Dec., '06] 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



367 



Measurements (in mm.) of the specimens examined are as 

 follows : 



The tympanum of the type of C. lyristes measures 7.5 mm. long 

 by 4.8 mm. in greatest width ; in the specimen of C. nebras- 

 censis it is 7 long by 5.6 in greatest width. 



PLEASE read the editorial notice in this issue in regard to subscribers. 



ON PRONUNCIATION OF ENTOMOLOGICAL NAMES. i. Has any code 

 or organization fixed the pronunciation of scientific names, e.g. the 

 A.O.U. code, or the International Congress of Zoology? 



2. How should entomological names be pronounced ? By the rules of 

 what language? Can anyone reconcile the fact that English-speaking 

 botanists use the Continental pronunciation and English-speaking ento- 

 mologists use the American method or a hybrid ? 



3. Why do American scientists insist that the English system should be 

 used, when they are vastly in the minority, when the world's scientists 

 are concerned. 



More in detail: a. when is the penult long, when short? b. is the 

 antepenult always accented ? c. how should the vowels be pronounced ? 

 how should ch, ae, cc, j, g ; c followed by a, u, o ; c followed by i, e, y 

 be pronounced? ANONYMOUS. 



*Not complete. 



