128 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



To guard against its introduction into new vineyards, the roots of 

 young vines should be carefully examined before planting, and if knots 

 and lice are found upon them, these latter may be destroyed by immersing 

 the roots in hot soap suds or tobacco water. 



Our native American vines are found to withstand the attacks of this 

 insect much better than do those of European origin, hence by grafting 

 the more susceptible varieties on these hardier sorts, the ill effects pro- 

 duced by the lice may in some measure be counteracted. The roots 

 recommended to use as stocks are those of Concord, Clinton, Herbe- 

 mont, Cunningham, Norton's Virginia, Rentz, Cynthiana, and Taylor. 

 The Clinton, one of the varieties recommended, is particularly liable to 

 the attacks of the gall-producing type of Phylloxera, but the lice are 

 seldom found to any great extent on its roots, and the vine is so vigorous 

 a grower that a slight attack would not produce any perceptible effects. 



" EUDAEMONIA JEHOVAH "—A REVIEW. 



BY A. R. GROTE. 



The describer of species has accomplished his task when he has given 

 the proper Latin names, but it depends largely on the one who catalogues 

 the species, whether these names pass into use or not. In the work of 

 preparing a " New Check List of North American Moths," I have gone 

 over much of the literature bearing on the subject, and the following 

 reflections have presented themselves to me. 



In the first place, I have been actuated by a sincere desire to meet the 

 views of the anti-Hiibnerists, and avoid the use of old or objectionable 

 names. Professor Riley has brought forward objections to the resusci- 

 tation of forgotten or neglected names, and others have written with the 

 same object in view. I found, however, to my surprise, I must confess, 

 that the best Catalogue, that of Staudinger, did not hesitate to introduce 

 names out of use for almost a century ; and this merely because they were 

 a very little older than the name in common use. So prominent an insect 

 as Papilio Podalirius, is made to appear as P. Sinon. And in the 

 " Preface," the necessity for placing the synonymy on a firm basis is given 

 as a reason for enforcing the rule of priority so rigidly. If this can be 



