350 C. ü. Osten Sacken: Midas or Mydas? 



eins, was not blind to bis errors, is proved by a passage in tbe 

 Gen ora (1S09): „Denominationen) Cyrtus ininierito respuit Fabri- 

 cius, et lianc, Acroeera, insectis quae non novit genusquc peculiarc 

 forniantibus applicatam, mule substituit". Tbis indepcdence on tbe 

 part of Latroille secms to nie an additional proof tbat it is not 

 without sufticient voason- tbat he abandoiied in 180!) tbe spelling 

 Midas, which lie bad considored as corrcct in 1796. 



I bave written a long story about a very small matter, bnt I 

 wanted to vindicate botb Dr. Gerstaecker and myself, and I bopc 

 now tbat tbe qnestion is exbansted. Tbe upsbot of tbe discussiou 

 is tluit Dr. G. was right in tbe substance, but as bis argument was 

 not sufticient, I was, for a tinie, not able to follow bim. 



Heidelberg, May 1895. 



Postscript. 

 Two niontbs aftcr I bad written tbis articlo camc tbe ncws of. 

 tbe deatb of Prof. Gerstaecker. And I deem it a tit occasion to 

 express my regret tbat tbis distinguislied Entomologist bas not de- 

 voted more of bis time to publications on Diptera. 



Heidelberg, July 20 1895. 



