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also in use at the present time and, fortunately or other- 

 wise, we have to "live in the present" and can but dream of 

 the future. 



In his remarks on the homologies of the veins Mr. Yerrall 

 takes me to task for neglecting the works of American stu- 

 dents of that subject. 



I cannot see that the subject comes within the scope of so 

 limited a paper as the one under discussion. But if he insists 

 I would respectfully call his attention to the following para- 

 graph which occurs in Dr. S. \Y. Williston's "Manual of the 

 North American Diptera" edition of 1908. page 41, to wit: 

 "A third system is that proposed by Comstock and Needham 

 about ten years ago, but which has found practically no 

 acceptance among dipterologists. with the exception of one or 

 two American writers." 



The student will find abundant material for rumination in 

 the writings of the authors above mentioned. 



L C g S Under this heading I am called to the bar for neglect- 

 ing to define such terms as front, middle and hind legs. If 



one were writing of centipedes I believe there would be some 

 justice in such a complaint, but as most insects of my acquaint- 

 ance possess only three pairs of legs it seems superfluous to 

 define them. Besides it occurs to me that the student of ento- 

 mology who has not mastered these elementary terms will have 

 no use for the paper under discussion. 



Xow as to the numerous misprints, flaws, misspellings, etc.. 

 which occur in my former paper : 



I fear they must all be charged to me personally, though I 

 confess some qualms at "Peteropleura." 



Finally I would say that while Mr. Yerrall's criticism is 

 most welcome, I must reaffirm the hope that the "Glossary of 

 Chaetotaxy" may still prove useful, especially to beginners 

 and possibly even to some advanced workers in our favorite 



study, Dipterology. 







THI: Newark Entomological Society celebrated its twenty-fifth anni- 

 versary on October roth at Turn Hall. Newark. About fifty persons 

 were present at the banquet and the affair was a very enjoyable one. 

 The Society is flourishing and very active. 



