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opinion that the genera allied to this, hut distinguished hy me, will be 

 found to be natural and tenable. Also, I do not agree that the group is 

 incapable of division into families, though, as previously mentioned, I may 

 very probably see cause hereafter to modify the limits of my families, when 

 I have concluded the investigation of the Australian species. 



Two or three corrections on other points are also included. 



The five family names employed I desire to stand as follows : — (1) 

 Acidaliadce, (2) Larentiadce, (3) Boletobiadce, (4) Lyrceid®, (5) Boarmiada. 

 The alterations in form, which I have here made, I believe to be correct 

 orthographically, and have adopted them as alone justifiable ; I need not 

 here enter into the technical question. The fifth name is altered on the 

 ground of priority, the alteration being also convenient and just. 



I proceed to go through the species in the order given ; where no men- 

 tion is made of a species, it will be understood that the synonymy and 

 nomenclature has been verified as correct. 



2. Acidalia rubraria, Dbld. 



Additional synonyms of this species are Acidalia repletaria, Walk., 778 ; 

 and Acidalia attributa, Walk., 779. 



4. Hippolyte rubropunctaria, Dbld. 



This species is Acidalia pulchraria, Walk., 780, as well as of Butler, 

 both authors having mistaken it for Asthena pulchraria, Dbld., of which the 

 description is notwithstanding quite clear. 



9. Eurydice rufescens, Butl. 

 (Larentia (?) rufescens. Butl., Cist. Ent., ii., 502 ; Eurydice cymosema, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. 



Inst., 1883, 63.) 



Should stand corrected as above, according to type. 

 10. Harpalyce megaspilata, Walk. 

 The reference to Larentia rufescens, Butl., as a synonym, should be 

 struck out. 



11. Harpalyce parora, n. sp. 



(Harpalyce humeraria, Meyr. (nee. Walk.), Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 64.) 

 As I had apprehended, none of Walker's names quoted for this species 

 are really applicable, all being referable to No. 85. I also agree with Mr. 

 A. Purdie (N.Z. Journ. Sc, ii., 88), that Itama cinerascens, Feld., is not 

 this species, but No. 86. The present insect is therefore left without a 

 name ; I name it as above. 



12. Stratonice euclidiata, Gn. 



(Coremia euclidiata, Gn., x., 420 ; Coremia glyphicata, ib., 420 ; Fidonia catapyrrha, 

 Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877, 392, pi. xliii., 2 ; Stratonice catapyrrha, Meyr., 

 Trans. N.Z.Inst., 1883, 64.) 



I recently discovered that this was identical with the Australian species 



described twice as above by Guenee, having obtained Australian specimens 



