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Natural Sciences and The Entomological Society, both of Phila- 

 delphia. The Memoir Committee estimated the value of these 

 as $200,000 and $26,000 respectively. To his munificence was 

 due the beginning and the maintenance of the publication fund 

 of the Society, which has enabled entomologists from all parts 

 of the United States not from Philadelphia alone for more 

 than sixty years, to find means of acquainting the scientific 

 world with their observations and reflections. 



He was the first man of wealth in America who understood the 

 importance of founding an Entomological Society with appropriate 

 means of study. . . . The number of young men especially who devoted 

 themselves to scientific labors in the institutions founded by him, is 

 remarkable. And through them and through others yet to rise up, his 

 influence will be felt in coming time beyond any definite period we 

 can fix. 



We feel sure that a reading of this memoir will more than 

 repay for the time required and will justify our selection for 

 our cover. 



Notes and. Ne\vs. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE 



A Nomenclatorial Tangle in Anthomyiidae (Diptera). 



In 1846 Macquart described Spilogaster nitcns from Africa. Stein 

 in 1897 described a species under the same name from North America, 

 and it remained in that genus till removed to Pogonomyia by Aldrich 

 in 1917. During those twenty years it was a straight homonym and 

 ought to have been renamed. In 1914 I described Stein's species as 

 Pogonomyia flavinervis. In his recent paper on the Anthomyiidae of 

 the world Stein lists Macquart's species as Spilogaster nitcns and his 

 own as Hylemia nitcns. The same author in his last paper on North 

 American Anthomyiidae (1920) omits nitens Stein entirely as such and 

 redescribes it as Pogonomyia flavipennis sp. n. 



It appears from the above data that the proper specific name ought 

 to be Pogonomyia flavinervis Malloch. But apart from this a fact 

 which is more important is brought to light that the haphazard relega- 

 tion of species to genera in this or any other group of animals by even 

 our leading authorities should be checked by making a clearcut defi- 

 nition of genera imperative at the time the genera are erected, and a 

 knowledge of generic limits essential to present day authors of specific 

 descriptions. I realize that the latter requirement is too drastic for 

 acceptance by entomologists at least, but some check is necessary on 

 most authors and some in particular. J. R. MALLOCH, Urbana, Illinois. 



