish specimens I have seen) of LimnopMlus stigma, 

 Curtis (cf. my ' Revision and Synopsis,' p. 58, footnote) ; and con- 

 fessedly Pastor "Wallengren's ideas appear to have at least a ^rma 

 facie appearance of being well grounded ; such a change will, 

 however, be little palatable to authors. 



Ph. bimaculat a (No. 1487) . — Pastor "Wallengren would consider 

 this as representing LimnopMlus griseus of authors. I, on my 

 part, hesitate to adopt his view. It appears to me that the words 

 relating to the spots, " altera pone alteram," are applicable to the 

 position of these markings in Neureclipsis himaculata of authors. 

 In effect the prepositions " pone " and " supra " would be equally- 

 correct ; for the second spot is placed decidedly after or behind 

 the first, although more towards the costal margin ; and, more- 

 over, the words " lunularis " (not quoted by "Wallengren) and 

 " flava " are more suitable to the Neureclipsis than to the Limno- 

 pMlus. Nevertheless it is quite true that the insect in Linne's 

 collection, referring to his grisea, is the latter {cf. my ' Eevision 

 and Synopsis,' p. 87, footnote). Supposing Pastor Wallengren's 

 views be accepted, the NeurecUpsis will take the specific name of 

 fgurinensis, Eabricius. Linne has added the following MS. 

 citations : — " Be Geer,Ins.ii. p. 568, tab. 15. tig. 5 " {LeptoceridcB) ;_ 

 " SchiifF. Icon. tab. 109. figs. 3, 4 " (probably LimnopMlus sparsusie- 

 and " Geoff. Ins. ii. p. 248. no. 5 " {Leptocerns) . ^% 



