Wilkinson writes: “Fig. U of pi. 99 of Westwood & 
Humplirey’s ‘ IJritish Moths and their Transformations,’ vol. ii., 
gives a good idea of this insect.” I am not aware that any other 
species has been identified as represented by Westwood’s lignre, 
which certainly agrees (as does also the description there given) 
Avith tlie specimens before me. 
Westwood S: Ifnniphrey (/. c.) write in a foot-note “Synonyme 
Tortrix ])iceana, lliibnoi /.*’ )" This name is regarded by Dr. Wocke 
(Cat. 021) as possibly a synonym of Retinia resinana, Fab. 
Not having at hand a copy of 1 lubner’s work, I referred the question 
to ISfr. A. G. llutler, witli a specimen of the insect, for comparison. 
i\rr. JJutler kindly writes: “Tlio species figured by llubner 
(Samml Fur Sohmott, Tortrices, pi. 11, fig. 72) as ‘iticeanu’ isquite 
distinct in my opinion from the insect wliich you send ; it is of the 
same size and general form, but there the resemblance ceases. 
l»ut that Iliibner rejiresents his species with white fringe, as in 
Ri'finia resiii'ina, I should have supposed it to be a figure of 
Jl. si/Ivcsfrana." 
IMr. Darrett {I. c.) points out, that Wilkinson’s name “di^fhictana’' 
has been sunk, as lie thinks, incorrectly in Staudingcr Sc Wocke’s 
catalogue as a synonym of proximana, H.S. He writes : “ Zeller 
considers proximana, II.S., to be merely a variety of our next 
species (hijrciniana, D.L.j, and this, a specimen sent by him 
certainly confirms but he also thinks that duftnictaiia is a variety 
of that species with unusually dark markings,” with whicli latter 
opinion j\fr. Larrett disagrees Avitli good reason, as has been 
shown by Dr. J. Wood. 
So good an autliority as !Mr. Barrett is not likely to be at fault ; 
ami I liave no doubt that lie has correctly determined the 
specimen sent to him by Professor Zeller as a variety of Poniisca 
io'deUa, Linn, {hyreiniuna, D.L.) ; but I cannot refrain from 
accepting Kerrich Scliiiffor’s figure of proximana as representing 
most correctly the species now before mo, which is, almost without 
a shadow of doubt, the species described by Wilkinson under 
Bentley’s MS. name “ dhtinefana." 
M ilkinsons reason for adopting this name, instead of the older 
name piccana, was probably his retention (also in the genus 
Pa'disca) of the special name piceana, Haw., now known as a 
variety of P. semifuscana, HaAv. 
