Mr. R. Rosenstock on Heterocerous Lepidoptera. 63 gilla lacustris, auct. It agrees perfectly with the specimeus of that species obtained from the Ludwinow estate (see Siissw.-Schw. d. Russ. Reiches, p. 6). This i'act is of interest as furnishing a small contribution to the zoogeography of the Spongillas, especially as, so far as I know, no Spongillse were previously known from that locality. VIII. — On the Synonymy of some Heterocerous Lepidontera. By Rudolph Rosenstock, B.A. I INCIDENTALLY discovered and noted the following synonyms while systematically studying the collection of Lepidoptera in the British Museum. They are for the most part redescrip-tions by the late Mr. Walker of species previously described either by himself or other authors. 1. NOCTUITES. Poaphila congesta, Walk. Vene-= zuela. Remigia triangularis, Walk. N. = India. Anthophila erecta, Walk. San Domingo. Toxocampa costimacula, Walk. Sylhet. 2. Pyealites. s. = Hypena discliisalis, Walk Africa. Marimatlia coiifisinalis, Walk. = Loc. ? Pyralis dispansalis, Walk. San = Domingo. Lepyrodes lepidalis, Walk, Cey-^ Ion, N. ludia. Stenia pipleisalis, Walk. Sierra i^_ Leone. '' ~ Hymeuia meridionalis, Walk. S India. Botys hortalis, Walk, Bogota, = Santarem, strictalis, Walk. N. Ame-" rica. olliusalis, Walk, U. S America. ofellusalis, Walk. Loc philealis, Walk. Venezuela. = senippialis, Walk. codrusalis, Walk. Bogota. I _ Bogota, j ~ Hypena seiiialis, Gum. Central Africa. Anthophila semipiirpurea, Walk. Loc. ? Carcha hersilialis, Walk. Sau Domingo. Samea (^Ouen.) sidealis, Walk. Sierra Leone. ( This is evi-dently an Old-World species of wide range.) Botys marialis, Walk. San Do-mingo. flavidalis, Walk. N. Ame-rica. -lycialis, Walk. San Do-mingo. -dorisalis, Walk, Villa Nova.
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