THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CODE. 13 



Ending of prefixes in i, o, or a, as albipunctata, albopunctata, and 

 albapunctata. 



r or rr before h, as hsem orhoidalis and haemorrhoidalis. 



61. In case of primary homonyms the later name shall be 

 changed, no matter to what genus they are now referred. 



62. In case of secondary homonyms the earlier one shall retain 

 the name, the later species to be renamed. This shall follow no 

 matter which is first referred to the genus. 



Example. — Alpha alba Smith 1834. 

 Beta alba Jones 1847. 

 In 1848 Beta alba is referred to the genus Delta, and 



in 1852 Alpha alba is also referred to Delta. Beta 



alba Jones must be renamed. 



63. In case a secondary homonym which has had its name 

 changed on that ground, is referred out of that genus, its former 

 name is to be restored; but if it is again referred to that genus, or 

 another in which it is a homonym, the previous change of name 

 again becomes effective. 



Example. — Alpha alba Smith 1824 is referred to the genus Beta 

 and is not preoccupied by the Beta alba Jones 1812. which has been 

 referred to the genus Delta. But if now the Beta alba of Jones be 

 re-transferred to Beta, then the alba of Smith will have to be re- 

 named, or if it had been renamed before, while both species were in 

 Beta, the name by which it was previously replaced comes again 

 into use. 



64. If a species is described in, or referred to, a genus to which a 

 species of the same name has at a previous time been referred, but 

 does not now belong thereto, the later name shall not be changed. 1 



Example.— A Ipha alba Smith L892. In L860 the Beta alba of 

 Jones was referred to Alpha, but later referred to Delta; the Alpha 

 alba Smith is not to be changed. 



65. A specific name, even in synonomy, preoccupies the use of 

 that name in (he genus, provided the synonym is a valid name. 



66. Misspelled specific names cannot preoccupy other names, but 

 an emended name and names suggested as substitutes will preoccupy 

 in both the emended and original spelling. 



1 Entomologists should refrain from duplicating combinations which have 

 entered largely into recent literature, such as Phyllodromia germanica, Dory- 

 phora decimlmeata, Mytilaspis ixnimnnii, etc. 



