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Dr. Horn thought that where the derivation of a name was stated, a 

 manifest error might be corrected by the author, but it would depend 

 somewhat upon how general the use of the name had become ; he was 

 inclined to adhere to the name as originally written. 



Mr. Mann also thought it would depend upon how much the name 

 had entered into use. If it had not become known or used as erroneously 

 written, and the author's correction was made in a reasonable time, it 

 should be adopted. 



3. Should the termination of the specific name be made to agree with 

 the generic in gender? e. g., Zeller and some others write Tortrix virid- 

 ana, Exartema pernmndanuni, and Lophoderus ministranus. Shall this 

 rule be adopted, or shall we adopt the ending ana irrespective of the 

 gender of the genus ? 



Dr. Horn said that in Coleoptera the rule was thaf; specific and generic 

 names should agree in gender, and he thought the rule should be universal. 

 Where, however, a termination had some special signification, where it 

 indicated the group to which the species belonged, there, if it had come 

 into general usage, he would favor uniform terminations. 



Mr. Mann did not believe in uniform terminations. 



4. When a Tortricid species is described with a name not ending in 

 ana, should this be changed to ana ? e. g., Carpocapsa pomonella Linn. 

 Prof Fernald himself was opposed to such a change. Dr. Morris sug- 

 gested that Linne's names be left as he made them. 



5. To what extent should the law of priority be made use of ? Shall 

 we make use of the oldest name, even if the species has been known 

 under another for a long time ? If not, for how long a time must a name 

 universally or generally be in use to take precedence over an older name ? 



The sentiment of the meeting was strongly expressed that so much 

 discussion without agreement had been hitherto had on that question, that 

 no universally accepted conclusion could be reached 



6. What should be taken as the starting point in nomenclature ? Some 

 have taken the 12th Ed. of Linne's Syst. Nat., while others have taken 

 the loth Edition. 



Dr. McCook thought the rules heretofore adopted by the British 

 Association covered that point in favor of the 12th Edition. 



Prof. Fernald replied that many of the subscribers to that rule had 

 now changed their opinions on that point, and had taken the loth Edition 

 as a starting point. 



