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APATELINAE 



Apatela Hbn., 1806, Tentamen, aceris sole species and therefore 

 type, must take the place of Acronicta Ochs., 1816. Schmett. Europ., 



IV, 62, (usually spelt Acronycta) with type leporina designated by 

 Curtis, 1826; Duponchel. 1829; Grote, 1873, 1874, 1875. 1876, 1895; 

 Hampson, 1903, 1909; Guenee's fixation of euphrasur, 1852, "ultra 

 vires" : if the Tentamen is accepted. 



As a result of Apatela replacing Acronicta, the name of the sub- 

 family Acronyctinae of Hampson will change to Apatelinae. 



PSEUDOHADENA VULNEREA Grt. 



1883, Grt., Can. Ent., XV, 29, Homohadena. 



1891, Sm., Proc. U. S. N. M., XIII, 398 & 402, ignot., Homohadena. 



1893, Sm., Bull. U. S. N. M., XLIV, 157, Homohadena. 



1903, Dyar, Bull. U. S. N. M., LII, 125, No. 1322, Homohadena. 



1909, Hamp., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., VIII, 552, pi. CXXXVIT, f. 5, 



Namangana (Namangana). 

 1917, B. & McD., Check List, p. 69, No. 2628, Namangana. 



Because of the possession of curved claw-like spines on the outer 

 side of the fore tarsi, vulncrca Grt. cannot remain the genus Naman- 

 gana Staud., and would fall to Pseudohadena Alph. (1889, Rom. Mem., 



V, 163, armata Alph. sole species and therefore genotype), in Hamp- 

 son's key to the subfamily Acronyctinae (1908), Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., 

 VII). Specifically it would key to P. sergia Piing, possessing a simi- 

 lar black streak below the cell, and three obliquely placed subterminal 

 black streaks; a decidedly peculiar combination of characters. 



Ultimately a new genus may have to be erected for vulncrea, as 

 all of the joints of the fore tarsi are armed with claw-like spines ; but 

 as the amount of armature is variable in other genera based on similar 

 characters, {Epia, Trichoclea, etc.), vulnerca may tentatively be placed 

 in Pseudohadena. 



Grote's statement (1883), that the eyes are lashed is erroneous 

 from the modern standpoint, the lashes being from behind the eyes. 



Heretofore only recorded from Arizona, this species is in the 

 Barnes Collection from Parowan Cafion and St. George, Utah; Es- 

 meralda Co. and Clark Co., Nev. ; Olancha, Inyo Co., and San Diego, 

 Calif.; Santa Catalina Mts., Baboquivari Mts., Phoenix and Tucson, 

 Ariz. 



