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Mr. Riley said that he had scarcely ever raised a large number of 

 forms from the egg without finding that in the imago state there appeared 

 to be more than one so-called species. Whenever he used large quantities 

 of material he found this result. He thought, therefore, that writers when 

 describing species should always state the number of specimens they had 

 before them. 



Dr. Hagen then read a valuable paper " On Genera," at the conclusion 

 of which he was warmly applauded. This paper will appear in next issue. 



On motion of Mr. Grote, the report of the Committee on Nomen- 

 clature was then taken up, when Mr. Riley read a majority report of the 

 Committee. 



Mr. Scudder did not approve of the course taken in reference to the 

 rules on nomenclature which had been presented, and thought that mem- 

 bers of the committee had exceeded their instructions, and desired that 

 the resolution passed at the last meeting, appointing the committee and 

 defining its duties, be read. He thought that the opinions of leading 

 naturalists on this subject should have been gathered and compared. 



The resolution giving instructions to the committee was read as fol- 

 lows : " That the Club appoint a committee of five to prepare and present 

 to the Club at its next annual meeting a compendium of the views of the 

 leading Entomologists of the country upon points which, in their judge- 

 ment, require elucidation, and also to present a series of resolutions 

 touching such points, in order that intelligent discussion may be had upon 

 them and some general agreement, if possible, arrived at." 



Mr. Riley urged as reasons why a 'majority report had been presented, 

 the difficulty of getting the members of the committee together, and the 

 urgent necessity that some action should be taken in the matter without 

 further delay. 



Mr. Saunders supported these views, and urged that the opinions of 

 many of the leading Entomologists on the subject of nomenclature had 

 been given in the pages of the Canadian Entomologist during the past 

 year, while others had expressed their views by letter to members of the 

 committee ; and seeing that there had been no opportunity for the com- 

 mittee to meet together as a whole, he thought it desirable that these 

 resolutions, which had been endorsed by a majority, should be presented 

 as a guide to the discussions which might take place on the subject. 



Mr. Scudder did not think this a proper time or place for the intro- 

 duction of such rules ; he fully agreed, however, that it was very desirable 

 to establish stability in nomenclature. 



