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1883.] 175 [Grote. 
est ally of this moth was the Heliothis Regia of Mr. Strecker, a moth 
which I had previously referred to Lygranthecia (= Schinia Smith) be- 
fore Mr. Smith wrote on the subject. In his ‘‘Synopsis,’’? Mr. Smith 
says: ‘““Congeneric with this (Alaria) are Porrima Gr., and Rhodo- 
phora Guen. The, former seems to differ in being rather more 
coarsely haired, more wooly (woolly) beneath, having the primaries 
a little wider, and the fringes longer. ‘The latter has the vestiture 
a little finer, and the palpi slightly drooping instead of horizontal ; 
there is also a very slight difference in the armature of the anterior tibis ; 
but compared carefully with each other the conclusion that they are identical 
is irresistible ; not only do they agree in outine and general characteristics 
but even the coloration, slight as it is, would seem to bring them 
together”? (1. c. p. 19). The italics are mine, In his next paper Mr. 
Smith refers Sanguinea to Schinia! [ believe Mr. Smith is right in his last 
conclusion, and I have referred Sanguinea, next vo Regia, to Lygranthecia. 
If this opinion should be reversed by later discoveries Porrima may come 
into use for the genus as intended by Guenée. I have quoted Mr. Smith 
to show how easy it is to be positive and change one’s opinion quite 
quickly. A very long continued study and a knowledge of the greater 
part of our Voetwide has shown me that it is better to be not so positive as 
matters are at present. I differ decidedly from Mr. Smith’s opinion that 
Sanguinea is like Mlorida, The genus Porrima must for the present be re- 
garded as not sufficiently distinct from Lygranthacia, I do not in the 
least object to a change in opinion upon such matters, but I object to 
being adversely criticised for changing my opinions by one who changes 
his own. The process in itself is a very natural one, without which all 
progress would be impossible. A scientific man is one who changes his 
views with facility upon the discovery of fresh evidence, and one also who 
is quick to see the bearing of fresh evidence upon the subject in hand, 
OXYCNEMIS Grote (1882). 
Type: O. Advena Grote, 
A Heliothid genus with shortened fore tibim which are corneous and 
terminate in a single claw. Vestiture sealy. Thorax with posterior tuft 
of curved scintillant scales, widening towards their tips. Eyes naked, un- 
lashed. Abdomen short, untufted. The moth is gray, brightly marked, 
with distinct hadeniform ornamentation, of small size and from its essen- 
tial features I place the moth next to Trioenemis. The type is in Mr. Neu- 
moegen’s extensive collection. 
1. O. Advena Grote, Can. Ent. 14, 182. Arizona. 
AZENLA Grote (1882). 
Type: A. Implora Grote. 
Size small, allied to Prothymia. The vestiture is flattened hairy. Eyes 
naked, unlashed. Antenne simple. Legs unarmed and tibiee thinly scaled. 
Front with infra-clypeal plate prominent, overshadowed by « parallel, 
